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      Software Engineer Interview

      Aug 31, 2019
      Anonymous employee
      Pune
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at HSBC (Pune) in Aug 2019

      Interview

      There were three rounds First round was on CoCubes platform. It has three sections 1. Quantitative Aptitude + Logical Reasoning + Data Interpretation 2. Technical MCQs (OS + DBMS + CN + Java + C++ + Angular + Android and lot more) 3. Coding ( 2 Questions, Total time 30 minutes, Difficulty level = Easy) The second round was Technical Round where we discussed my projects. I was asked questions related to my Project. He asked SQL Queries. He told me to describe every subject I learnt in my Electronics Engineering course in detail. He asked a small brain teaser about the angle between hour and minute hand.

      Interview questions [3]

      Question 1

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      1 Answer

      Question 2

      How to add Authentication to a Express - VueJS Web App?
      1 Answer

      Question 3

      How does a humidity sensor measure Humidity?
      Answer question
      2

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