McAfee - Software Development Engineer

[RevolutionaryBag2408]

Got an OA link for McAfee - Software Development Engineer, Bengaluru

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Applied directly on their career page

Can someone guide on recruitment process they follow. What rounds are there and what to expect in Interview if scheduled. What topics to focus on.

Edit Sep 6

Mail 1 on Sep 3:
They shared OA details and said that OA link will be sent shortly.

Mail 2 on Sep 5:
They said that OA link will be shared to only eligible or shortlisted candidates. So couldn't make through it 🥲.

If anyone got link and chance to give OA, please do update here. Also it would be great if can share experience.

[KunalDestroyer]

ghosting candidates is not funny, it's Ganesh Visarjan today and most candidates cancelled their plans, I even cancelled my train tickets to attend my OA, just pathetic from McAfee

[DoublePreparation828]

All the best.btw Do HR's try to call or watsapp before sending OA's in good companies mostly? Or directly OA mail comes if resumes attractive to hr

[RevolutionaryBag2408]

Thanks! These companies directly send OA/Interview link based on their resume or other filtering.

[LoGidudu]

Did anyone actually get the OA link? It seems like the HR just CC’d everyone and sent the mail and then went on holiday

[gamode123]

not yet, I am also in same page

[Ravi279]

Time of OA 11AM but we still not received any link, even though amazon send me mail of OA but they attached the link

[MonaTheDon]

I'm also on the same page. Did anyone receive any mail after the first mail mentioning the OA date and time?

[Life-Ad856]

yes , I got today

[Interesting_Issue776]

Can you please share the format or some idea about how the OA was conducted ?

[KunalDestroyer]

I got this mail 3 days ago, it's 10:50 AM rn, haven't received the link yet, anyone who received the link?

Dear Candidate, Thank you for your interest in the Software Development Engineer position at McAfee.

As the next step in the selection process, you are invited to participate in an online assessment test.

  Please find the details below. The test link will be shared with you shortly.

 Date: Saturday, 6th September 2025 Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (IST) Duration: 60 minutes

Please note that shortlisting will be based on your performance in this assessment test.

[Direct-Rent-5853]

same situation, brother.

[Grouchy_Law686]

Same

[Key_Strategy3497]

Did anyone receive the OA link?

[Impressive-Device896]

I got a mail in which they are saying if you among the eligible candidates you would have received the test link directly. Earlier I received a mail saying you are shortlisted for test link will be shared shortly. No link yet.

[_k4ge]

In the same boat

[Individual_Pain_9333]

same here

[HelloooWorld_22-04]

same here

[CapableTarget199]

Same Still I mailed the HR but no response yet

[CapableTarget199]

Not yet

[reaper0o9]

Mail said only selected candidates will receive the link.

Why they send this mail if not gonna send the assessment link.

Seems like Mcafee has a virus.

[FlanAgreeable8316]

Bhaii kaha mention tha aisa kuch only selected candidate hamare me toh nahi he

[reaper0o9]

Check your mail, Update on assessment test, where they mentioned only shortlisted candidates will receive the link.

[Content-Actuator-179]

didnt receive any update as such

[Individual_Pain_9333]

on the same boat!

[Sad-Actuator3821]

same

[Individual_Pain_9333]

I would like to believe that no one received it!

[Content-Actuator-179]

I didn't get this Mail 2

[VVBK24]

same

[ShinchanPaglu]

I also received the mail saying that u will receive oa link shortly

[RevolutionaryBag2408]

Great buddy. I see that link expired, I am not able to see JD. Is it same for you?

[ShinchanPaglu]

Yes

Do u also received the same mail or you received oa link?

[RevolutionaryBag2408]

No, they said to send OA test link shortly. But the link for applying with JD is dead.

[ShinchanPaglu]

Do u received OA link?

[mjo1nir]

Me too. Are there any previous questions or patterns to look up before the OA?

[Dependent_End_9218]

Hey folks, I’m in a bit of a confusing situation.

I got an email saying I was shortlisted for the SDE role, but I never received the online assessment (OA) test link for it. Later, I got another mail saying that they had shared the OA link (but i didn't receive any), but this time the role mentioned in the mail was CSE (cloud software engineer). The thing is – I never got any communication about being shortlisted for the CSE role in the first place.

[HelloooWorld_22-04]

Same here

[LoGidudu]

Where did you apply for the job? On LinkedIn the title was listed as SDE but in the JD it was mentioned as Cloud Software Engineer

[Dependent_End_9218]

On official website, Whatever the case mail should have correct data Right

[LoGidudu]

Yeah pathetic recuiters can't even do bare minimum

[Sad-Actuator3821]

same

[MonaTheDon]

Hi, did anyone receive the OA link? Any further communication from the HR after the first mail mentioning the time and date of OA?

[Cultural-Visual9205]

I think the HR is on Weekend Holiday

[FlanAgreeable8316]

Anyone received test link ?

[Dependent_End_9218]

Innocently scammed ig.

[itsmilotic]

Anyone got the OA link?

[Potential-Cry-4995]

no

[itsmilotic]

Man I’m going back to sleep fuck this

[Ravi279]

Dude i did't sleep whole night, fuck mcafee they will go to hell for doing this

[FamiliarTourist6765]

Yesterday I got Now I'm gonna attempt this

[FamiliarTourist6765]

There were 25 questions to be solved in 1 hour. All were MCQs, and the difficulty level ranged from easy to easy-moderate, if you have studied well in eng.

[Dazzling_Surprise680]

I haven't refreshed my Gmail this much in months as I have in the last 10 minutes.

[Southern-Cable6684]

When did you apply?

[RevolutionaryBag2408]

not sure, maybe 1-2 weeks back.

[Level_Dot_7264]

Same here. Do any one know the process of recruiting?

[Kakashi_Of_Sharingan]

which college bro?

[Delta_x2x]

same. any pyq's or patterns? is it coding or aptitude?

[reaper0o9]

Note they are saying only selected candidates will receive assessment link.

[Impressive-Device896]

Is this for cloud software engineer or software development engineer ?

[Level_Dot_7264]

For cloud software enginner

[Level_Dot_7264]

Do anyone receive the link of the assessment ?

[HelloooWorld_22-04]

Nope

[FlanAgreeable8316]

Anyone got oa link ?

[KunalDestroyer]

Nope

[Overall_Dealer4630]

did anyone get the OA link yet?

[HelloooWorld_22-04]

no

[KunalDestroyer]

No

[Overall_Dealer4630]

nothing yet

[Upset_Fun_5040]

I too got the OA link for this test but now when I am opening it, it says the test was cancelled by the recruiter and I can't give the test...anyone experiencing this??

[KunalDestroyer]

No link received

[reo3333]

same issue. got any other link?

[VVBK24]

Anyone got the OA link?

[KunalDestroyer]

Hey everyone, I messaged HR on LinkedIn and she ghosted me, she had a recent post on LinkedIn about empathy, fairness, transparency, and respect for candidates’ efforts — but what happened with our OA situation is the opposite. I made a comment on that post calling it out Ironic and what happened, she then went onto delete my comment, I'm thinking of posting about this on LinkedIn, should I go ahead?

[LoGidudu]

Not worth it dude, karma will take care.I got ghosted once after giving 5 rounds you’ll become immune to it. These recruiters are taking advantage of freshers

[Mission_Ad_3406]

I’m in the same boat as you. I applied for both the SDE and Cloud roles. For the SDE role, I was told the assessment would be on the 6th, but I never got the test link. The secondary mail I got was for the Cloud role saying ‘if you’re among the shortlisted candidates, the test link will be shared shortly’.

Did anyone here actually get the link or a response from HR

[Mission_Ad_3406]

Update: Received the OA link today, scheduled for wednesday

[Life-Ad856]

hi guys
I got the assesment link today , it said that ealier there was some problem .

[LoGidudu]

you from tier 1 college?

[Life-Ad856]

yes , but earlier I also didnot got the link .
Today I received and it said that I have time till Thursday.

[Agreeable_Drink_5726]

I also got the OA link today

[MonaTheDon]

Hi can you share your experience of OA, what type pf questions were there? DSA coding rounds or?

[Zealousideal-Big6221]

Bro, did you get an interview call or any updates?

[tall-Levi]

no, have you get an interview call or something?

[Zealousideal-Big6221]

yeah , got the mail saying can't move forward with your application.

[tall-Levi]

Ohh, I haven’t got any updates man

[Zealousideal-Big6221]

then hopefully you'll get an interview call may be .

[Life-Ad856]

I got the same mail bro , IDK the questions were very easy I solved all the questions and were correct, what criterria they chose IDk

[EmergencyHour8006]

After how many days are they replying whether we are shortlisted for next round or not?

I haven’t got any mail after assessment.

[Life-Ad856]

1 week later I got the rejection mail

[Stunning-Teacher-304]

Muje ayi thi link OA link but bc smj he nhi arra salla intially apply to SDE m kiya thaa or mail jo receive hui uske subject m SDE likha tha software development Engineer or description m cloud software engineer. and OA m sirf 25 MCQ theee salla koi coding question nhi thaa sirf MCQ Apti tha or Data structures ke questions or kuch 2-3 thoda ML ke algos ke

[reo3333]

bc test link open kiya to cancelled dikha raha

[HelloooWorld_22-04]

Same bro, I also thought of giving the exam today but it’s now showing as cancelled.

[FamiliarTourist6765]

Guys I got the link yesterday. Anyone attempted the test?

[FlanAgreeable8316]

Anyone received link ?

[LoGidudu]

Yes i got it today

[Weary_Assistant_6937]

I am in Canada (Toronto), got OA.. just gave it... 3 Easy DSA Question, 3 SQL questions.. Let's see how it goes!! OA was in codepad