Engineer Interviews

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.

842,254 engineer interview questions shared by candidates

-given a binary tree, and a number in each node. Select the nodes that will maximize the overall sum such that if a node is selected its parent and children cannot be selected. Return the sum of the selected nodes. - The buildings in a a city can be represented in 2D by linear array. Given an array that represents the heights of the buildings such that the value in a specific index in the array indicates the height of the building at that location in the city. How much rain will gather in the city if it rains?
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Software Engineer

Interviewed at Altera

3.4
May 6, 2015

-given a binary tree, and a number in each node. Select the nodes that will maximize the overall sum such that if a node is selected its parent and children cannot be selected. Return the sum of the selected nodes. - The buildings in a a city can be represented in 2D by linear array. Given an array that represents the heights of the buildings such that the value in a specific index in the array indicates the height of the building at that location in the city. How much rain will gather in the city if it rains?

This wasn't incredibly difficult, but one guy asked me to design Facebook (at a high level) and another asked me to design Twitter. I thought these were really cool questions because they tested overall design smarts instead of obscure algorithmic stuff.
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Software Engineer

Interviewed at Zocdoc

3.6
Nov 16, 2014

This wasn't incredibly difficult, but one guy asked me to design Facebook (at a high level) and another asked me to design Twitter. I thought these were really cool questions because they tested overall design smarts instead of obscure algorithmic stuff.

There are 100 doors in a row in the hall way. All closed.The first person goes to change status of all doors. The second person goes to change status of every second door(2,4,6,8,...). The third person goes to change the status of every third door(3,6,......). ....There are 100 people doing this in a row. How many door s are closed in the end after all this?
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Quant Engineer

Interviewed at Evernote

4.2
Feb 19, 2015

There are 100 doors in a row in the hall way. All closed.The first person goes to change status of all doors. The second person goes to change status of every second door(2,4,6,8,...). The third person goes to change the status of every third door(3,6,......). ....There are 100 people doing this in a row. How many door s are closed in the end after all this?

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