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ALTEN Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 24 Dec 2024

ALTEN Software Engineer Interview Experiences

2 interviews found

Interview experience
2
Poor
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Apr 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic oops concepts
  • Q2. Questions related to previous projects
Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions related to previous projects
  • Q2. Basic sql questions: find 2nd largest salaried employee
  • Ans. 

    Find the 2nd largest salaried employee using SQL.

    • Use the SELECT statement to retrieve the salary column from the employee table.

    • Use the ORDER BY clause to sort the salaries in descending order.

    • Use the LIMIT clause to limit the result set to the second row.

    • Use the OFFSET clause to skip the first row.

    • Combine all the clauses to get the second largest salaried employee.

  • Answered by AI

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Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 24 Dec 2024

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Dec 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is ponters and it's types
  • Q2. Difference between structures and union
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Here they discussed salary

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Aptitude, electronics

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Transformer and power supply
  • Q2. What is a pointer
  • Ans. 

    A pointer is a variable that stores the memory address of another variable.

    • Pointers are used to access and manipulate memory locations directly.

    • They are commonly used in programming languages like C and C++.

    • Example: int *ptr; // declares a pointer to an integer variable

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What all thinks happen on powering on a device.
  • Ans. 

    When a device is powered on, several processes occur including booting up the operating system, initializing hardware components, loading necessary drivers, and launching user interface.

    • Booting up the operating system

    • Initializing hardware components

    • Loading necessary drivers

    • Launching user interface

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

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Skills evaluated in this interview

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

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Question on Spark and python and sql
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions on sql and python and spark
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. General HR questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well on spark more
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

OS questions, locking and threads etc

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Basic questions on Linked list

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. IPC mechanisms in OS, process management
  • Ans. 

    IPC mechanisms in OS facilitate communication between processes, while process management involves creating, scheduling, and terminating processes.

    • IPC mechanisms include shared memory, message passing, and sockets.

    • Shared memory allows processes to share a portion of memory for communication.

    • Message passing involves sending and receiving messages between processes.

    • Sockets enable communication between processes over a ne...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Fibonacci series code
Round 4 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What challenging work you did in previous company
  • Ans. 

    Implemented a real-time data processing system to handle large volumes of data efficiently.

    • Designed and implemented a distributed system using Apache Kafka for real-time data processing.

    • Optimized data processing algorithms to handle large volumes of data without impacting performance.

    • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of the system with existing infrastructure.

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Sorting Algorithms
  • Q2. HashMap principles
  • Ans. 

    HashMap principles involve key-value pairs, hashing, and efficient retrieval.

    • HashMap stores key-value pairs using hashing for efficient retrieval.

    • Keys must be unique but values can be duplicated.

    • HashMap allows null keys and values.

    • HashMap is not synchronized, use ConcurrentHashMap for thread safety.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Data Structures
  • Q4. Spring Fundamentals

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Best Company culture and team!

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Assignment 

Question based on fundmentals of CS

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Dsa related problem ,SQL and your project.
  • Q2. Majorly focouses on Dsa and SQL
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Ask question about your shifts and timings and will you able to relocate or not
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. LAMP stack related questions
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

The test consisted of 3 sections - English, Logical and Coding questions. The questions were not to difficult to answer, if you have good knowledge you are likely to crack it.

Round 2 - Group Discussion 

GD will be conducted between 10-12 people in batches, You will get you topic and 2 mins to prepare something on it and then round is open to speak. If you keep your calm and speak the right things at the right time, you are good to go.

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. I was asked which language was my go to and then I was asked further questions on that.
  • Q2. Questions were asked on core Java concepts. A block of code was given and I was asked what would be the output.
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. A basic HR round discussing the CTC and your job location.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic OOPS concepts
  • Q2. Angular Interview quiestions

ALTEN Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in ALTEN Software Engineer interview?
ALTEN interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the ALTEN interview process are Technical, Resume Shortlist and HR.
How to prepare for ALTEN Software 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 ALTEN. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at ALTEN expect are AUTOSAR, Diagnostics, HIL, Stateflow and UDS.
What are the top questions asked in ALTEN Software Engineer interview?

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