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Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.

Based on 29 interview experiences · FREE TO READ

2.5 Rounds average
Average Typical difficulty
31% Positive experience

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11 roles · 29 reports

Candidate interview experiences

First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at HiLabs.

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Software Development Engineer

Engineering · nearly a year ago

Mid Average Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral

There were 2 rounds, each 30 minutes long. After that, there was a 2-day wait. The first interview was with an SDE2, focusing on a binary search question and a discussion about my resume. The second interview was with an SDE2 and the Pune Dev Head, where they asked a hashing question, discussed my resume, and also some HR-related topics.

Confirmed questions4 questions
  • Tell me about a binary search problem.
  • Can we talk about your resume?
  • Explain a hashing concept.
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Product Manager

Product · a year ago

Mid Average Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Technical screen Technical screen Background check
Interview formats
Technical Technical Technical Behavioral

The interview process involved three rounds. The first round focused on SQL, ML guesstimates, and a resume review. Round two delved into product strategy and design, also with a resume review. The third round included a healthcare security question and a behavioral assessment.

Confirmed questions8 questions
  • Can you do simple SQL queries?
  • How would you approach an ML guesstimate?
  • Tell me about your resume.
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Data Engineer

Engineering · a year ago

Mid Average Neutral experience Decline offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Technical screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Coding System Design Behavioral

The interview process included one round focused on Data Structures and Algorithms (DSA), one on High-Level Design (HLD), and one Hiring Manager (HM) round. All these rounds were of moderate difficulty. They really dive deep into your fundamental knowledge based on the work you've done. You should have a strong understanding of the internal workings of the technologies and tools you've used.

Confirmed questions1 question
  • Can you explain the internal workings of Elasticsearch?
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Full Stack Java Developer

Engineering

Entry Average Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Coding Technical

The interview process involved two main stages. The first stage was an online assessment that included two DSA questions and about ten multiple-choice questions. The second stage was a technical interview that featured one LeetCode easy question focused on strings. Additionally, the interviewer asked in-depth questions about Spring Boot, Core Java concepts, and Object-Oriented Programming principles, specifically using interfaces.

Confirmed questions6 questions
  • First round: DSA questions, one pattern printing and another LC easy arrays, with MCQs on SQL, React, and Spring.
  • Second round: one LC easy strings question, plus deep dives into Spring Boot, Core Java, and OOPs using interfaces.
  • Asked about Streams.

HiLabs Interview Questions

Quoted word for word from HiLabs interview reports.

Solve a Leetcode problem on number of connected components (easy-medium difficulty).

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How would you go about printing elements from a nested array in Javascript?

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Can you write a React component that implements timer functionality?

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Can you explain the mathematics behind Support Vector Machines, regression, and neural networks?

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Could you explain what feature selection is in Machine learning?

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Can you solve a medium-difficulty LeetCode problem involving linked lists?

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Formats, difficulty and experience

Across all 29 HiLabs interview reports.

Interview formats

Technical 34.2%
Coding 26%
Behavioral 26%
Case 5.5%
System Design 4.1%

Interview difficulty

Easy 6.9%
Average 69%
Difficult 24.1%

Candidate experience

Positive 31%
Negative 34.5%
Neutral 34.5%

Reports by job function

Engineering 15
Analytics 8
Product 4
Operations 1
Research 1