I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Fidelity Investments (Trichy) in Aug 2015
Interview
The initial round was an online aptitude test with 20 quantitative aptitude/data interpretation type of questions along with 15 verbal reasoning questions. The time given for this was 50 minutes. There was a +1 awarded for each correct answer and -0.25 marking for each incorrect answer. 4 days later the results were announced along with the customary company PPT on campus. I was through to the PIs. The first round of interviews was technical. The interviewer was friendly and the round went smoothly. After a long wait, I was then called in for HR round. Quite a lot of people were eliminated by this time. Around 25 were shortlisted for HR. Unlike the PIs, the HR interviewer was curt and to the point. It was probably a stress interview. This round was quick though and 15 minutes later, it was back to waiting. Finally, 3 hours later the results were announced. To me and some of my friend's surprise, they selected those who had below par tech interviews/had little knowledge of coding. This was a rude surprise to those of us who had done our tech rounds well considering this was an opening for a developer profile. This combined with the long wait between interviews soured an otherwise decent experience.
HR was the first round
Followed by HM
HR asked for availability and resume then just disappeared
Even after following up, no response
Then next week for the same role, same message she sent to a friend of mine
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked for availability and then totally ghosted me
1. DSA Round (Easy Level)
They usually don’t go very deep into complex algorithms. Expect fundamentals like:
Anagram check (e.g., compare two strings efficiently)
Palindrome check (string or number)
Basic array/string manipulation
Sometimes simple hashing or sorting logic
2. DBMS Basics
What is a primary key / foreign key
Difference between SQL joins (INNER, LEFT, RIGHT)
Basics of normalization
Simple query writing
They usually keep it conceptual + a few practical questions.
3. OOPs Concepts
Very standard questions, such as:
Pillars of OOP: Encapsulation, Inheritance, Polymorphism, Abstraction
Real-life examples
Difference between overloading vs overriding
Why OOP is useful
They may ask you to relate this to your project.
4. Puzzle / Logical Thinking
These are not super hard—just to test reasoning:
Basic math/logical puzzles
Pattern-based questions
Situational problem solving
5. Project Discussion
Explain your project clearly:
Problem statement
Your role
Tech stack
Be ready for:
“Why did you choose this approach?”
“What challenges did you face?”
“How would you improve it?”
I interviewed at Fidelity Investments (Durham, NC)
Interview
Behavioral interview with the hiring manager centered around STAR-style questions and getting an understanding of your current position. Focused on finding overlap in your experience with the experience needed for the role