I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Walmart (Kharagpur, West Bengal) in Dec 2015
Interview
Test ( 3 coding questions, MCQ), a minimum of 2 questions must be correct in order to get shortlisted for next rounds.
3 Technical Interviews
The interviewers are very friendly and cool, they give us enough time to think.
1 HR round
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
written test
multiple choice on os, sql, oops,
1.maximum no of overlaps at any time interval
2.dynamic programming
3.minimum steps to reach destination in snakes and ladders
Interview round 1:
1.An array in which each element occurs in pairs except one. How can u find it?
2.Check whether a given binary tree is binary search tree or not?
3.How to check whether a given point lies in a triangle or not?
4. Implement a stack using 2 queues.
5. What is paging? Difference b/w paging and segmentation?
6. Different types of memories.(primary,secondary)
7. How will u search in a rotated array in minimum time complexity?
8. Print all the pairs which make sum x in an array of n integers?
9. Print all nodes in a binary tree in zigzag format.
Interview round 2:
1.Dynamic programming( longest increasing sequence)
2.dynamic programming (longest ap sequence)
3. how can generate a different string every time.
4. how can you compare 2 elements without using any relational operator?
5. You need to deliver goods to n different places, you have fuel constraint and a delivery time limit for each of the n places. Design a algo to deliver the goods efficiently. (combination of 2 graph algorithms)
6. LRU cache data structure implementation.
7. some questions on my project.
8.BFS,DFS
Interview round 3:
1.How are some sites blocked in a particular place?
2.If a village has 100 couples(1:1 sex ratio), they have a belief dat girl child is precious, so they keep on giving birth until the have a girl child. what will be the sex ratio in that case?
3.In how many different ways can you find sum of 50 51 52…..150 numbers.
4.Some questions on internship.
5.Types of memories.
Surprisingly easy-going for a big name like Walmart. The interview started with a simple coding challenge focused on detecting cycles in directed graphs. I felt pretty relaxed during the technical rounds, which were straightforward and conversational. The wild part was recognizing the question as a close variant of one I had practiced on PracHub just days earlier. It definitely boosted my confidence. Overall, I was impressed with the process and was thrilled to receive an offer, which I happily accepted.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Course Schedule (detect a cycle in a directed graph using topological sort / DFS)
First, standard short phone call with recruiter. Then a 1-hour interview with an engineer on the team, asked about technical experience and background, and did a live coding assessment via video call. Fairly standard Leetcode style questions
Intense but rewarding — the interview for the Software Engineer position at Walmart Labs was tougher than I anticipated. The technical rounds included an LRU Cache implementation question where I had to articulate my design thoughts on thread safety, followed by a complex system design for a real-time inventory service. What made a difference in my prep were the company-specific prompts I found on prachub.com; they really helped me understand the types of questions I might face. Despite the challenging nature of the interviews, I ultimately received an offer but chose to decline.
Walmart interviews FAQs
Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Walmart with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 48% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 196 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Walmart overall takes an average of 13 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Walmart as a Software Engineer according to 196 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 22%
Skills test: 14%
Presentation: 10%
Group panel interview: 9%
Background check: 6%
Personality test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Drug test: 4%
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