Questions that have appeared at saic for an engineering (Case Study) interview.

1. System Design

Question: Can you describe how you would approach designing a distributed system to handle large volumes of data?

Question: Can you discuss a time when you had to design a system from scratch? What were the key considerations and challenges?

Question: How would you design a system that needs to be highly available and fault tolerant?

2. Problem Solving

Question: Can you describe a difficult technical problem you encountered in a previous project and how you solved it?

Question: Describe a time when you had to optimize a system for performance. What were the steps you took?

Question: Can you discuss an instance where you had to solve a problem with limited resources?

3. Project Management

Question: How do you prioritize tasks when managing a large project?

Question: Can you describe a time when you had to handle a project that was behind schedule?

Question: Discuss an instance where you had to make a critical decision that had a significant impact on a project’s timeline or outcome.

4. Team Collaboration

Question: Can you discuss a time when you had to deal with a conflict within your engineering team? How did you handle it?

Question: Describe a situation where you had to collaborate with a non-technical team. How did you ensure effective communication?

Question: Discuss an instance where your team had to quickly adapt to a change in project requirements. How did you handle it?