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Engineer Interview Questions

Engineers are responsible for designing and building products. In an interview context, expect to be quizzed on your technical skills, and also evaluated for your ability to work as a part of a team to get things built. The specific questions you are asked will depend on what type of engineering position you are looking for such as a specific engineering discipline like software engineer, electrical engineer, or mechanical engineer.

Top Engineer Interview Questions & How to Answer

Question 1

Question #1: What is the most challenging engineering project you've dealt with, and how did you ensure it was successful?

How to answer
How to answer: This question requires you to give a specific example. Ideally, you're able to choose a project that mirrors the type of work you'd do in the role you're interviewing for. Even if it's not your most challenging project, make sure you describe your obstacle(s) and the successful outcome clearly and enthusiastically.
Question 2

Question #2: In your current role, what steps do you take to avoid making mistakes?

How to answer
How to answer: Whether you have a formal process or not, list any specific measures you employ (i.e., digital tools, consulting with colleagues, etc.). Make sure your answer demonstrates a commitment to quality control, efficiency, and safety.
Question 3

Question #3: Describe a time you dealt with a difficult client or stakeholder.

How to answer
How to answer: This one also requires a specific example that demonstrates patience and good judgment. An employer is looking for evidence that you're able to confidently and calmly stand by your decisions. Share an example with a positive outcome.

841,850 engineer interview questions shared by candidates

python question: given a two dimensional list for example [ [2,3],[3,4],[5]] person 2 is friends with 3 etc. find how many friends does each person has. note one person has no friends. SQL question: find the top 10 college/company that a average social person interacts with. something in those lines. I split the query in two. Not able to finish coding but was able to explain and write both the parts but didn't have time to test it. also had data modeling questions. on a social network website. cant give details.
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Data Engineer

Interviewed at Meta

3.5
Nov 16, 2020

python question: given a two dimensional list for example [ [2,3],[3,4],[5]] person 2 is friends with 3 etc. find how many friends does each person has. note one person has no friends. SQL question: find the top 10 college/company that a average social person interacts with. something in those lines. I split the query in two. Not able to finish coding but was able to explain and write both the parts but didn't have time to test it. also had data modeling questions. on a social network website. cant give details.

Given a binary tree, which is not necessarily balanced, print the nodes in the tree in a level-wise manner. Also, nodes on the same level should be printed on a single line. A modification of the question was added later in which I cannot really add a "level" variable in the structure of the node in the tree.
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Software Engineer Intern

Interviewed at Meta

3.5
Aug 13, 2013

Given a binary tree, which is not necessarily balanced, print the nodes in the tree in a level-wise manner. Also, nodes on the same level should be printed on a single line. A modification of the question was added later in which I cannot really add a "level" variable in the structure of the node in the tree.

Implement a method called printNonComments() which prints out a extract of text with comments removed. For example, the input: hello /* this is a multi line comment */ all Should produce: hello all You have access to a method called getNextLine() which returns the next line in the input string.
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Senior Software Engineer

Interviewed at Meta

3.5
Jun 30, 2014

Implement a method called printNonComments() which prints out a extract of text with comments removed. For example, the input: hello /* this is a multi line comment */ all Should produce: hello all You have access to a method called getNextLine() which returns the next line in the input string.

1. Tell me about yourself 2. Given each abc letter has a value (a=1, b=2, ... , z=26), compute the number of ways one can decode a given integer. e.g. 23 --> 2 [ 2, 3 ; 23 ], 456 --> 1 [ 4, 5, 6 ], 123 --> 3 [ 1, 2, 3 ; 1, 23 ; 12, 3 ]
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Software Engineer

Interviewed at Meta

3.5
Feb 23, 2015

1. Tell me about yourself 2. Given each abc letter has a value (a=1, b=2, ... , z=26), compute the number of ways one can decode a given integer. e.g. 23 --> 2 [ 2, 3 ; 23 ], 456 --> 1 [ 4, 5, 6 ], 123 --> 3 [ 1, 2, 3 ; 1, 23 ; 12, 3 ]

(Phone screen questions) 1. For a given binary tree, print paths from root to all leaf nodes, one path per line. 2. Given a sequence of positive integers "seq" and an integer "total", return whether a contiguous sequence of "seq" sums up to "total". (Onsite interview questions are covered by NDA therefore can't post, but it can be said that the knowledge of data structures and handling edge cases are important for the coding interviews)
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Software Engineer

Interviewed at Meta

3.5
Apr 1, 2019

(Phone screen questions) 1. For a given binary tree, print paths from root to all leaf nodes, one path per line. 2. Given a sequence of positive integers "seq" and an integer "total", return whether a contiguous sequence of "seq" sums up to "total". (Onsite interview questions are covered by NDA therefore can't post, but it can be said that the knowledge of data structures and handling edge cases are important for the coding interviews)

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