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Avalara Technologies Software Engineer Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 15 Sep 2024

Top Avalara Technologies Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. Merge K Sorted Arrays You have been given ‘K’ different arrays/lists, which are sorted individually (in ascending order). You need to merge all the given arrays/list such ...read more
  • Q2. System Design Question Low-level design of how to store contacts in the phone book
  • Q3. Find max square area in a binary matrix
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Avalara Technologies Software Engineer Interview Experiences

6 interviews found

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Jul 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Online coding test in hackerrank. There were 2 coding questions and both were hard level.

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Find max square area in a binary matrix
  • Ans. 

    Find the maximum area of a square in a binary matrix.

    • Iterate through the matrix and for each cell, calculate the maximum square area that can be formed with that cell as the top-left corner.

    • Use dynamic programming to store the maximum square area at each cell.

    • Keep track of the maximum area encountered so far and return it as the result.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Find longest increasing sequence in a matrix
  • Ans. 

    Find longest increasing sequence in a matrix

    • Iterate through each element in the matrix

    • For each element, check its neighbors to find the longest increasing sequence

    • Keep track of the longest sequence found so far

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

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions of resume line by line.
  • Q2. Questions on docker, kubernetes, etc.

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Avalara Technologies Software Engineer interview:
  • Data Structures
  • Algorithms
  • Resume
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be too good at Data structures and algorithms, practice more and more leetcode hard problems.

Ready to give answers for every line of your resume.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via campus placement at Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru and was interviewed in Aug 2024. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Basic questions about matching picture,etc.

Round 2 - Coding Test 

There were 3 coding questions in the test

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What are html tags
  • Q2. Sql joins abd dbms queries
Round 4 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Where do u live
  • Q2. Why you want to join the company
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Nov 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Coding Test 

Basic aptitude related test + 1 DSA question

Round 3 - Behavioral 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Given an infinite array stream having a unknown number being repeated after a certain index. Find the index after which that number repetition starts.
  • Ans. 

    Find the index after which a number repetition starts in an infinite array stream.

    • Iterate through the array stream and keep track of the numbers encountered.

    • Once a number is repeated, return the index of the first occurrence of the repeated number.

    • Use a hash set or a dictionary to efficiently check for duplicates.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Other basic questions like: how’s your normal day at work, rate yourself on Frontend and backend development, and the legendary question “Why should we hire you”

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Even though I initially could not understand the question properly, at last I solved it using binary search and the interviewer was convinced. Was not selected because I think the person did not like my answer to his legendary question: Why should i hire you?
So be ready for behavioural questions also.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
6-8 weeks
Result
No response

I was interviewed in Dec 2023.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Easy level standrad questions from leetcode or geeks

Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Experience at prev company
  • Ans. 

    I have 3 years of experience at my previous company working on developing web applications using Java and Spring framework.

    • Developed web applications using Java and Spring framework

    • Collaborated with team members to design and implement new features

    • Participated in code reviews and testing processes

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Tech discussion
Round 3 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Asked on Java Oops
  • Q2. Asked a DSA problem
  • Q3. Asked to write a SQL query

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Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image CodingNinjas

posted on 19 May 2022

I was interviewed before May 2021.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 90 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

  • Q1. Merge K Sorted Arrays

    You have been given ‘K’ different arrays/lists, which are sorted individually (in ascending order). You need to merge all the given arrays/list such that the output array/list should ...

  • Ans. Sorting

     

    1. Create an output array ‘RESULT’.
    2. Traverse all the given arrays from start to end and insert all the elements in the output array ‘RESULT’.
    3. Sort the ‘RESULT’ and return it.
    Space Complexity: O(2^n)Explanation:

    O(N * K), Where ‘K’ is the number of arrays and ‘N’ is the average number of elements in every array.

     

    We are using an array/list of size O(N * K) to store all the elements of the ‘K’ arrays/lists. T...

  • Answered by CodingNinjas
Round 2 - Video Call 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

  • Q1. System Design Question

    Low-level design of how to store contacts in the phone book

  • Ans. 

    used trie data structure to save contact data.

  • Answered by CodingNinjas

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI applied for the job as Software Engineer in PuneEligibility criteriaNo criteriaAvalara interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structures, Algorithms, OOPs, Computer Networks,Operating SystemTime required to prepare for the interview - 6 MonthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Stay Focused 
Tip 2 : practice as much as you can.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : keep it a single page
Tip 2 : add about the project which you know about and have actually worked on

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

Get interview-ready with Top Avalara Technologies Interview Questions

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jan 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. 2 rounds + 1 HR. 1st round was fairly easy with questions ranging from writing a program to convert INT number to STRING words.. and to the use of Encapsulation in OOPS etc. Resume based questions were als...
  • Q2. 2nd Round was bar raiser round where every detail of Computer Science as a subject was tested. Questions on probabilistic Data Structures were asked. Java iterators and streaming APIs were asked and I was ...

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be thorough with your resume and have some good projects in place. The interviewers didn't expect a perfect solution in the second round (bar raiser) but focused more upon the approach to solve the problem. THINK OUT LOUD. Even if you don't know the solution, try out the problem by asking for more details and starting with a rough idea. Explain the solution before starting to code.

Interview questions from similar companies

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

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic java fundamentals
  • Q2. Spring boot,sql
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Some technical questions from manager
  • Q2. Some challenges or scenario based questions
Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Salary discussion mostly
  • Q2. Benifts that they offer with TR
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Job Portal and was interviewed in Oct 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Sliding window based question
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Java, JS, SQL based questions
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Reasons to switch , motivation , salary discussion

Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

Globant user image Priyanka Vitthal chakkar

posted on 5 Oct 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is the inheritance?
  • Ans. 

    Inheritance is a mechanism in object-oriented programming where a class inherits properties and behaviors from another class.

    • Allows a class to inherit attributes and methods from another class

    • Promotes code reusability and reduces redundancy

    • Creates a parent-child relationship between classes

    • Derived class can override or extend the functionality of the base class

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What are the types of joins in mysql
  • Ans. 

    Types of joins in MySQL include inner join, left join, right join, and full join.

    • Inner join: Returns rows when there is a match in both tables.

    • Left join: Returns all rows from the left table and the matched rows from the right table.

    • Right join: Returns all rows from the right table and the matched rows from the left table.

    • Full join: Returns rows when there is a match in one of the tables.

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. How to handle multiple api's
  • Ans. 

    Use a centralized API gateway to manage and route requests to multiple APIs efficiently.

    • Implement a centralized API gateway to handle incoming requests and route them to the appropriate API based on the endpoint.

    • Utilize API management tools like Apigee, Kong, or AWS API Gateway to manage and monitor multiple APIs.

    • Consider implementing a caching layer to improve performance and reduce the number of requests to external

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What does strstr function do?
  • Ans. 

    strstr function searches for a substring within a string and returns a pointer to the first occurrence of the substring.

    • Used in C programming language

    • Syntax: char *strstr(const char *haystack, const char *needle)

    • Example: char *str = strstr("hello world", "world")

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
-

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Oct 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

3 questions were there

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic questions
  • Q2. Os, dbms, core concept of cs
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Core concept of cs
  • Ans. 

    Core concept of computer science is the study of algorithms and data structures.

    • Algorithms are step-by-step procedures for solving problems.

    • Data structures are ways to organize and store data efficiently.

    • Examples include sorting algorithms like bubble sort and data structures like arrays and linked lists.

  • Answered by AI

Avalara Technologies Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Avalara Technologies Software Engineer interview?
Avalara Technologies interview process usually has 3-4 rounds. The most common rounds in the Avalara Technologies interview process are Coding Test, Technical and HR.
How to prepare for Avalara Technologies 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 Avalara Technologies. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Avalara Technologies expect are SQL, C#, Python, Javascript and Computer science.
What are the top questions asked in Avalara Technologies Software Engineer interview?

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