Software Development Engineer (SDE) Interview Experience - Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Process
I was shortlisted from my campus placement drive after a coding round with three questions.
- Two strings
- One graph (DFA)
The interview was conducted in virtual mode using the Webex meeting app.
Questions
I was shortlisted for the technical interview from my campus.
I was asked to solve a backtracking problem on notepad, and then a SQL question.
I was asked about APIs, how frontend and backend communicate, simple Java questions, and OOPs concepts. Especially, I was asked to create an abstract class with abstract methods.
Though the interview was fine and went well, I was not shortlisted for the next round.
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Success Rate
American Express's interview process for their Software Development Engineer (SDE) roles in Chennai, Tamil Nadu is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Candidates reported having mixed feelings for American Express's Software Development Engineer (SDE) interview process in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
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