🎯 Process Overview

📌 Stages:

• Online Test
• Interviews: 1 Technical Round, 1 HR + Technical Round

📝 Online Test

The test featured time-bound sections and included two easy coding questions, primarily involving greedy algorithms and sorting.

🛠 Interview Rounds

🔹 Technical Interview — Round 1

👥 Interviewers: Two interviewers were present.

📝 Questions:

• Introduction:

  • "Tell me about yourself."

• OOP Concepts:

  • Covered basic OOP principles.

• Puzzle:

  • Solved the classic “two-beaker” puzzle, focusing on measuring a specific amount of water.

• SQL Query:

  • Asked to find the second-highest salary.
  • Initially, I used LIMIT and OFFSET.
  • The interviewers challenged me to provide an alternative solution without LIMIT, so I wrote a subquery (though with higher time complexity).
  • Later, I explained the optimal subquery version.

• Project-Based Questions:

  • Detailed discussion on a *project, covering the *full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including tools, deployment, and CI/CD practices.

• Cloud Knowledge:

  • Asked if I was familiar with cloud technologies.

• Other Technical Questions:

  • SQL: Find the 3rd highest salary by joining two tables on account ID.
  • Systems Design: How Google Search works internally.
  • Unlisted Skills: Discussed tech stack skills acquired outside my resume.
  • Team Project Contributions: Explained my role and experience with documentation.

🔍 Takeaway: Computer Networks and Cloud knowledge are helpful in Avaya’s technical rounds, even at a high level.

🔹 HR + Technical Interview — Round 2

📝 Questions:

• Introduction:

  • "Tell me about yourself."

• Background:

  • Family background, involvement in college clubs, technical societies, and leadership roles.

• Academic Performance:

  • Noted fluctuations in academic performance:
    • 10th grade: Above 90%
    • 12th grade: Below 90%
    • College CGPA: Above 9
  • Explained this variation, focusing on entrance exam preparation in 12th grade.
  • Asked about my JEE Mains and CET percentiles and ranks.

• Situational Question:

  • “When you walk on stairs, do you take one step at a time or more than one?”
  • I explained it depended on time availability: generally, one step at a time.
  • Interviewer then asked, “Are you good at time management?”
  • This led to a discussion about time management skills.

❌ Verdict:

• Outcome: I was offered the position.
• However: Due to a change in the company’s finances, Avaya revoked the offer after two months.

🔍 Reflection and Advice:

• Interview Focus: Avaya’s process balances technical fundamentals with adaptability and situational awareness.
• Suggested Prep Areas: Knowledge in Cloud, SQL, and general Computer Networks can be beneficial, as these topics were relevant.
• HR Round: Avaya values *structured time management and adaptability, focusing on *well-rounded candidates who balance technical skills with practical thinking.