Mechanical Engineer's view of life at Dell
Mechanical Engineer's view of life at Dell
Casual environment, reasonable work-life balance, and reasonably good pay.
Bureaucracy is prevalent, a result of a company that grew very fast and then had to add processes to control information.
Politics at the management level.
Decisions are based on short-term focus, with a lack of long-term strategies.
Make bold decisions for long-term success. We need to stop reacting to competition and start getting ahead of them by investing in bold new products (accepting possibilities of failure) and people. We cannot survive on cost-cutting. There is so much juice that can be squeezed out of a piece of lemon.
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SWE Intern
The process is different for everyone. Most people only have behavioral interviews, which are very easy to pass. However, my interviewer was rapid-firing extremely hard technical questions, so be prepared for either.
Software Engineer Intern
Very easy interview. It was 2 hours long and consisted mostly of CS trivia and system design, along with "what-if" scenarios. Behavioral questions were typical. I did hear that it depends on the hiring managers you get, so be prepared to do LeetCode
Software Engineer (Internship)
Recruiter screening, 30-minute call, then HackerRank OA, and then a final panel 45-minute interview that was completely behavioral. Lax questions for both screening and final. I think they were really looking for culture fit.
SWE Intern
Round Rock, Texas, United StatesOctober 26, 2025The process is different for everyone. Most people only have behavioral interviews, which are very easy to pass. However, my interviewer was rapid-firing extremely hard technical questions, so be prepared for either.
Software Engineer Intern
Round Rock, Texas, United StatesSeptember 18, 2025Very easy interview. It was 2 hours long and consisted mostly of CS trivia and system design, along with "what-if" scenarios. Behavioral questions were typical. I did hear that it depends on the hiring managers you get, so be prepared to do LeetCode
Software Engineer (Internship)
Round Rock, Texas, United StatesSeptember 1, 2025Recruiter screening, 30-minute call, then HackerRank OA, and then a final panel 45-minute interview that was completely behavioral. Lax questions for both screening and final. I think they were really looking for culture fit.
