Birlasoft Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process

First, they'll check your resume to see if you have the right background, skills, and know-how. Then, an HR person will give you a call to chat about your current job, how much time you need to leave, what you're looking to earn, and if you'd move. They might ask you some basic stuff about your experience and what tech you've used. After that, there's a technical round where they'll really dig into your tech stack, like Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and Microservices. Expect questions on core Java (OOPs, Collections, Multithreading), Spring/Spring Boot, how to build REST APIs, Hibernate/JPA, SQL, database design, error handling, and basic data structures and algorithms. If you're more senior, they might also have a system design round, possibly involving designing microservices, talking about scaling, caching, load balancing, design patterns, integrating with other APIs, and security like JWT/OAuth. Finally, there's a round with HR or a manager to talk salary, the role, and what the company culture is like, followed by the final HR paperwork.

I wanted to share my experience with this company's interview process, it was frustrating and disappointing. It started with a polite recruiter call who scheduled my interview, seeming clear at first. The first round (L1) was standard, with basic coding questions on OOP, collections, and Java 8 features, followed by a Spring Boot API creation task. My code was correct overall, and I passed to L2. L2 was a really negative turn, the interviewer was unprofessional and rude, seemingly biased. They asked me to filter numbers from a parameter in a GET API controller, but moved on before I could finish. Then they asked if I used Agile, and upon answering I didn't use it in my last project but had previously, they abruptly ended the conversation saying 'I am done from my side'. It felt like they had already decided without a fair chance. This round was a huge disappointment, I felt disrespected and dismissed with no real technical depth or conversation. It's unprofessional to treat candidates this way. While L1 was decent, L2 was disappointing due to unprofessionalism, bias, and poor conduct. Be aware your experience can vary greatly by interviewer; if you get someone like my L2 interviewer, expect an unpleasant experience. It's unfortunate one person's behavior negatively impacted my overall impression.

The interview process had two phases: first a technical phase, and then a managerial phase. Each phase was a 30-minute round. They asked questions about my experience, mainly focusing on React and Java 8 features and their implementation. They also presented some problem statements and asked questions about agile methodology.