Scaler

Role: SDE Intern

College: Not Specified (Applied via college portal)

Interview Date: March 2023

Interview Type: On-Campus

Result: Not Specified

Difficulty: Basic (Online Assessment DSA)

Rounds: 5 rounds (Resume Shortlisting, Online Assessment, Development Project & Interview, Technical Interview, Cultural Fitment Round)

Topics Asked: Data Structures, Algorithms, Frontend, Backend, Low-Level Design (LLD), Project explanation, HR/Behavioral questions.

Experience:

The candidate applied for the internship through their college placement portal.

Resume Shortlisting: The initial step involved shortlisting resumes submitted through the college portal.

Online Assessment: This assessment comprised two basic Data Structures and Algorithms (DSA) questions and multiple-choice questions (MCQs) related to frontend and backend technologies.

Development Project and Development Interview: Selected applicants were given a full-stack project to complete within two days. After submitting the project, the candidate received a link for a one-hour development interview. This interview primarily focused on the submitted project, requiring the candidate to explain the code in detail and implement a new function in the backend code live.

Technical Interview: This round concentrated on Data Structures and Algorithms (DSA) and Low-Level Design (LLD). Specific questions included "identifying the row with the maximum number of 1's in a given binary matrix" and "finding the minimum element in every sub-array of a given array, where each sub-array has a fixed size k".

Cultural Fitment Round: The final round involved questions about previous projects and basic HR questions. The aim was to understand the candidate's experience, skills, personality traits, and compatibility with the company culture.