Support Engineer Interview Questions

Support Engineer Interview Questions

Support engineers help customers with their tech support concerns and challenges. They often provide support for the products and services of technology companies. These professionals also create training manuals, guides, and other support materials. You should expect a variety of technical questions and questions that test your ability to interact with customers.

Top Support Engineer Interview Questions & How to Answer

Question 1

Question #1: Name some of the latest processors and other popular upgrades for computers.

How to answer
How to answer: This question lets you showcase your knowledge about computer hardware. Talk about the latest computer processors, hard drives, and graphics cards and which applications they're best for. While a graphic designer may need a powerful processor, someone who spends most of their time typing can use an older PC with no problem.
Question 2

Question #2: Talk about a time when you solved a problem with a difficult customer.

How to answer
How to answer: People are often angry and frustrated because of issues with their hardware or software when they speak to support engineers. Use your answer to this question to show that you can stay calm and de-escalate situations with irate customers. Discuss a time when you were able to make someone satisfied, even though they were angry at first.
Question 3

Question #3: What is overclocking?

How to answer
How to answer: Overclocking is setting a computer's processor to run faster than recommended. Talk about how it can increase performance, especially for gamers, but it increases the risk of overheating. Overclocking often voids the manufacturer's warranty as well.

21,824 support engineer interview questions shared by candidates

Round 1: Video Interview Most of the questions available in Glassdoor Round 2: Online Coding Challenge. Any two of the mentioned programming language (Java, C++ & C, Matlab, JavaScript). I chose Java and C++ Questions- String reversing, Printing largest value from the Hashmap and OOPS concepts. Round 3: Technical Phone Interview- 45 - 50 Mins. Java- Prepare for what and why type of questions. Why Java Generic? Code Snippet - Polymorphism Code Snippet - Typecasting Code Snippet- Inheritance Multithreading Questions from the Online coding challenge about how can you improve the given solution. Predict the output of the code snippet. javascript Prepare for what and why type of questions. Predict the output of the code snippet. Undefined value Difference between undefined and null? Questions on Console.log(); OOD: Explain MVC? Explain with an example. How will u draw a class diagram for a Scenario? (This question differs for each and every candidate,so work on it) OS: Semaphore vs Mutex Deadlock Process Math: Matrix multiplication Inverse Eigen Value & Eigen Vector Derive a differential equation First order and second order differential equation. All the best.
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Applications Support Engineer

Interviewed at MathWorks

4.3
Apr 26, 2016

Round 1: Video Interview Most of the questions available in Glassdoor Round 2: Online Coding Challenge. Any two of the mentioned programming language (Java, C++ & C, Matlab, JavaScript). I chose Java and C++ Questions- String reversing, Printing largest value from the Hashmap and OOPS concepts. Round 3: Technical Phone Interview- 45 - 50 Mins. Java- Prepare for what and why type of questions. Why Java Generic? Code Snippet - Polymorphism Code Snippet - Typecasting Code Snippet- Inheritance Multithreading Questions from the Online coding challenge about how can you improve the given solution. Predict the output of the code snippet. javascript Prepare for what and why type of questions. Predict the output of the code snippet. Undefined value Difference between undefined and null? Questions on Console.log(); OOD: Explain MVC? Explain with an example. How will u draw a class diagram for a Scenario? (This question differs for each and every candidate,so work on it) OS: Semaphore vs Mutex Deadlock Process Math: Matrix multiplication Inverse Eigen Value & Eigen Vector Derive a differential equation First order and second order differential equation. All the best.

Candidates were given online test through mobile which is quite appreciable. They are asked to login through an URL with a candidate ID and password and the tests were on Aptitude, English Grammar and Basic Technical questions related to troubleshooting Desktops/laptops.
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Technical Support Engineer L2

Interviewed at Unisys

3.4
Jul 27, 2018

Candidates were given online test through mobile which is quite appreciable. They are asked to login through an URL with a candidate ID and password and the tests were on Aptitude, English Grammar and Basic Technical questions related to troubleshooting Desktops/laptops.

The assessment test consisted of math 'word' problems. The ones that stood out were two convoluted ones on calculating the cost per hour of an employee doing actual once you factor in training, vacations, etc. It struck me as them being more interested in teaching applicants about employment costs rather than testing math skills.
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Technical Support Engineer

Interviewed at HCSS

4.2
Jun 16, 2017

The assessment test consisted of math 'word' problems. The ones that stood out were two convoluted ones on calculating the cost per hour of an employee doing actual once you factor in training, vacations, etc. It struck me as them being more interested in teaching applicants about employment costs rather than testing math skills.

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