AthenaHealth visited our college located in Pune in the last week of September 2021.
Total 4 rounds:
- Coding and MCQ (Day-1 Morning)
- Technical interview (Day-2 Morning)
- Managerial Interview (Day-2 Afternoon)
- HR (Day-3 Morning)
Round 1: Coding & MCQ
90 minutes test. Platform: HackerRank
- Two coding problems – difficulty: 1 easy (50 marks) 1 medium (75 marks)
- 10 MCQs (5 marks each) based on basic data structures, quant aptitude, and logic, code output prediction, etc.
- The coding problem was based on the caesar cipher decryption technique. Similar to this: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/caesar-cipher-in-cryptography/amp/
- The coding problem was a problem originally asked by Apple in one of their tests. Refer https://youtu.be/ICdGWdv9EdI
- MCQs are easy if your basics are strong. Spare enough time for MCQs as there is a lot to read in every question.
- In your technical interview, be prepared to answer questions related to these 2 codes.
Round-2: Technical interview
45 mins interview. Platform: HackerRank’s Codepair
Codepair is a platform for coding on a shared screen & simultaneously video calling. Understand how it works before giving an interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD2dJ-wOCQc3
Questions: Emphasis on DSA and OOP
- Brief introduction: emphasis on the tech stack
- What is a data structure? Its types? Further questions were framed based on examples given.
- Can stack be implemented using queue? What is the principle of the stack?
- Why trees are needed? How are they traversed? (All 3 ways are expected) Why BST came into existence?
- Difference between hashmap and HashSet (because I said I prefer java for coding)
- How do I decide which data structure to use for a given problem?
- Can I perform a binary search on a linked list? How linked lists work internally?
- Do graphs have a defined structure? Example of real-time implementation of graphs. Explain graph traversals.
- Dijkstra’s algorithm (logic and applications)
- Asked me whether I know JIT compiler. Asked its explanation.
- Questions on the logic used in coding questions of Hackerrank test. Asked why I could not pass all test cases of one of the problems.
- Scope of variables – local and global. Questions on OOP, can’t recollect.
- One problem statement related to the bitonic array was given on code pair, I had to execute and produce the desired output. Before starting to code, I discussed my approach and complexity. Panellist asked me to explain the logic I used in code, appreciated that I was quick.
- The interviewer asked whether I had any questions. I did ask some questions about the work developers do at Athena.
Round 3: Managerial interview
65 mins interview. Platform: Microsoft Teams
Questions: Emphasis on Projects listed in resume and Internship work
- Introduction – in this format https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20200911191227/tellmeaboutyourselfformat-587×660.jpg
- An in-depth discussion on projects I had mentioned on my resume, its tech stack. He expected me to explain the entire architecture and different modules of code with class names used.
- Basically, every question in this round was a cross-question to the answer I gave for the previous question. Giving reasonable answers was the key.
- Discussion on work I did in an internship. My role, learnings, challenges faced.
- Some questions on java. How garbage collection works internally? Why did memory leaks happen? What data structure is used by java internally to create variables?
- 4 pillars of OOP – in-depth explanation. Why multiple inheritance is not allowed in java? final keyword. Access specifiers. Abstract class vs interface. Why do interfaces exist?
- The panelist was friendly and gave me many suggestions on the project. Also suggested I should do a professional certification course on Java.
- How do you handle work pressure? How do you plan before starting challenging tasks? A situation where you learned from your mistakes. (Use STAR method for answering)
- Lastly, one puzzle was asked, refer – https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/puzzle-heaven-hell/amp/
The interviewer asked whether I had any questions. I did not ask any questions here.
Round 4: HR interview
20 minutes interview. Platform: Microsoft teams
Questions: Emphasis on the emotional quotient and future plans
- Introduction – include family background and native places.
- Asked me how was my experience in previous rounds.
- A situation where you faced challenges in any project, how did you handle it. Use STAR method for situational questions: https://www.vawizard.org/wiz-pdf/STAR_Method_Interviews.pdf
- Why do you want to be part of AthenaHealth? (Do some homework about the company’s products and vision before the HR round.)
- What are your principles in life?
- Any plans for higher education?
- Long-term plans 10 years ahead?
- Do you have any other internship/job offer(s)?
- Preferred work location? (Pune/Bangalore/Chennai)
- The interviewer asked whether I had any questions. I did some questions here about work culture.
- Panelist was very friendly throughout the interview, it felt like a casual conversation. In the end, she said, “If everything gets well, I’ll see you in the office!”
Finally, 5 candidates were selected for a full-time position, joining in 2022 as Associate Member of Technical Staff. I was one of them.