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IDeaS - A SAS Company Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process

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

Based on 11 interview experiences · FREE TO READ

2.6 Rounds average
Average Typical difficulty
81.8% Positive experience

Candidate interview experiences

First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at IDeaS - A SAS Company.

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Software Engineer Intern

Engineering · nearly a year ago

Intern Average Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Phone screen Technical screen Onsite Presentation
Interview formats
Coding Technical Behavioral Presentation System Design

So the first step was a phone screening. After that, there was a HackerRank challenge with one Java question, one SQL question, and one systems design question. The final round was a mix of behavioral questions and a project presentation where you could do a code overview, demo, or talk about the high-level system design.

Confirmed questions3 questions
  • Tell me about why you selected a particular database.
  • Can you suggest another method for storing this data?
  • Could you explain what indexing is?
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Software Engineer

Engineering · nearly a year ago

Entry Average Neutral experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Technical screen Background check
Interview formats
Technical Technical Behavioral

It was an on-campus recruitment drive. The first stage involved aptitude questions, multiple-choice questions on core subjects, and one easy coding problem. Following that, there was one technical interview and one managerial interview.

Confirmed questions4 questions
  • Can we discuss your resume?
  • What are your thoughts on aptitude questions?
  • How would you approach core subject MCQs?
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Software Engineer

Engineering

Entry Easy Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Technical screen Recruiter call
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral

The interview process had 3 Rounds: Aptitude Round, Technical Round, and HR/Managerial Round. 20 out of 100 candidates were shortlisted. Aptitude Round had 30 MCQs on Java, C++, Aptitude, SQL, CN, and 1 easy-medium coding question. The Technical Round (40mins) had 2 interviewers who were helpful. They asked about my favorite project, database knowledge (mainly MySQL), implementing a stack, a basic aptitude question, pillars of OOPs (method overloading & overriding), and DBMS questions. The HR Round (1Hr) had 2 smart interviewers and was challenging; I was asked about my family background, unique selling points, and idols. I was SELECTED!!

Confirmed questions8 questions
  • Could you explain your favorite project?
  • What are the pillars of OOPs?
  • What is method overloading?

IDeaS - A SAS Company Software Engineer Interview Questions

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Formats, difficulty and experience

Across all 11 IDeaS - A SAS Company interview reports.

Interview formats

Technical 37.5%
Behavioral 31.2%
Coding 21.9%
Group 3.1%
Presentation 3.1%

Interview difficulty

Easy 18.2%
Average 54.5%
Difficult 27.3%

Candidate experience

Positive 81.8%
Neutral 18.2%