Qualys·Software Engineer

Qualys Software Engineer interview experience

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PunePosted Jul 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process started with a technical interview where the discussion mixed front-end and backend fundamentals—React and Redux came up alongside Node.js.

I also got pulled into an output-style coding question and some basic DSA, and there was at least one question tied directly to my project experience. After that first technical round, I had another technical interview that stayed in the same lane: Java-focused coding questions, plus work on SQL queries, design patterns, and resume-driven questions. React, JavaScript, and Node.js also kept showing up.

What made it stressful wasn’t only the difficulty—it was the way the interviews felt managed. In the later stage, problems were given to me and then the interviewers would step away, leaving

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