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Alation Software Engineer IV Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 24 Nov 2022

Alation Software Engineer IV Interview Experiences

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I applied via Job Portal and was interviewed before Nov 2021. There were 5 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - Coding Test 

A generic problem solving scenario.

Round 3 - LLD 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Detailed design of a common problem.
Round 4 - HLD 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Mostly involving microservices.
Round 5 - Test and Debugging 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Scenario based testing and debugging

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Alation Software Engineer IV interview:
  • Microservices
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare wisely. Make sure the basic concepts are clear and your resume reflects your experience.

Interview questions from similar companies

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Question around priority queue
  • Q2. Decode strings leetcode
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. System design questions scenario based
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions on multidimensional tree
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Campus Placement

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

It was good 20 mcqs 3 coding questions

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Dsa and core subjects like cn os
  • Q2. Dsa questions and core subjects
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic family discussion and salary details

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - it was overall a good experience
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

2 Leetcode Medium questions on hackerrank

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Kadane algorithm based question
  • Q2. Leetcode medium
  • Q3. Resume based questions
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Probability question math problem
  • Q2. Puzzle to solve
  • Q3. AI based question
  • Q4. 1 question to solve Leetcode medium

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be strong with DSA and communication skill
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Aptitude was including both MCQs and Input

Round 2 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Technical interview 1 It revolved around core subjects Like OS, Oops, CNS, dbms etc,. And few basic questions on arrays
  • Q2. Difference between python and C
  • Ans. 

    Python is a high-level, interpreted language known for its simplicity and readability, while C is a low-level, compiled language known for its speed and efficiency.

    • Python is dynamically typed, while C is statically typed.

    • Python has automatic memory management, while C requires manual memory management.

    • Python is platform-independent, while C is platform-dependent.

    • Python is commonly used for web development and data anal...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Why C is faster than python
  • Ans. 

    C is faster than Python due to its lower-level nature and direct hardware access.

    • C is a compiled language, while Python is an interpreted language.

    • C code is directly translated into machine code, while Python code is executed line by line.

    • C has direct access to hardware, while Python relies on external libraries for such access.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Write a program to count vowels in your name
  • Ans. 

    A program to count vowels in a given name

    • Create a function that takes a string as input

    • Loop through each character in the string and check if it is a vowel (a, e, i, o, u)

    • Increment a counter for each vowel found

    • Return the total count of vowels

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Technical 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Technical interview 2 Focuses on DSA
  • Q2. Write quick sort
  • Ans. 

    Quick sort is a divide-and-conquer algorithm that sorts an array by partitioning it into smaller sub-arrays.

    • Choose a pivot element from the array

    • Partition the array into two sub-arrays based on the pivot element

    • Recursively apply quick sort to the sub-arrays

    • Combine the sorted sub-arrays to get the final sorted array

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Implement Linked list
  • Ans. 

    Implement a linked list data structure in a programming language.

    • Create a Node class with data and a reference to the next node

    • Implement methods to add, remove, and search for elements in the linked list

    • Handle edge cases like adding to an empty list or removing the last element

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. All operations on Linked list
  • Ans. 

    Operations on Linked list include insertion, deletion, traversal, and searching.

    • Insertion: Add a new node at the beginning, end, or middle of the linked list.

    • Deletion: Remove a node from the linked list based on a given key or position.

    • Traversal: Visit each node in the linked list to perform operations or display data.

    • Searching: Find a specific node in the linked list based on a given key or value.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Basic machine learning algorithms
Round 4 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic fitment questions
  • Q2. Introduction and flexibility

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident and brush up all CS core subjects

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Oct 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Promises in javascript
  • Ans. 

    Promises in JavaScript are objects representing the eventual completion or failure of an asynchronous operation.

    • Promises are used to handle asynchronous operations in JavaScript.

    • They can be in one of three states: pending, fulfilled, or rejected.

    • Promises can be chained using .then() to handle success and .catch() to handle errors.

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in May 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Some Objective questions and 1 Coding Questions

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Situation based questions on Coroutines
  • Q2. About Project Tech Stack Used and Questions on that
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

2 DSA questions Both are from DP

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. 2 Questions , 1 is DSA
  • Q2. Second question is Puzzle

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Practise DSA more and give more and more interviews.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via campus placement at National Institute of Engineering (NIE) and was interviewed in Apr 2024. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

2 questions, Easy and medium based

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Stacks queues and array questions
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Technical questions on projects
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. How to tackle any uncertain situations? Behavioural questions
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via campus placement at National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal and was interviewed in Mar 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

There were 3 questions in the online assessment.

1 - Binary Search
2 - DP
3 - Graphs

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Implement a persistence stack with constant time operations
  • Ans. 

    Implement a persistence stack with constant time operations

    • Use a combination of a stack and a hashmap to achieve constant time operations for push, pop, and get operations

    • Maintain a stack to store the elements and a hashmap to store the index of each element in the stack

    • When pushing an element, add it to the stack and update its index in the hashmap

    • When popping an element, remove it from the stack and also remove its i...

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Median of two sorted arrays and OOPs basics
  • Ans. 

    Finding the median of two sorted arrays and discussing OOPs basics

    • To find the median of two sorted arrays, merge the arrays and then calculate the median

    • OOPs basics include concepts like encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism, and abstraction

    • Example: Median of [1, 3] and [2] is 2.0

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Alation Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Alation Software Engineer IV interview?
Alation interview process usually has 5 rounds. The most common rounds in the Alation interview process are Resume Shortlist and Coding Test.
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