Hewlett Packard Enterprise | HPE Software Engineer interview experience

I was asked to print prime numbers from 1 to n, and I implemented a solution that worked but wasn’t optimal—I used a quadratic approach. The interviewer then challenged me to improve it.

That’s where the pressure showed. I tried to reduce the number of iterations, but I couldn’t get all the way to the optimal method they were aiming for during the session. The technical conversation was focused on tightening complexity and showing clear reasoning while iterating on the approach.

I didn’t receive an offer. Still, I appreciated that the problem wasn’t just about getting an answer once; it was