Principal Engineer Interview Experience - Bengaluru, Karnataka
October 28, 2024
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
3 technical rounds:
- Coding: data structures (linked list, binary trees, bitwise operators)
- Locks, concurrency, synchronization
- Questions based on resume
- Operating systems questions: paging, interrupts
1 management round
1 HR round
Questions
Merge 2 linked lists
Padding in structs
Reverse a string
Count number of 1s in binary representation of an integer
BTree insertion
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Dell Principal Engineer role in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Success Rate
50%
Pass Rate
Dell's interview process for their Principal Engineer roles in Bengaluru, Karnataka is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral0%
Negative50%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Dell's Principal Engineer interview process in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Dell Work Experiences
2.0
Not Best to Work
Principal Engineer • Former Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
August 18, 2025
Pros: Lots of policy and all the backstabbing, and people making groups.
Cons: There is nothing to update here.
5.0
Culture, Leaders, Freedom All Great
Principal Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
August 11, 2025
Pros: 1. Great work culture
2. Supportive and caring leaders
3. Lot of encouragement and freedom of work and expression
Cons: None as of now - it is all good.
4.0
Secure Job, Limited Growth
Principal Engineer • Former Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
May 19, 2025
Pros: Job security, access to internal documents.
Cons: No growth, no exposure to public cloud technologies.
- 2.0Not Best to WorkPrincipal Engineer • Former EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaAugust 18, 2025Pros: Lots of policy and all the backstabbing, and people making groups.Cons: There is nothing to update here.
- 5.0Culture, Leaders, Freedom All GreatPrincipal Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaAugust 11, 2025Pros: 1. Great work culture 2. Supportive and caring leaders 3. Lot of encouragement and freedom of work and expressionCons: None as of now - it is all good.
- 4.0Secure Job, Limited GrowthPrincipal Engineer • Former EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaMay 19, 2025Pros: Job security, access to internal documents.Cons: No growth, no exposure to public cloud technologies.
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