On-campus Placement Drive – BrowserStack Catapult (Placement-linked Internship)
Role: Software Engineer – Backend
1. Online Assessment (OA):
Conducted at home, around 300 students from my campus attempted this online assessment. It consisted of basic to medium-level MCQs covering Web (HTML, CSS, JS), Operating Systems, Computer Networks, and situational questions. Only 30 (including me) students cleared this round and got shortlisted for on-site interviews.
2. Machine Coding Round (On-site):
Was invited to BrowserStack’s office. The problem was to implement a real-time log viewer (similar to `tail -f`). For this round, we're allowed to use Internet and build our solution. I leveraged Go for this round, used broadcast channels, web-sockets and ring buffer. Managed to design a working solution and clear this round.
3. Interview with Director of Engineering (DoE):
My final round was resume-driven. We discussed my internship experiences, projects, technical strengths, and weaknesses. It was a mix of technical and behavioral evaluation. The interview lasted around 30–35 minutes.
A week later, the placement cell announced the results and finally I got placed at BrowserStack!