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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.

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Given a tree where every right node is a leaf, meaning that it can only extend on the left side, invert it such that the leftmost node is now the root, and all of the previous left nodes are now on the right side. The former right nodes will be on the left side.
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Software Engineer

Interviewed at LinkedIn

3.8
Oct 28, 2015

Given a tree where every right node is a leaf, meaning that it can only extend on the left side, invert it such that the leftmost node is now the root, and all of the previous left nodes are now on the right side. The former right nodes will be on the left side.

A couple tricky questions. One required writing a modified binary search, the other dealt with data structures and how to efficiently check if a given set of numbers contained two numbers summing to some other number x.
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Software Engineer Intern

Interviewed at LinkedIn

3.8
Feb 8, 2013

A couple tricky questions. One required writing a modified binary search, the other dealt with data structures and how to efficiently check if a given set of numbers contained two numbers summing to some other number x.

2. /** * A tournament tree is a binary tree * where the parent is the minimum of the two children. * Given a tournament tree find the second minimum value in the tree. * A node in the tree will always have 2 or 0 children. * Also all leaves will have distinct and unique values. * 2 * / \ * 2 3 * / \ | \ * 4 2 5 3 * * In this given tree the answer is 3. */ class Node { Integer value; Node left, right; Node(Integer value, Node left, Node right) { this.value = value; this.left = left; this.right = right; } } class Solution { /** * This should return the second minimum * int value in the given tournament tree */ public static Integer secondMin(Node root) { } }
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Senior Software Engineer

Interviewed at LinkedIn

3.8
Apr 5, 2017

2. /** * A tournament tree is a binary tree * where the parent is the minimum of the two children. * Given a tournament tree find the second minimum value in the tree. * A node in the tree will always have 2 or 0 children. * Also all leaves will have distinct and unique values. * 2 * / \ * 2 3 * / \ | \ * 4 2 5 3 * * In this given tree the answer is 3. */ class Node { Integer value; Node left, right; Node(Integer value, Node left, Node right) { this.value = value; this.left = left; this.right = right; } } class Solution { /** * This should return the second minimum * int value in the given tournament tree */ public static Integer secondMin(Node root) { } }

Write a program that takes an integer and prints out all ways to multiply smaller integers that equal the original number, without repeating sets of factors. In other words, if your output contains 4 * 3, you should not print out 3 * 4 again as that would be a repeating set. Note that this is not asking for prime factorization only. Also, you can assume that the input integers are reasonable in size; correctness is more important than efficiency. PrintFactors(12) 12 * 1 6 * 2 4 * 3 3 * 2 * 2
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Software Engineer

Interviewed at LinkedIn

3.8
Nov 25, 2014

Write a program that takes an integer and prints out all ways to multiply smaller integers that equal the original number, without repeating sets of factors. In other words, if your output contains 4 * 3, you should not print out 3 * 4 again as that would be a repeating set. Note that this is not asking for prime factorization only. Also, you can assume that the input integers are reasonable in size; correctness is more important than efficiency. PrintFactors(12) 12 * 1 6 * 2 4 * 3 3 * 2 * 2

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