Yokogawa Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process

The process began with an online aptitude and coding round on Hackerrarth, featuring two coding questions. If you passed that test, you were then invited for interviews. Typically, there were two interviews: one technical and one HR. Interestingly, the technical interviewer seemed unfamiliar with Data Structure and Algorithm concepts like Hash maps, Heaps, or Hash tables, as they didn't grasp my DSA-based coding solution. A peculiar question asked was to retrieve table data from a database without using SQL queries.

I went for the interview as a fresh graduate. For me, there were a total of 2 interviews. The first was a technical interview, as the company developed software mainly in C# or C++, the programming questions were asked to answer either in one of the languages or if you know both, you can write in both languages. The programming questions were to test the understanding of Object Oriented Concept and certain programming proficiency. For me, I was tasked to write a class to implement a real-world object and its associated behaviors. (Heard from my colleague who entered later than me say the programming questions are now done on laptop, previously we had to write it on paper). After completion of the programming questions, an architect will be present to review the codes and ask questions pertaining to what you have written. If you are applying for Senior Software Developer, I think you are required to model the problem with UML diagram as well. The second interview was done with a HR and 1 management to know more about you and see how you can fit into the company. They will ask you how much you know about the company and what it does (Industry Automation) and at the same time, explain the culture of the company and also the job description. This is also the time where you can ask them about the company as well.

The first interview was an HR phone screening and then a Hiring Manager interview. The Hiring Manager asked behavioral questions, technical questions, and assessed my skills and abilities. Most of the questions were related to object-oriented programming. After that, the company conducted reference checks and/or background checks to verify my employment history, education, criminal record, etc.