I got a mail from about the interview. I got the interview call just one day prior to the interview. It was clearly mentioned in the mail that a face-to-face interview will be conducted and information of other rounds was not mentioned. When I went for the interview, they told us that they will conduct two rounds. May due to a large number of applicants, they went for the rounds. There were three rounds:
1. Aptitude + Technical Test
2. Technical Interview
3. HR Interview
*Aptitude test was tough
The interview went well. They asked in-depth questions about SQL for about half an hour, presenting a scenario and asking which concepts I would apply. Additionally, they focused on programming in Java.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
how I would optimize a complex SQL query given a specific scenario, and which SQL concepts or techniques
I applied online. I interviewed at Nihilent (Pune) in Oct 2024
Interview
First is screening process
If selected then there is first technical interview which at least minimum 1 hour in which they ask basic to advance level questions on technical skills and project
If clear then the final interview which is also a technical interview in which there will advance evaluation based on previous interview
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Nihilent (Calcutta) in Sep 2024
Interview
there was first online assessment , second technical round and third was HR. In the technical interview SQL and DSA questions were asked most of the cases. Prepare well and but i believe your CGPA can be matter here.
Candidates applying for Software Developer roles take an average of 1 day to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Nihilent overall takes an average of 11 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Nihilent as a Software Developer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 33%
Skills test: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
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