GeeksforGeeks Question · Jul 2025 · San Francisco

Avaya Interview Experience | Set 1 (On Campus)

SWE Technical Intern Easy

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Avaya visited our college for campus hiring.The selection process was as follows:- 1 - Aptitude test Avaya had own platform for Aptitude test. It had 50 mcqs - 25 questio...

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Avaya visited our college for campus hiring.The selection process was as follows:- 1 - Aptitude test Avaya had own platform for Aptitude test. It had 50 mcqs - 25 questions in technical and 25 in non technical section. MCQs were mainly based on basic maths, logic, Computer Science , c++ concepts. Time duration was 1 hr. Questions were easy. 16 people were shortlisted for interview. 2 - Tech interview 1 Questions were as follows:-

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This is a reported interview question from a avaya interview for a swe role (intern level) during the technical round reported in 2025.

It covers the following topics: Linked List, Strings, Sql, Os, Matrix .

Difficulty rating: Easy