BrowserStack SDET intern Selected ✨✨✨

1. Resume Shortlisting

My resume was successfully shortlisted, which led to an invitation for the online assessment.

2. Online Assessment (OA)

I completed the online assessment on an internal test platform. It consisted of 3 Data Structures and Algorithms (DSA) questions, and I managed to solve 2 out of 3. While one was a standard DFS traversal, the other involved designing a basic OOP booking system.

3. Machine Coding Round

Approximately 20 days after the OA, I had my Machine Coding round. The task was to build a simple web service that could interact with two specific browsers: Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. The key challenge was to implement functionalities like launching a browser with a URL, killing its process, clearing session data, and retrieving the active tab's URL, all without using Selenium or any other web drivers. I approached this by utilizing child processes to manage browser interactions directly.

4. Interview Rounds

All three subsequent interview rounds were scheduled on the same day.

Round 1 – EM Round

This round was conducted by an interviewer with over 10 years of experience. We discussed my resume and previous internship in detail. Technical questions covered Operating Systems and general development concepts. A significant portion was dedicated to a deep dive into my personal project, where I had to explain its workings comprehensively. I was also asked about my favorite subject, which is Computer Networks (CN), leading to questions about DNS, the OSI model, and the lifecycle of a data packet across layers. The interviewer also explored the differences between HTTP and HTTPS, prompting me to explain TLS, digital signatures, and Certificate Authorities (CA). Towards the end, I was given a DSA problem: to maximize the product of numbers in an array.

Round 2 – EOD Round

My second technical interview was with a person boasting over 20 years of experience, including more than 15 years at Oracle. The conversation began casually, covering my background, interests, daily routine, and previous interview experiences. We then delved into my project, "InterviewInsight," where I explained its purpose – allowing college students to post interview experiences and use a chatbot for data extraction, insights, and resource recommendations. I highlighted how this project assists juniors in preparing for company-specific requirements. We also touched upon my past internship experience. Finally, I was given a logical puzzle: how to divide a square into 2, 3, 4, and 5 equal parts.

Round 3 – HR Round

The HR round was brief and straightforward. I was asked about my overall interview experience and the standard "Why BrowserStack?" question.

Verdict

After a wait of three days, my Training and Placement (TnP) coordinator informed me that I was the only candidate shortlisted for the role. This news brought an immense sense of relief, as it marked the end of an 8-month-long journey that included over 30 interviews.

Special Thanks

I must extend a special thank you to the HR person. She was incredibly helpful throughout the entire process, calling before each round to offer motivation, advise on what topics to prepare, and remind me to stay confident. She truly was the best recruiter I’ve ever interacted with.

Takeaway

My biggest takeaway is to believe in myself and in a higher power. It reinforces the idea that the best thing about time is that it changes, and perseverance eventually pays off.