XYZ·Software Engineer

XYZ Software Engineer interview experience

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SuratPosted Aug 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process dragged on longer than I expected—shortlisting alone took a few weeks before anything got scheduled.

Once it started, it followed a pretty classic path: a recruiter-style step over the phone, then technical rounds that were focused heavily on coding/DSA, and finally a system design round to see how I thought about architecture, scalability, and explaining design decisions clearly.

The technical conversations leaned on core fundamentals. I was asked about things like SQL plus string and array style questions, and in general it stayed centered on core domain knowledge rather than weird puzzles. I also had to talk through resume-related topics and my experience in a way that connected back to

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