HCLTech·Software Engineer

HCLTech Software Engineer interview experience

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PunePosted Oct 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a fairly long, multi-round hiring journey for the Software Engineer role, and the biggest pain point was the overall timing and waiting between stages.

Resume screening + aptitude + technical test — initial screening and an aptitude/technical test before interviews.
Group discussion (GD) — a GD round as a separate elimination stage.
Technical interview 1 — first technical interview stage.
Technical interview 2 — second technical stage.
HR round + client round / long wait (varied by path) — after clearing HCL rounds, I faced a long wait for further stages (including client-facing steps), and that delayed the process. Outcome: No offer; the takeaway is that even if you clear earlier rounds, scheduling gaps can

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