
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
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at IDeaS - A SAS Company.
Software Engineer Intern
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.
- Tell me about why you selected a particular database.
- Can you suggest another method for storing this data?
- Could you explain what indexing is?
Software Engineer
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.
- Can we discuss your resume?
- What are your thoughts on aptitude questions?
- How would you approach core subject MCQs?
Software Engineer
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!!
- Could you explain your favorite project?
- What are the pillars of OOPs?
- What is method overloading?
IDeaS - A SAS Company Software Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from IDeaS - A SAS Company interview reports.
“What are the basic normalization concepts in DBMS?”
Read reports →“How do you write nested queries in SQL?”
Read reports →“Can you explain Docker and its different build types?”
Read reports →“Describe how to perform SQL queries using joins.”
Read reports →“Can you suggest another method for storing this data?”
Read report →“Could you explain what indexing is?”
Read report →“What are the pillars of OOPs?”
Read report →“Solve the train and bird problem, an aptitude question.”
Read report →“Can you solve this puzzle?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 11 IDeaS - A SAS Company interview reports.