Shubham Panchal: Interview Experience for Mastercard - SDE1

Note: Interview experiences vary a lot and can be changed on-the-fly depending on the skills and aptitude of an individual. Make sure you prepare yourself in all aspects not just the ones mentioned below.

Online Assessment

• Date: 10th October 2024
• Mode: Online (at home)
• Test Duration: 1 hr
• No. of questions: 2 (DSA-based coding questions with no tight restrictions on the programming language)

Technical Interview 1

• Date/Time: 15th October 2024
• Mode: Offline (at AIT, Pune)
• Duration: ~30 mins

The first technical interview comprised of:

1. Self-introduction
2. Discussion of projects mentioned in the resume
3. Questions for the interviewer

Technical Interview 2

• Date/Time: 15th October 2024
• Mode: Offline (at AIT, Pune)
• Duration: ~45 mins

The second technical interview comprised of:

1. Self-introduction
2. Writing a code snippet to generate the first 1000 prime numbers
3. Waterfall model vs. the agile model in software development lifecycle
4. Suggest ways to improve a simple website from different perspectives (UI/UX, security, efficiency)

HR Interview

• Date/Time: 15th October 2024
• Mode: Offline (at AIT, Pune)
• Duration: ~5 mins

The HR interview comprised of:

• Occupation of my parents
• Past life and current interests
• Plans for masters

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To the developers of this website

This is a good initiative taken up by PICT students. Interview experiences can help to some extent in campus placements. Experiences found on the internet are either too old (pre-COVID era) or not relevant to the role/company/campus.

Keep the good work up 👍🏻

(and thank you for including a Markdown-based editor!)