Altair Engineering Software Engineer interview experience

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Negative

Sunnyvale, CAPosted Aug 2015 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After I applied online, I got an email about an on-site screening test.

When I arrived, there were two other candidates already taking the written exam with me, and I was told more candidates would join the following week. The test itself was extremely tedious and lengthy, and I remember it pulling me away from any real interactive discussion.

The written portion included very basic math aptitude questions covering algebra, aptitude, probability, and programming. It took me about an hour to complete. Then I had to write a program for a task, which took around 2.5 hours. Honestly, I didn’t understand the logic behind the programming test the way it was

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