SDE I at Wells Fargo

How it went

What they would tell you

How to prepare

Round by round

1. 1

   Screening Round60 min

   The process began with call from recruiter, asked about my current role, tech stack, and interest in switching, which felt more like a casual chat than a formal screening. After confirming availability, they scheduled the first technical round.

2. 2

   Technical Round 160 min

   resume-driven and java related question was asked Basic-to-intermediate Java questions:

   • Object-oriented design concepts (polymorphism, inheritance, encapsulation)
   • Difference between checked and unchecked exceptions
   • Common Java APIs and collection usage The technical portion about 30 mins. The remaining 15 mins were spent discussing the role, team expectations, and tech stack.
3. 3

   Technical Round 260 min

   Java Questions Advanced OOP paradigms (interfaces, abstract classes, design patterns) Exception handling (custom exceptions, multi-catch, try-with-resources) Problem-Solving a. Maximum Subarray b. Verbal Arithmetic Puzzle Only pseudo-code not whole implementation SQL Question

   • Find the employee with the minimum salary in each department.
   • Again, the focus was on explaining the approach clearly, not just writing the query. By the end, the interviewer seemed satisfied with both my coding and SQL answers.
   • Maximum Subarray
   • Verbal Arithmetic Puzzle

What came up