Planful Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 12 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Planful.
Planful
Software Engineer Intern
Intern Average Neutral experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Technical screen Recruiter call
Interview formats
Technical Coding Technical Behavioral
It was a three stage process. First, a technical screening covering DSA and basic CS stuff. Then, a more in-depth technical interview about my GenAI project experience and Java/Spring Boot coding skills. Lastly, a managerial/HR chat.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Can you explain how to solve the "Frog Jump" DP problem for minimum cost?
- How do you handle hash map collisions?
- What are the trade-offs between different hash map collision resolution methods?
Planful
Software Engineer
Entry Average Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Coding Technical
So it was a 2 round process, first was a coding round online, and then for those who got shortlisted from the coding round, there was an interview. In the coding round, I got 3 coding questions, and I managed to complete 1 fully, and the other 2 with more than half of the test cases passing.
Confirmed questions0 questions
No confirmed questions were included in this interview report.
Planful
Software Engineer
Mid Average Positive experience Accept offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Background check Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
The whole interview process felt put together and professional. First, there was an HR call, then we went into technical and manager interviews that looked at both my abilities and if I'd be a good fit personality-wise. The people interviewing me were nice and asked questions that were like real-life situations. They kept me in the loop well, and the HR folks let me know what was up pretty quickly and then made the offer after we talked the last time.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- What are your thoughts on working from home versus coming into the office?
- Are you seeking a flexible work setup?
Planful Software Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Planful interview reports.
“Suppose you are given two linked lists where each list represents the digits of a number in reverse order. Can you return the linked list that represents the sum of these two numbers?”
Read reports →“If a sorted array is given, can you return the array in a zigzag pattern?”
Read reports →“How can you retrieve the smallest k elements from a Binary Search Tree?”
Read reports →“What is virtualization?”
Read reports →“Given two sorted arrays, can you return an array that combines both arrays in sorted order?”
Read report →“Could you reverse a linked list?”
Read report →“What are the trade-offs between different hash map collision resolution methods?”
Read report →“What's the difference between an interface, a class, and an abstract class?”
Read report →“What is paging?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 12 Planful interview reports.