Ethis

Role: Software Engineer (Fresher)

College: Tier-3 college (2024 graduate)

Interview Date: February 23, 2025

Interview Type: Full-Time

Result: Rejected

Difficulty: Hard

Rounds: 1 round (Online Assessment)

Topics Asked: SQL, Data Structures & Algorithms (Sliding Window), Computer Fundamentals (Deadlock, Backend API responses)

Experience:

A 2024 graduate with 6 months of internship experience applied for a Software Engineering role at Ethos Life and received an invitation for an online assessment.

Round 1: Online Assessment (HackerRank)
The HackerRank test had a total of 14 questions and lasted approximately 30 minutes.

• SQL Query: A medium to hard-level SQL query was presented. The candidate, only familiar with basics, found it challenging.
• Coding Problems: There were two coding questions. The first was an easy to medium problem involving a sliding window technique. The second coding problem was described as quite hard.
• Computer Fundamentals: Multiple-choice questions covered topics such as deadlock and backend questions (e.g., predicting API responses or errors given an API).

The candidate was rejected on February 26, 2025, after completing this online assessment.