Deutsche Bank Interview Experience For SDE (On-Campus)

Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes.

• Conducted on the HackerEarth platform.
• Two medium-level questions: A dynamic programming (DP) question and a minor variation of the next greater element problem.
• Only the students who scored 100% went to the next round.
• 20 MCQs covering core CS topics (Operating Systems, DBMS, Computer Networks, and OOPs).

Tip: Prioritize coding questions before attempting MCQs.

Duration: Around 45 minutes.

• Start with your introduction.
• Asked to share your screen and display your projects (since they weren’t deployed).
• Interviewed on CS fundamental topics:
• ACID properties in DBMS.
• Differences between DDL, DML, and DCL with examples.
• Pillars of OOPs with real-life examples.
• Deadlocks in OS.
• Give two basic coding problems (Kadane’s algorithm and reverse linked list) to run on your system.
• Only 6 students were able to crack the round.

Tip: Core concepts are crucial, and interviewers often ask easy DSA problems.

Duration: Around 20 minutes.

• Assessed your ability to handle conflicting scenarios.
• Situation-based questions (e.g., most challenging project, choosing between a valuable client and project accuracy).
• Flexibility and spontaneity judged.
• Some resume-based questions.
• Only 4 students went to the next round.

Tip: Practice responding spontaneously and correctly.

Duration: 15 minutes.

• General HR questions.
• Awaiting the final selections.

Tip: Be attentive and find common ground during HR discussions.

Final Verdict: Congratulations! All 4 of you were selected for a summer SDE internship at Deutsche Bank Operations India.