McAfee·Software Engineer

McAfee Software Engineer interview experience

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Gurgaon, HaryanaPosted Aug 2014 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I interviewed for a Software Engineer role with a fairly structured five-round flow and a mix of Java/C and linked-list style problems.

Written test — I took a short written round on basics of Java, C, and data structures (about 20 questions in ~30 minutes), and it felt straightforward.
Technical interview #1 — I was asked multiple C linked-list problems: describing node structure, detecting loops, reversing lists, and reversing a list containing a loop.
Technical interview #2 — I advanced to the next technical round, where another subset of candidates was selected; I don’t recall the exact questions, but the process continued with more technical evaluation. Outcome: I didn’t make it through this stage,

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