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Calix Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 12 Dec 2024

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Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
-

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Jun 2024. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Screening Round 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Current company project and tech stack related
  • Q2. Very basic selenium and java interview questions asked verbally
  • Q3. 30 min interview
Round 2 - Coding Test 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Write code in java for following input String s = "abdc112kg45ldy4p9" to get output sum = 170.
  • Q2. Some basic selenium, testng, cucumber bdd questions
  • Q3. Its a 40 min coding round
Round 3 - Technical 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Java code in order to find the day if we give jan 1 as monday. then what day is sept 14.
  • Q2. Selenium Xpath related questions to find it in website of flipkart sellers page.
  • Q3. Show nullpointer error using java code.
  • Q4. Selenium, TestNG, Cucumber Questions
  • Q5. 45 min high level technical round
Round 4 - Behavioral 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. General discussion related to current company tecstack and work.
  • Q2. General Managerial Round/HR Round questions related to cultural or behavioral fit.
  • Q3. 30 min short discussion

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - There are hidden rounds, where they just put after the whole interview process just before joining date in order to eliminate the candidates all of a sudden when you are expected to get an offer.
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Sql related questions were asked
  • Q2. Manual testing questions were asked
  • Q3. Joins questions
  • Q4. Where clause questions
  • Q5. Manual testing questions
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

It was a Basic Aptitude Test

Round 2 - Coding Test 

We were asked to do Sorting, SQL queries (join)

Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Can you tell me about yourself?
  • Ans. 

    I am a passionate software engineer with 5 years of experience in developing web applications using various technologies.

    • 5 years of experience in software development

    • Proficient in developing web applications

    • Skilled in using various technologies such as Java, JavaScript, and SQL

  • Answered by AI
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Sorting of an array
  • Q2. Bubble sorting algorithm
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Java oops question
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. API questions related to put and patch api

Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

Cerence user image Shubham Ganesh Vitore

posted on 29 Jul 2024

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

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. What is the design pattern? Singleton Design patter
  • Ans. 

    Singleton design pattern ensures a class has only one instance and provides a global point of access to it.

    • Used when only one instance of a class is needed throughout the system

    • Provides a global access point to the instance

    • Implemented by creating a static method to return the same instance each time it is called

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Difference Hashmap and Concurrent Hashmap
  • Ans. 

    HashMap is not thread-safe, while ConcurrentHashMap allows multiple threads to read and write concurrently.

    • HashMap is not synchronized and not thread-safe, while ConcurrentHashMap is synchronized and thread-safe.

    • ConcurrentHashMap allows multiple threads to read and write concurrently without any external synchronization, while HashMap requires external synchronization for concurrent access.

    • ConcurrentHashMap achieves hi...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Collection Framework
  • Q4. Difference between list , set
  • Ans. 

    List is an ordered collection of elements with duplicates allowed, while set is an unordered collection of unique elements.

    • List maintains the order of elements, while set does not guarantee any specific order.

    • List allows duplicate elements, while set does not allow duplicates.

    • Example: List - [1, 2, 3, 1], Set - {1, 2, 3}

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I was interviewed in Jul 2024.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Create an API using Notepad to check if a string is a palindrome or not.

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Solid principal

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Don't join worst company
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Job Portal and was interviewed in Mar 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Know your resume and your basics

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Know class diagrams. Very Huge for workday.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Just know your resume
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
-
Result
No response

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Feb 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Find the index of second maximum interger in a given array.
  • Ans. 

    Find the index of second maximum integer in a given array.

    • Iterate through the array to find the maximum integer.

    • Then iterate again to find the second maximum integer and return its index.

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic technical question oops concept

Calix Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Calix Software Engineer interview?
Calix interview process usually has 1 rounds. The most common rounds in the Calix interview process are Technical.
How to prepare for Calix 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 Calix. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Calix expect are Python, Debugging, C++, Linux and SQL.

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