Software Engineering Graduate Interview Questions

Graduate Software Engineer

Interviewed at Intel Corporation

3.9★

Feb 19, 2025

One of the key questions was: "Can you describe a time when you had to optimise code for performance?"

Graduate Software Engineer

Interviewed at Tesco

3.8★

Aug 28, 2015

Design an Object oriented model for an apartment which has an over head watertank- which should be able to distribute water to houses based on need , considering the edge cases.

Graduate Software Engineer

Interviewed at THG

2.7★

Mar 17, 2018

If we want to find a missing number into a list how can we do it? And how can it be improved?

Graduate Software Engineer

Interviewed at THG

2.7★

Apr 5, 2023

How would I find a value in an ordered list

Graduate Software Engineer

Interviewed at Optiver

3.8★

May 30, 2022

Describe how Zoom works in as much detail as you can. Emphasis is on transport protocols, e.g., TCP v/s UDP.

Graduate Software Engineer

Interviewed at Optiver

3.8★

Oct 28, 2021

1. Find the O(n) time complexity of a function which traverses a 2D array and sum all elements. ​ 2. Code challenge: write an app that manages cabinet storages (like a double ended stack structure). When a cabinet is full, the first item (oldest) pushed to the next cabinet. The input is a list of items with their unique id. The input can have duplicate items. Question: print the location of the final item in the input list to where it belong (cabinet number or "new" item that is never stored)

Graduate Software Engineer

Interviewed at Dunelm

3.6★

Jan 29, 2019

What changes will you do first to the website?

Graduate Software Engineer

Interviewed at Civica

2.9★

Jun 4, 2021

What are the necessary steps that need to be taken when creating a new app or something like that?

Graduate Software Engineer

Interviewed at Winterflood Securities

3.5★

Jul 31, 2023

What was your greatest achievement?

Graduate Software Engineer

Interviewed at Citi

3.6★

Feb 25, 2022

Why do you want to work here? Explain the software development process. Do you have experience working with different cultures? The importance of diversity. How you would know if a software has succeeded.