Cinpress

Role: Software Engineer

College: Not Specified (On-Campus)

Interview Date: December 13, 2023

Interview Type: On-Campus/Full-Time

Result: Not Specified

Difficulty: Not Specified

Rounds: 3 rounds

Topics Asked: Data Structures, Algorithms, Database Management System, Computer Networks, Operating System, Object-Oriented Programming, System Design (Car Distributor Company schema, E-commerce website design), Coding: Merge Sort, Quick Sort, SQL queries.

Experience:

Cimpress visited the campus on December 13, 2023, for the Software Engineer position. The recruitment process included three rounds: one coding round and two technical rounds.

Round 1: Coding (1 hour 15 minutes)
This round had coding questions. (Specific questions not detailed in snippet, but implies DSA focused).

Round 2: Technical Interview
This round involved questions from core computer science subjects like Database Management System, Computer Networks, Operating System, and Object-Oriented Programming. For coding, the interviewer asked to implement Merge Sort and Quick Sort. In DBMS, the candidate was asked to design the schema of a Car Distributor Company, discuss Normalization issues, and write relevant SQL queries. Computer Network questions were simple, covering TCP/IP, OSI model, and UDP. The interviewer was described as friendly.

Round 3: Technical Interview
This round was dynamic and highly dependent on the interviewer, potentially covering in-depth questions about projects, system design, or decent coding questions. The candidate was thoroughly questioned about their project, including drawing the database schema and discussing the approach and tech stack used. For System Design, both theoretical questions and designing an e-commerce website were covered. Tips included knowing everything mentioned on the resume thoroughly.

Overall Experience: The process consisted of 3 rounds.