Interview Experience – Ardemas Technologies | AI Intern

Batch: 2027 | Branch: COMP | Total Rounds: 2

Process Snapshot 🚀

Eligibility / Shortlisting: All branches were eligible.
Application Route & Timeline Start: Applied on campus. Shortlisting for the pen-paper Online Assessment (OA) test was based on a CGPA of 8+, 10th & 12th scores of 90%+, and consideration of GitHub profiles and resumes.

Format: The OA was a 1-hour pen-paper test.
Content: It included MCQs covering Aptitude, Core Subjects, DSA Debugging, CS Fundamentals, and English Comprehension.
Timeline: The OA was held in the morning, results were announced around 11 AM.

Interviewer: Anwar Hashmi, Solutions Architect at Ardemas.
Introduction: Started with a brief introduction.
Project Deep Dive:
- Extensive discussion on personal projects, including architecture.
- How the project would handle multiple concurrent requests.
- Justification for the chosen tech stack.
- The interviewer identified a loophole in the project and suggested improvements.
- Discussion about the GenAI and Google Maps components used.
- Brief discussion on a project built during a previous internship.
DBMS:
- Asked about ACID properties.
- Required explaining one ACID property in detail.
DSA Question:
- Given a binary tree, print all boundary nodes in a clockwise direction starting from the root.
- I explained a level-order traversal solution, but felt the interviewer expected a more optimized approach.
My Questions: Asked about the projects the company is currently working on. The interviewer explained products like Serket and IBM Maximo.
Timeline: Held at 12 PM.

I was selected for the HR Round.

Interviewer: Prashant Kumar, Managing Director at Ardemas.
Focus: Primarily situation-based questions to assess behavioral aspects.
Situation 1:
- Question: Describe a situation where your friend's/co-worker's time was wasted because of you.
- My Response: Shared an incident from a previous internship where a database migration had to be done due to their actions, wasting colleagues' time.
- Follow-up: How did you ensure it wouldn't happen again?
- My Answer: Emphasized having clear discussions with colleagues and clarifying all requirements beforehand.
Situation 2: Team Collaboration & Missed Deadlines:
- Scenario: You're in a team, and a co-worker tells you privately they can't complete a module for a demo scheduled the next day. They're hesitant to share this in the group. What would you do?
- My Response: Offered to help if familiar with the remaining work; otherwise, committed to informing the team lead so they could make an informed decision.
- Follow-up Questions: The interviewer made the scenario more complex, asking what if the demo was preponed, leaving even less time, and how the module completion progress would be tracked.
My Question: Asked how to prepare for Ardemas.
- Interviewer's Advice: Prioritize strong technical knowledge, demonstrate ownership of your work, and avoid overcommitting.
Timeline: Held around 5 PM.

Difficulty Across Rounds: Both the technical and HR rounds are rated a medium difficulty.
Most Asked Topics: DSA, DBMS, Core Subjects, Projects, Architecture.
What Interviewers Focused On: All mentioned areas were equally emphasized.

Verdict: Selected
Top Tips for Juniors:
- Possess strong technical knowledge.
- Demonstrate ownership of your work.
- Do not overcommit to tasks.
- Be confident and genuine.
- Speak confidently about what you know.