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      Software Engineer Interview

      Aug 26, 2016
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Vellore
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Vellore) in Jul 2016

      Interview

      I applied at Mckinsey Digital labs via university . I was a 4 step process. Round 1:- 6 coding questions on HackerRank. The problems were divided in three levels Easy , Medium and Hard. 2 questions was cutoff. Round 2:- In this round we were paired with one of the Mckinsey's crew . Again it was a coding round, we had to discuss our problem solving approach with the other person. This round was comparatively easy to crack , they were not bothered with checking the actual output here. Round 3:- It was face to face technical interview . The interviewers(3 in my case) were very good . Question were on database design and modelling schema to a class in java or c++ or any other language. Questions on project were also asked . The interviewers were very polite. Round 4: Again Tech interview Round 5:- HR I got eliminated at round 3

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Interview was mainly about Database design, designing schemas. Also they asked on what technology you would like to work in the future.
      Answer question
      8

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      Software Engineer Interview

      Mar 24, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      New York, NY
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (New York, NY) in Mar 2026

      Interview

      There were 4 interviews (2 rounds) total. The first two interviews went well; the interviewers were friendly, very listening, and seemed interesting to the interviewee. The last two rounds were at New York; one of them online, and the other one in-person. The last two interviews were terrible. They changed the schedule in the morning which made me confused so I had to confirm. When I arrived at the right time, they told me that the meeting has been put off for 30 minutes at the last minute, so the interview took only 30 minutes instead of an hour which made me feel like I was not heard. He was really aloof. The second interviewer was not on time either; he was 15 minutes late and the interview felt like an interrogation instead of a discussion. I was informed that the last two interviews would be case studies and the coaching session, demo session were all focused on business field which I have no domain knowledge in. But it turned out to be a total technical interview. I hope in the future, the person who's in charge of the hiring process could inform the interviewee with more concise information. She also told me that their time is precious and valuable; however, it felt like my time was not respected at all which sounded very hypocritical. She also told me that the interviewee has to be "agile" and be prepared and has to improvise which I didn't understand.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      The first two interviews was coding assessment and was easy-medium level. In the last two questions, even though in the coding session/demo session says that the domain knowledge can be random, please be prepared in your own field as well; not only on business domain. Just because it's a consulting firm, the interview might not go the way the HR manager told you.
      Answer question

      Software Engineer Interview

      Dec 16, 2025
      Anonymous employee
      New York, NY
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (New York, NY)

      Interview

      First I gave an online problem-solving assessment. Then I had 2 online interviews (back-to-back same day). And then finally I had an on-site interview day consisting of 3 interviews (back-to-back same day)

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Case question and behavioral questions (mainly based on their 4 predecided questions that they publish on their interview prep resources), pretty standard
      Answer question
      2

      Software Engineer Interview

      Oct 1, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at McKinsey & Company

      Interview

      HacckerRank coding session, had multiple questions, 1 DSA, 1 SQL, 1 JS, 1 API. You get around 2 hours. Its more so on the average to difficult side depending on your experience level

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      DSA Medium Question to get Optimal Amount from an array
      Answer question
      1

      McKinsey & Company interviews FAQs

      • Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at McKinsey & Company with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 46% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 28 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at McKinsey & Company overall takes an average of 40 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at McKinsey & Company as a Software Engineer according to 28 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Phone interview:  28%

        One on one interview:  21%

        Skills test:  16%

        Group panel interview:  12%

        IQ intelligence test:  7%

        Presentation:  5%

        Personality test:  5%

        Other:  2%

        Background check:  2%

        Drug test:  2%

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