TCS Systems Engineer interview experience

The format was a little different from what I expected: instead of a single combined panel, I went through a TL + MR round first, and then a separate HR round.

In the TL + MR round, the manager started by asking me to introduce myself, then moved into situational questions about handling conflict within a team and what I’d do if a project deadline got shortened dramatically. The technical lead drilled into details from one of my projects where I’d worked with JWT—starting with what the full form is, then how it works, what expiration time makes sense, and how authentication compares when