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Engineer Interview Questions

Engineers are responsible for designing and building products. In an interview context, expect to be quizzed on your technical skills, and also evaluated for your ability to work as a part of a team to get things built. The specific questions you are asked will depend on what type of engineering position you are looking for such as a specific engineering discipline like software engineer, electrical engineer, or mechanical engineer.

Top Engineer Interview Questions & How to Answer

Question 1

Question #1: What is the most challenging engineering project you've dealt with, and how did you ensure it was successful?

How to answer
How to answer: This question requires you to give a specific example. Ideally, you're able to choose a project that mirrors the type of work you'd do in the role you're interviewing for. Even if it's not your most challenging project, make sure you describe your obstacle(s) and the successful outcome clearly and enthusiastically.
Question 2

Question #2: In your current role, what steps do you take to avoid making mistakes?

How to answer
How to answer: Whether you have a formal process or not, list any specific measures you employ (i.e., digital tools, consulting with colleagues, etc.). Make sure your answer demonstrates a commitment to quality control, efficiency, and safety.
Question 3

Question #3: Describe a time you dealt with a difficult client or stakeholder.

How to answer
How to answer: This one also requires a specific example that demonstrates patience and good judgment. An employer is looking for evidence that you're able to confidently and calmly stand by your decisions. Share an example with a positive outcome.

843,163 engineer interview questions shared by candidates

Providing an algorithm for combinations(n, k), not because of it's complexity, just because it took my the majority of the interview to understand that this was the problem I was solving - it was not made very clear at all.
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Software Engineer

Interviewed at Meta

3.4
Apr 3, 2013

Providing an algorithm for combinations(n, k), not because of it's complexity, just because it took my the majority of the interview to understand that this was the problem I was solving - it was not made very clear at all.

Given a 2D array of letters, return whether a given word can be found in the grid. To make a word, you can use any adjacent character next to the character you're currently on in the word. But you cannot use the same grid index twice i.e. in a 2x2 array, you could find a 4 letter word by visiting each letter once
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Software Engineer(Internship)

Interviewed at Meta

3.4
Nov 3, 2018

Given a 2D array of letters, return whether a given word can be found in the grid. To make a word, you can use any adjacent character next to the character you're currently on in the word. But you cannot use the same grid index twice i.e. in a 2x2 array, you could find a 4 letter word by visiting each letter once

5 bags, each bag has some balls. 1 bag has faulty balls. There are faulty balls weighing 1.1kg and good ones weighing 1kg. There is a weighing machine. Determine in how many measurements can you find the bag with faulty balls and which bag contains it.
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Systems Software Engineer

Interviewed at NVIDIA

4.6
Feb 11, 2020

5 bags, each bag has some balls. 1 bag has faulty balls. There are faulty balls weighing 1.1kg and good ones weighing 1kg. There is a weighing machine. Determine in how many measurements can you find the bag with faulty balls and which bag contains it.

1. If the input number is 4 return 7 and if input number is 7 return 4 without using if condition or switch statements. 2. Given a number, return the index of the first occurrence of bit 1. 3. There are 2 given linked lists, add them and store the result in result linked list Ex: l1:9->5->9 l2:4->6 result:1->0->2->3 4. Tell me about yourself
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Verification Engineer

Interviewed at NVIDIA

4.6
Jun 10, 2020

1. If the input number is 4 return 7 and if input number is 7 return 4 without using if condition or switch statements. 2. Given a number, return the index of the first occurrence of bit 1. 3. There are 2 given linked lists, add them and store the result in result linked list Ex: l1:9->5->9 l2:4->6 result:1->0->2->3 4. Tell me about yourself

Given an array of integers, return true if there are contiguous numbers such that they add up to a specific target. For eg: [6,1,2,3,3,7] target sum is 8, will return true because 2,3,3 adds up to 8 and are contiguous. [6,1,2,4,3,3,7] will return false as there are no contiguous elements which adds up to 8.
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Software Engineer

Interviewed at Meta

3.4
Jul 26, 2017

Given an array of integers, return true if there are contiguous numbers such that they add up to a specific target. For eg: [6,1,2,3,3,7] target sum is 8, will return true because 2,3,3 adds up to 8 and are contiguous. [6,1,2,4,3,3,7] will return false as there are no contiguous elements which adds up to 8.

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