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Updated 12 Jan 2021

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I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Jan 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

10 Questions

  • Q1. Oops concepts
  • Q2. Collection
  • Q3. Difference between abstract and interface
  • Ans. 

    Abstract class is a class that cannot be instantiated and can have both abstract and non-abstract methods. Interface is a blueprint for a class and can only have abstract methods.

    • Abstract class can have constructors while interface cannot

    • A class can implement multiple interfaces but can only inherit from one abstract class

    • Abstract class can have instance variables while interface cannot

    • Abstract class is used for code r...

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  • Q4. Pom module
  • Q5. Maven
  • Q6. Jenkins
  • Q7. File downloading wait
  • Q8. Array max, second array max
  • Q9. Login with multiple credentials which are stored in one excel sheet
  • Ans. 

    Multiple credentials can be logged in using data from an excel sheet.

    • Read the excel sheet using a library like Apache POI

    • Iterate through the rows and columns to get the data

    • Use a loop to login with each set of credentials

    • Assert the login success or failure for each set of credentials

  • Answered by AI
  • Q10. Explicit wait and implicit wait

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Try to give answer in straight forward way, if don't know then move forward

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Interview Questionnaire 

5 Questions

  • Q1. Technical round was basically a White board interview .I have been asked to write few C# codes in order to explain OOPs concept .
  • Q2. What's MVC Life cycle . Explain how does AJAX call happen . How can you pass one data set or single data from one view to a partial view .
  • Ans. 

    MVC life cycle, AJAX call and passing data from view to partial view.

    • MVC life cycle includes request routing, controller instantiation, action execution, and rendering of the view.

    • AJAX call is initiated by sending an HTTP request to the server and receiving a response in the form of JSON or XML data.

    • To pass data from one view to a partial view, we can use ViewBag, ViewData, or TempData.

    • ViewBag is a dynamic object that ...

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  • Q3. What's Abstract class , what's the use of it . What's interface , how it appears to a important part of Service layer.
  • Ans. 

    Abstract class is a class that cannot be instantiated, while interface is a contract that defines methods.

    • Abstract class can have both abstract and non-abstract methods, while interface can only have abstract methods.

    • Abstract class can have instance variables, while interface cannot.

    • Abstract class is used for code reusability and polymorphism, while interface is used for achieving abstraction and loose coupling.

    • In serv...

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  • Q4. Usual HR didn't discussion.
  • Q5. It was not question answer round . A formal interaction with high level people of the organization , through which they can try to see you interpersonal skills.

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Asp.net MVC , C# , JavaScript, jQuery, Html

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I appeared for an interview before Sep 2020.

Round 1 - Face to Face 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 50 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was a Data Structural round.

  • Q1. 

    Distinct Islands Problem Statement

    Given a two-dimensional array/list consisting of integers 0s and 1s, where 1 represents land and 0 represents water, determine the number of distinct islands. A group of...

  • Ans. 

    Count the number of distinct islands in a 2D array of 0s and 1s.

    • Identify islands by performing depth-first search (DFS) on the grid

    • Use a set to store the shape of each island and check for duplicates

    • Consider translations to determine distinct islands

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Round 2 - Face to Face 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 50 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was a Data Structural round.

  • Q1. 

    Word Wrap Problem Statement

    You are tasked with arranging 'N' words of varying lengths such that each line contains at most 'M' characters, with each word separated by a space. The challenge is to minimiz...

  • Ans. 

    The goal is to minimize the total cost of arranging 'N' words on each line with a maximum character limit 'M'.

    • Calculate the cost of each line as the cube of extra space characters needed to reach 'M'.

    • Minimize the total cost by arranging words to fit within the character limit on each line.

    • Ensure each word appears fully on one line without breaking across lines.

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Round 3 - Face to Face 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was a System Design round.

  • Q1. Can you design a system similar to Red Bus that can handle bookings and onboard both vendors and customers to the platform?
  • Ans. 

    Design a system similar to Red Bus for handling bookings and onboarding vendors and customers.

    • Implement a user-friendly interface for customers to search and book tickets

    • Create a vendor portal for vendors to manage their offerings and availability

    • Include payment gateway integration for secure transactions

    • Develop a robust backend system for managing bookings, cancellations, and refunds

    • Utilize a database to store user in

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Round 4 - Face to Face 

Round duration - 50 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was a System Design round

Round 5 - Face to Face 

Round duration - 50 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was an HR round.

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI completed Computer Science Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. Microsoft interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Graphs, Dynamic Programming, Arrays, LinkedList, stringsTime required to prepare for the interview - 1 monthInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Practice as much as you can.
Tip 2 : Prepare for company, not in general.
Tip 3 : Your past work should be objective and your contribution should be very clear

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Keep only relevant things for the job you are applying.
Tip 2 : Minimal data with measurable contribution and effect.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

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Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Strings, arrays, dp

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Data Structures, Algorithms, System designing, Azure

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Why important in learning programming languages.
  • Ans. 

    Learning programming languages is important for software engineers to effectively communicate with computers and develop software solutions.

    • Programming languages are the foundation of software development.

    • Learning multiple languages expands the range of problems a software engineer can solve.

    • Different languages have different strengths and are suited for different tasks.

    • Knowing multiple languages improves adaptability ...

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I appeared for an interview in Jan 2021.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Merge sort, Quick sort and fibonaci
  • Ans. 

    Merge sort and Quick sort are sorting algorithms while Fibonacci is a sequence of numbers.

    • Merge sort is a divide and conquer algorithm that divides the input array into two halves, sorts each half and then merges them.

    • Quick sort is also a divide and conquer algorithm that selects a pivot element and partitions the array around the pivot.

    • Fibonacci is a sequence of numbers where each number is the sum of the two precedin...

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be good at algorithm, they can judge very quickly the efficiency level.

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Nov 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Questions on problem solving, data structures and algortithms

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be very thorough in data structures and algorithms, solve problems in Leetcode...

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Sep 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. How does you skills relate to this job
  • Q2. Why should we hire you

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare and stay confident

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Dec 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. Describe the best project of yours till now.
  • Q2. Find the shortest path in a graph between 2 given vertices.
  • Ans. 

    Use Dijkstra's algorithm to find the shortest path between 2 vertices in a graph.

    • Implement Dijkstra's algorithm to find the shortest path

    • Create a priority queue to keep track of the vertices with the shortest distance

    • Use a visited set to avoid revisiting vertices

    • Stop when the destination vertex is reached

    • Return the shortest path found

    • Example: finding the shortest path between A and D in a graph with weighted edges: A->...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Given an array, find how many such pairs having sum equal to 0 are there?
  • Ans. 

    Find pairs in an array with sum equal to 0.

    • Use a hash table to store the frequency of each element.

    • Iterate through the array and for each element, check if its complement (negative value) exists in the hash table.

    • If it exists, add the frequency of the complement to the count of pairs.

    • Return the count of pairs.

    • Example: array = [2, -2, 3, 0, -3], pairs = 2 (-2, 2 and -3, 3)

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - There was an online coding test consisting of 3 questions to be solved in 1.5 hr.
After that, there were 3 interview rounds in total. 2 technical and 1 HR round.

Skills evaluated in this interview

AlphaSense Interview FAQs

How to prepare for AlphaSense Automation Test Engineer interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at AlphaSense. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at AlphaSense expect are Selenium, Java, Automation Testing, Python and Software Testing.
What are the top questions asked in AlphaSense Automation Test Engineer interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the AlphaSense Automation Test Engineer interview -

  1. Login with multiple credentials which are stored in one excel sh...read more
  2. Difference between abstract and interf...read more
  3. Explicit wait and implicit w...read more

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