HCLTech·Software Engineer

HCLTech Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Positive

IndorePosted Mar 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I interviewed for a Software Engineer role with an average difficulty that lasted about a month, with lots of online waiting between structured rounds.

Online interview 1 — After describing my experience, I was asked technical questions around SQL and PL/SQL; the session was camera-on.
Online interview 2 (follow-up technical) — I continued with more experience-based questioning in the same technical lane.
(Campus drive flow) — In a similar journey, after an online assessment and shortlisting, I saw a first 1-hour technical round.
Manager/HR combination — A later 1-hour round mixed a discussion of my background with manager-style evaluation, followed by a shorter HR round. Outcome: I didn’t receive an offer; the

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