Setu
Experienced
Referral
B.Tech, any branch (16 LPA)
Application Process
I got a referral from my college senior, and the next day HR called for a brief telephonic screening and scheduled my technical interview for the following day (~1 hour, covering all key Automation Engineer areas).
Interview Rounds (2)
Detailed breakdown of each evaluation round, problems encountered, and round takeaways.
Telephonic
Round Experience
I was asked about my API automation/testing experience and whether I'd led any projects. My tips: give a specific project example with the tools I used (Postman, Rest Assured, Swagger); for leadership, describe team, challenges, and resolution.
Video Call
Questions & Problems Asked (2)
Problem: Reverse Each Word
I used stack-like buffering per word, reversing each while preserving spacing/order.
Problem: Trapping Rain Water
I explained the brute-force left-max/right-max approach but couldn't optimize further in the interview.
Round Experience
My selection perspective: I was well prepared in API Testing/Automation and UI Automation, but hadn't prepared enough for OOP, which the interviewer dug into. I solved the medium DSA problem but not the hard one, and was asked a SQL query I hadn't prepared for.
Round 2 — My Takeaways
- DSA thoroughly, aptitude/puzzles, two good explained projects, arrays/binary search/DP/recursion, common HR questions.
Resume Tips
Include my API Automation experience.
Highlight my OOP understanding.
Preparation Tips
Develop deep understanding of API Automation.
Gain thorough API Testing knowledge.
Build a solid OOP foundation.
