Avaya Interview Experience for R&D Engineer (On-Campus) 2022

Location: Bengaluru

Avaya was On-campus and the recruitment process had 3 rounds.

• Online Test
• Technical Interview 
• HR Interview

Online Test: The test consisted of 3 sections and it was hosted on the Avaya Platform itself.

• 30 Aptitude questions in 30 minutes(Questions were based on concepts like Set,Blood relation,speed and arithmetic)
• 30 Technical questions in 25 minutes(Questions on Data Structures and Algorithm,OOP’s,Operating System,DBMS were included)
• 2 Coding questions in 20 minutes(One graph question and another was based on Arrays. Difficultly level was in-between Easy and Moderate level)

Technical Interview: The Interview started with basic introduction and a thorough explanation of the project. Then the interviewer started asking the questions like

• The obstacles you had faced during your project and how did you overcome that?
• Questions related to Cloud have been asked since I mentioned it in my resume.
• He asked to explain insertion sort thoroughly by writing pseudo code.
• How to detect loop in Linked List?
• Then he started asking questions on Operating Systems like what is semaphore and mutex, mention the conditions for deadlock.
• What is Private IP and Public IP?
• In DBMS the questions like types of DB, Acid properties, etc. have been asked.
• How java is machine independent?
• Explain the internal working of the Java program.

3. HR Interview: It’s the last round and the main objective of this round is to know about your background.

• What are the current products of Avaya?
• How are you updated with the latest technology?
• Situation-based questions on Cloud related to my project.
• Internship Experience(Since I mentioned it in my resume)
• What are your hobbies and how do you spend your free time?
• Short-term, mid-term, and long-term goals?
• Are there any higher studies plans for you?
• Why we should hire you?

Few suggestions: 

• Must practice coding questions in platforms like GFG, Leetcode, etc. One can start with the Love bubber sheet(450 questions) it helps a lot in understanding each and every concept of DSA.
• Know everything about the projects mentioned in your resume. 
• Be thorough about the concepts in OOPs, Data Structures and Algorithms, Operating Systems, DBMS, and Basic Computer Networks.
• Have in-depth knowledge of your coding language(Java/C++/Python etc)
• Ask the interviewer for his experience or the technology they are currently working on at last.
• Know about the company before attending the interview.
• Make a note of the points to be mentioned in the introduction so that you will not miss it.
• Stress your technical skills during the introduction.
• It’s okay if you don’t answer some of the questions.
• While answering the questions think for a minute, even if you have the answer in your mind.
• Be confident about your answer and have a smile on your face.

Result: Selected 

All the best!!!