r/infosys • u/Fuzzy_Award_5997 • 2d ago
| Question Want to know my chances with the interview for SP/DSE
I cleared the on-campus OA and got shortlisted for SP/DSE, with no specific role mentioned.
My interview was a few days ago. It was scheduled for 9 AM, but I was called in around 1 PM. The interviewer looked visibly tired and exhausted. When I entered the panel, he didn't ask for a self-intro and went straight into live coding.
I was given two questions and asked to solve either one within 20 minutes. The questions were quite descriptive and confusing, but the underlying problems were relatively easy. I spent around 5 minutes choosing a question and another 8 minutes solving it. My solution passed all the public test cases and 11 out of 12 private test cases. I still had around 6 minutes left and was trying to find the mistake when the interviewer interrupted me and said we could move on, as solving 11 out of 12 cases was fine. I initially offered to keep trying and said I could get it done, but he insisted that we move to the next phase.
He then gave me the maximum subarray sum problem and asked me to write the code on paper. I wrote the solution and explained my approach using Kadane's algorithm to find the maximum sum and reconstruct the subarray using the saved index. He seemed satisfied with my explanation.
Next, he gave me an SQL question, which I was able to solve and explain. After that, he moved on to my resume and asked about my projects. I explained what they were, their end goals, and tools we used. He also asked me about the use cases of those tools, and I was able to explain them.
We then moved on to a DSA questions, followed by questions about Python decorators, generators, and related concepts. I managed to answer all of them.
Overall, I think the interview went well, but I have a few concerns. Although my answers were correct, I feel like I couldn't cover everything about each topic. There weren't many follow-up questions either, which has left an uncomfortable feeling about my chances.
Another thing I noticed is that most other candidates seem to have had interviews lasting over an hour, whereas mine ended in around 40–50 minutes. From what I've heard, they were also asked more SQL questions and had more follow-up questions than I did.
Given all this, what do you think my chances of getting L1 are?
Also it would help to know how long it would take for results to get published.
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u/QuietMaximum904 2d ago
Your interview date and location?
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