Bank of America Production Support Lead Interview Questions and Answers

2 Easy Coding questions and 15 core java questions

Q1. Write function to calculate value of x to the power of n
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Function to calculate x to the power of n
• Create a function that takes two parameters, x and n

• Use a loop to multiply x by itself n times

• Return the result
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Q2. Sliding window based array question
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Q1. Intersection of Linked List
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Intersection of two linked lists is finding the node where they merge.
• Traverse both lists to find their lengths and the difference in lengths

• Move the pointer of the longer list by the difference in lengths

• Traverse both lists in parallel until they intersect
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Q2. Questions related to multi threading
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Q1. Basic hr questions
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The one-hour coding test included multiple-choice questions on Java and MySQL, as well as two coding questions.

Q1. It was based on Binary Search, Find the target element in the shifted sorted array.
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Q2. Comparator vs Comparable. Sort List of employee object using salary attribute
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Comparator is used to define custom sorting logic, while Comparable is used to implement natural ordering. Sort list of employee objects by salary using Comparator.
• Create a Comparator implementation to compare employee objects based on salary attribute

• Use Collections.sort() method with the custom Comparator to sort the list of employee objects
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Q1. Basic OOps concepts.
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Q2. Dasic DBMS
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Q1. There were total of 4 rounds. First HR, then 2 tecnical where 1st was most intense.. 2nd was just follow up. Last round was just a conversation with director.
Ans. Just be yourself and answer calmly
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Q2. 1st Rapid fire round of questions from 4 interviewer panelists related to finance and stuff in your CV
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Q1. What are hedge funds, and what are their products and structures?
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Hedge funds are investment funds that pool capital from accredited individuals or institutional investors and use various strategies to generate high returns.
• Hedge funds typically have high minimum investment requirements and are only available to accredited investors.

• They often use leverage and derivatives to amplify returns.

• Hedge funds can invest in a wide range of assets, including stocks, bonds, commodities, and re...read more
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Q2. What are bonds and what are the different types of bonds?
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Bonds are debt securities issued by companies or governments to raise capital. Different types include corporate bonds, municipal bonds, and treasury bonds.
• Bonds are essentially loans that investors give to companies or governments in exchange for periodic interest payments and the return of the bond's face value at maturity.

• Corporate bonds are issued by corporations to raise capital for various purposes, such as expan...read more
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Q1. What are corporate actions and what are their types?
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Corporate actions are events initiated by a public company that impact its shareholders and securities.
• Types of corporate actions include dividends, stock splits, mergers and acquisitions, rights issues, and spin-offs.

• Dividends are payments made to shareholders from a company's profits.

• Stock splits involve dividing existing shares into multiple shares to lower the price per share.

• Mergers and acquisitions occur when two...read more
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Q2. What is the difference between the dirty price and the clean price of a bond?
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Dirty price includes accrued interest while clean price does not.
• Dirty price includes accrued interest that the buyer must pay to the seller on top of the bond's market price.

• Clean price is the market price of the bond without the accrued interest added.

• The difference between the dirty price and the clean price is the accrued interest.

• For example, if a bond has a clean price of $1,000 and accrued interest of $20, the d
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Had codility assesment which included array and stack questions

Online test on hackerrank,after few weeks I received call for next round

Q1. Arrays based DSA question
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Q2. Josephus problem
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