I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Persistent Systems (Mumbai) in Aug 2020
Interview
It was not so good.There was 1 apti round,1technical,1 managerial round and lastly HR round.
Technical Round questions :
Tell me about yourself?
Q> When memory of object is created and about memory storage
Q> References and why to use them?
Q> Difference between pointers and references
Q> static keyword and real life scenario
Q> namespace
Q> dangling pointers ,smart pointers ,function pointer ,null pointer ,void pointer ,pointer to pointer.
Q> overloading v/s overriding
Q> templates
Q> constructors and destructors (can they be overloaded )
Q> latest version of cpp
Q> friend function and where it is used (eg : overload + operator to add int and x
Q> which is an int type variable in an object ) and real life example.
Q> types of constructors and what types are provided by the compiler in different cases.
Q> copy constructor (shallow copy and deep copy) and problems with shallow
Q> copying (dangling pointers).
The aptitude test was on hackerRank and consist of 20 mcqs and 2 coding questions on core CS subjects like DSA, OOP, DBMS, CN, OS.
The coding questions were of medium level (Strings and Array) based and GeeksForGeeks is sufficient for mcqs.
There was no negative marking.
12 people were selected for the interview rounds which were on the same day.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
data structure like linked list, etc., project descriptions.
The interview process includes resume screening, an initial HR call, technical rounds, coding or system design tasks, a managerial interview, and a final HR negotiation before the offer made overall.
There was online Assessment test, once you clear that you will you shortlisted for interviews.
There was 2 Technical Interviews & Final HR Interview and all rounds are elimination rounds
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They mainly asked OOP related concepts and some easy to medium level DSA questions in an interview.
Good technical qs asked cpp basics write a pattern code and some easy logical questions
It was mostly conversation and it included just testing my basic coding and problem-solving skills
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Write a code for a pattern which he gave me in the chat box. What are pointers what are dangling pointers? What is SQL, some forms for SQL and its coded functions of SQL joint water joints, inner joins outer joints, et cetera.
Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Persistent Systems with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 77% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 115 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Persistent Systems overall takes an average of 11 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Persistent Systems as a Software Engineer according to 115 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 26%
Skills test: 21%
Personality test: 10%
Background check: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 10%
Presentation: 8%
Group panel interview: 7%
Phone interview: 5%
Drug test: 2%
Other: 1%
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