Samsung Software Engineer interview questions and process

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Candidates rate the Samsung Software Engineer interview Medium-Hard: The coding filter is a long, strictly proctored test, often a single hard DP or graph problem with around 50 test cases, followed by technical rounds that check CS fundamentals. Reports describe 5 rounds, from Resume shortlisting to HR interview.

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Samsung Software Engineer interview rounds

  1. Resume shortlisting: Campus drives filter on branch (CSE, IT, ECE and similar) and a CGPA cutoff reported between 6 and 7, sometimes with no active backlogs. Off-campus, a referral or a Google form often gets you the test link.
  2. Online coding assessment
  3. Samsung SWC Advance Test (3-hour proctored test)
  4. Technical interview
  5. HR interview

Questions reported in Samsung Software Engineer interviews

  1. Find number of shortest paths from source to destination in the given graph (Solved using Dijkstra algorithm)
  2. Find number of shortest paths from source to destination in the given graph (solved using Dijkstra)
  3. Find the lowest common ancestor of a binary tree
  4. Define OOPS and explain its 4 pillars
  5. What are DDL and DML commands, and what is the advantage of a DBMS over a file structure?
  6. Write a SQL query using JOINS

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Samsung Software Engineer interview: quick answers

How many rounds are in the Samsung Software Engineer interview?

Public reports describe 5 rounds for the Samsung Software Engineer interview: (1) Resume shortlisting, (2) Online coding assessment, (3) Samsung SWC Advance Test, (4) Technical interview, (5) HR interview. Based on 14 public reports, last updated Oct 2026.

Is the Samsung interview difficult?

Public reports put the Samsung Software Engineer interview at Medium-Hard difficulty. The coding filter is a long, strictly proctored test, often a single hard DP or graph problem with around 50 test cases, followed by technical rounds that check CS fundamentals.

Does Samsung ask DSA?

Yes. Rounds that involve coding: Online coding assessment. Reported coding questions include "Find the lowest common ancestor of a binary tree". Elimination-style process that leans hard on algorithmic problem solving under strict proctoring, followed by fundamentals-focused technical questions. Data structures and algorithms is among the skills reports mention most.

Sources

Based on 14 public reports: LeetCode Discuss (6), YouTube (6), AmbitionBox (1), Reddit (1), last updated Oct 2026.

Compiled by Adarsh Sharma from public candidate reports. Unofficial guide: PortLume AI is not affiliated with Samsung.

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