Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Role: Graduate Software Engineer

College: Not Specified (On-Campus Placement)

Interview Date: January 2025

Interview Type: On-Campus, Full-Time (Graduate)

Result: Selected

Difficulty: Medium (varied for technical questions)

Rounds: 3 rounds

Topics Asked: Aptitude, Core CS (OOPs, DBMS, CN), DSA, Java vs C++, Project Details, Tech Stack, Behavioral, HR.

Experience:

This candidate shared their experience for a Graduate Software Engineer role at Commonwealth Bank of Australia, which was part of an on-campus recruitment drive.

Round 1: Online Assessment (OA)

The OA was conducted offline in labs and consisted entirely of MCQs. There were no coding questions for this candidate.

• Technical questions related to OOPs, DBMS, and Computer Networks.
• Aptitude questions.

Results were declared in about a week.

Round 2: Technical Interview (40-50 minutes)

This was an offline, one-on-one interview. For this specific candidate, the interviewer focused heavily on their projects and internships mentioned in the resume.

• Detailed questions about projects: idea, real-life application, database schema, backend, and frontend implementation.
• Technical questions on Java vs C++.
• General CS questions, OOPs, DBMS, CN.

Other candidates reportedly faced proper DSA questions, including difficult graph problems, as there were seven different interview panels.

Round 3: HR Round (10-15 minutes)

A very short HR round.

• Basic HR questions.
• Questions about preferred tech stack and future projects.
• How personal interests align with CBA's interests and how the candidate fits into their work culture.

Overall advice included having strong DSA, good projects (ML, webdev, blockchain, etc.), maintaining a good CGPA, and focusing on aptitude and presentation skills.