HCL·Software Engineer

HCL Software Engineer interview experience

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BhubaneshwarPosted Apr 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After a recruiter-style first step, I had an online assessment that mixed aptitude and reasoning.

A little while after that, I went into two back-to-back interview rounds. The technical side leaned into fundamentals and what I’d worked with before: basic OOPs and Java, plus SQL. They also asked me to talk through project-related details, and the overall vibe stayed fairly structured and neutral—not the kind of process that felt overly punishing.

Once the technical rounds were done, I had an HR discussion to wrap things up. That part focused on how I’d explain my background and communication, and it felt like the final checkpoint before anything official happened. I remember the whole

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