HCL Tech Software Engineer interview experience

I remember that the overall difficulty landed around average, but the interviews weren’t light—especially because some questions went beyond surface-level answers.

One topic that clearly took time was how time is represented and handled, including discussion around time notation and how time-series data is managed in a production environment. Each round pushed me to think through practical considerations and explain how I’d handle the scenario end to end, not just define terms.

In the end, I didn’t get an offer. Still, the experience didn’t feel random; it felt like they were deliberately