I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Samsung Electronics (Santa Clara, CA) in Aug 2013
Interview
Two rounds phone interview and a programming task. Also, an online webinar session about on-going research at school and how Samsung will be benefited from it. Phone interviews look for indepth knowledge about Android and programming task is a multi approach problem. The best practices need to be used.
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Phone interview was about Android internals, OS questions, true or false, point out best practice etc. Task related to Java implementation of Binder transfer protocol for large files.
First was technical online assessment of 3hrs.
It was pure DSA. Here we have to run the 50 testcases.
Then was round 2 . That's a mixture of DSA and projects.
ROund 3 was HR round, Where they asked behavioural questions.
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Question 1
Swap two numbers, different approach
number of meeting rooms 1
number of meeting rooms 2
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Samsung Electronics (Phagwāra) in Jan 2026
Interview
SQL Round: Asked 2 SQL queries to test database fundamentals
Operating Systems: Basic OS questions (processes, memory, threads, etc.)
Project Discussion: In-depth discussion of past projects, design choices, and challenges
Coding Round: Solved 1 LeetCode medium-level problem
Backend Frameworks: Questions related to Django / FastAPI, including APIs, routing, and basic architecture
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They mainly focused on my problem-solving skills by asking me to solve one LeetCode medium-level question, along with questions around my projects and backend experience using Django/FastAPI.
First took Written Test, mainly MCQ test, like design patter, Object Oriented Programming, Testing, Software Design Principle, Problem solving, output tracing , ( like for C++ program, C program
Then took Interview, many question were on CV.
