HCL·Software Engineer

HCL Software Engineer interview experience

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HyderābādPosted Feb 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My interview was tough, mainly because they went deep across Java and related topics.

I was tested on Java streams and collections, swing, DSA, and solid principles, and then the conversation expanded into algorithms. I was also asked about a producer-consumer problem and had questions that connected to microservices architecture and usage.

The difficulty matched what I’d heard—this wasn’t a surface-level screening. I had to think carefully and explain reasoning through multiple concepts, and I didn’t feel fully at ease with the depth they expected.

I didn’t get an offer, and I left realizing that the depth they target is real. My reflection afterward was that I needed

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