Round 1 - Hiring Manager (30 mins) Discussion about the current project and the roles and responsibilities for the open position.

Round 2 - Offline problem-solving (1 day to submit solution) An offline C++ code was provided, and the task was to improve its runtime by at least 100 times. The task was completed within 6 hours.

Round 3 - Technical Screening (1 hour) C++ questions:

• Check if a tree is a BST.
• Problem on Array (LeetCode easy).

Round 4 - HR (45 mins) Discussion about education, work experience, reasons for leaving previous roles, and career aspirations.

Round 5 - HR (45 mins) Behavioral questions. Discussion about salary and benefits at Mathworks.

Round 6 - Presentation (1 hour) Prepared and presented previous work with in-depth technical architecture. Questions were based on the project.

Round 7 - Technical Round (45 mins) C++ based questions. Implemented a Circular Queue using a fixed-size array.

Round 8 - Technical Round (45 mins) C++ based questions. Problem-based shuffle of elements in an array.

Round 9 - Technical Round (45 mins) Interviewer shared Polyspace code (a Mathworks product) and asked to identify potential issues.

Round 10 - Hiring Manager (45 mins) SURPRISE! HR sent all invites for a Team Lead role, and I presented myself as a candidate looking for a Team Lead position. However, the hiring manager expressed uncertainty about how the HR published the Team Lead role, as they were looking for a Senior Software Engineer candidate who could be an individual contributor. He then asked me to justify my suitability for the Senior Software Engineer role. I was shocked but still attempted to present my case, though I am unsure if I was convincing.

Basic DS and Algo and OOPs.