Philips Software Engineer interview experience

The first round was pen-and-paper DSA: I had to work out solutions without running code. The second round started from a written problem statement, and the expectation was that I’d figure out the logic behind it—then explain that logic clearly to the interviewers.

The third round was basically me walking through the same problem statement again, but in a more structured explanation style. What stood out was how much they cared about the underlying reasoning and my ability to present it, not just the final output. It was difficult mostly because the success criteria were about clarity under