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Hewlett Packard Enterprise | HPE Software Engineer Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a Hewlett Packard Enterprise | HPE Software Engineer interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated weekly.

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CodingStart here. 11 questions · ~98 min
Sliding Window MaximumMedium
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Compute maximum values for every fixed-size telemetry window using a monotonic deque in O(n) time.

ArraysSliding WindowHeapHewlett Packard Enterprise | HPE
Power of a Power ProgramHard
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Compute a power of a power modulo m using fast modular exponentiation with arbitrarily large decimal exponents.

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Execution9 questions · ~80 min
Your Strengths and WeaknessesEasy

Tests self-awareness and how you position yourself for success in an Account Executive role at Aqr.

Trade-offsSuccess CriteriaRisk AssessmentHewlett Packard Enterprise | HPE
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SQL & Data Manipulation8 questions + 3 drills · ~101 min
DROP vs DELETE vs TRUNCATEMedium
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Tests SQL DDL/DML differences and practical implications for transactions and performance.

performancesqltransactionsHewlett Packard Enterprise | HPE
Top Customers by Last-Quarter SpendMedium
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Join customers and transactions, filter to the previous quarter, aggregate spend, and return the top three customers by total spend.

Date FunctionsJoinsAggregationsApptioQuantiphiDiscover
Top Earners via Table JoinMedium
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Rank Motorola Solutions employees by total earnings using a LEFT JOIN, aggregation, COALESCE, and ROW_NUMBER.

JoinssqlMotorola SolutionsMotorola
Weekly Service KPI by TeamMedium
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Analyze weekly service delivery performance by team using joins, a CTE, date aggregation, and KPI calculations.

KPIJoinssqlDeloitteReputation
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System Design9 questions · ~80 min
Microservices vs Monolith and KafkaMedium

Evaluates system design tradeoffs and event streaming reasoning.

kafkamicroservicesHewlett Packard Enterprise | HPE
Design a Twitter-Style SystemHard

Evaluates system design fundamentals for a large-scale social media platform.

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Security & Infrastructure10 questions · ~89 min
Virtualization and DeadlockHard

Evaluates depth of OS knowledge across virtualization and concurrency hazards.

virtualizationOperating SystemsHewlett Packard Enterprise | HPE
Network Concepts ExplanationMedium

Tests your ability to explain networking fundamentals clearly and accurately.

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Behavioral & Leadership3 questions · ~27 min
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