HCLTech Senior Software Engineer I interview questions
based on 366 ratings - Updated May 13, 2026
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Senior Software Engineer I applicants have rated the interview process at HCLTech with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 50% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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the interview process is good. First round was face to face round and all othethe interview process is good. First round was face to face round and all others are virtual rounds. Communication with HR is good.rs are virtual rounds.
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at HCLTech (Jodhpur, Rajasthan) in Dec 2025
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It was an on campus placement round
We had to make teams of 3 to 5 people, and basically participate in a hackathon, there were 3 routes, ML, DS and full stack
I selected ML, built and Deployed a custom RAG solution (back when RAG meant something) and interview was based just on what we had built.
The interview process is quite confusing and unstructured. It starts with two technical rounds, followed by an HR round. However, even after the HR discussion, there is an additional manager round that is highly technical. The manager round is particularly frustrating, as it is initially presented as a 15-minute call but ends up lasting around 45 minutes, with questions asked in a rushed manner. Additionally, the feedback timeline is very slow, with about 10 days between each round. Because of these delays and the unclear process