XXylem·Software Engineer

Xylem Software Engineer interview experience

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ChennaiPosted Oct 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a walk-in style process for a Java backend cloud developer role, and it was structured as a sequence of technical rounds that got progressively narrower.

The first round was MCQ-based on Java and AWS, and then I had a dedicated AWS-focused round. After that, the interview shifted to deeper Java core, design patterns, and problem-solving.

The next technical round was where it really tightened up: it was still Java, but the emphasis was on solving a problem with edge cases. I couldn’t clear that round, so I didn’t reach the later managerial/HR step that would have come after it.

Even though it felt like a “just keep going” pipeline, the difficulty stayed high—especially once edge cases entered the picture. The overall feel was that they were

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