Cummins·Software Engineer

Cummins Software Engineer interview experience

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PunePosted Jun 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I interviewed for Software Engineer roles where the technical bar felt difficult, and the process included deep, command/query-style questions plus a very strict approach to answering.

Technical pre-screen + engineering-process walkthrough — I had to answer basic questions and then explain a selected engineering process in full.
Difficult technical interviews (deep systems/data) — I was asked very deep topics around operating system file types and networking commands, plus SQL-heavy querying and questions spanning Python and shell scripting (including explaining CTEs and writing an example).
Strict competency/technical interrogation — In another difficult experience, I was pressed for exact answers, and when I offered similar-but-not-identical scenarios,

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