Company: SAP
Role: Java Developer Associate
Applied via: Company portal
Status: No final response yet after 3 rounds

Round 1 (F2F – Tech Panel)

1. OOPS concepts (encapsulation, inheritance, abstraction)
2. Java Threads
3. Interface vs Abstract class
4. DSA:
   Build Binary Tree from Preorder and Inorder arrays
   Convert Queue to Stack and vice-versa

I explained both brute + optimal approaches and edge cases and progressed to the next round

Round 2 (F2F – DSA + System)

1. Group Anagrams (Hashing)
2. Minimum length subarray with sum ≥ target (Sliding Window)
3. One more LeetCode Medium-level DSA question (can’t recall)
4. SQL Queries – JOINS + GROUP BY + Aggregate
5. One Puzzle (logical reasoning)

I explained all the approaches clearly , got little stuck in puzzle and progressed to the next round

Round 3 (Hiring Manager - F2F)

1. One Threads question (ExecutorService related)
2. Behavioral questions about team project, challenges
3. Internship discussion and technical contributions

Status:
Interview went well overall. Had lots of hope.
HR mentioned they need time to decide but its been ~3 weeks, still waiting.

❓Has anyone else experienced delay after 3rd round with SAP (Java Developer role)? Was it a silent rejection or offer came later? Appreciate any insights 🙏