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Cloudera Software Engineer Level 1 Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 3 Oct 2023

Cloudera Software Engineer Level 1 Interview Experiences

2 interviews found

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via campus placement at National Institute of Technology (NIT), Silchar and was interviewed in Apr 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

2 Coding question of Hard difficulty level and 1 SQL question of hard difficulty level

Students who solved 1 question correctly got shortlisted for interviews .
9 students were shortlisted out of 150+ students .(Only CSE was eligible to apply)

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. House Robber Binary Search Merge Sort
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Intersection of two Linked List Scheduling Algorithms in OS Multithreading in OS OOPS 2nd highest salary of employee SQL
  • Ans. 

    Intersection of two linked lists is finding the common node(s) between them.

    • Traverse both lists simultaneously and compare each node to find the intersection point.

    • Use a hash set to store nodes of one list and check for intersection in the other list.

    • Optimize by finding the lengths of both lists and aligning the pointers before comparison.

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. About Projects What do you know about Cloudera Why do you want to join Any questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Cloudera Software Engineer Level 1 interview:
  • DSA
  • OS
  • DBMS
  • OOPS
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Final selects were based on CGPA , so keep your CGPA high .

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Jun 2022. There were 4 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 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions on Linux commands
  • Q2. 2 programming questions intermediate difficult level
Round 3 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. 3 programming experience with intermediate difficult level
  • Ans. 

    I have intermediate level experience in programming with Java, Python, and C++.

    • I have worked on projects involving data structures and algorithms.

    • I have experience with object-oriented programming and design patterns.

    • I have developed web applications using frameworks like Spring and Django.

    • I have also worked on projects involving machine learning and natural language processing.

    • I am comfortable working with databases a

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Questions on kubernetes
  • Q3. Grilled more on errors and exception handling
Round 4 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions on os, programming, and some behavioural questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Questions might be different based on the position they are hiring for. Prepare well in coding.

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Dec 2022. 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.
View all tips
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions related to SQL
  • Q2. Few Aptitude Questions as well
Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions related to SQL
  • Q2. Joins with DDL, DML
  • Ans. 

    Joins in SQL are used to combine rows from two or more tables based on a related column between them.

    • Joins are used in SQL to retrieve data from multiple tables based on a related column

    • DDL (Data Definition Language) is used to define the structure of database objects like tables, views, etc.

    • DML (Data Manipulation Language) is used to manipulate data in the database like inserting, updating, deleting records

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed before May 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Coding test on hackerrank comprising medium level Leetcode questions

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Linked List implementation, binary tree left, right view
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Oct 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

It was a coding round interview along with interviewer via Virtual mode. I was given 2 coding questions on HackerRank for the interview:

1. one was an easy problem on counting minimum replacements.
2. "pat is an ordinary kid who works hard to be a great runner...." this was a challenging problem (which I managed to solve).
3. I was asked some basic Python questions, as the role was for a Python Developer.

Round 2 - Technical 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. LLD for Parking Lot
  • Q2. Which database are you going to use for Parking lot and Why ?
  • Ans. 

    I would use a relational database like MySQL for the Parking lot as it provides structured data storage and supports complex queries.

    • Relational databases like MySQL offer structured data storage for parking lot information

    • Supports complex queries for managing parking lot data efficiently

    • Ability to handle large amounts of data and transactions

    • Provides data integrity and security features

    • Can easily integrate with other s

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Questions related to OOPs
  • Q4. Questions related to Multi Threading
  • Q5. Questions related to Projects
Round 3 - Managiral Round 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. I hate this since i was informed that this round was a technical.
  • Q2. Usual Mangerial questions, Project Related, etc

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Focus on Problem Solving, DSA, LLD Problems ofcourse the HR and Managerial round questions.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Nov 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

It was an amazing interview.

Round 2 - Assignment 

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Round 3 - One-on-one 

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement

Round 1 - Coding Test 

1 coding question and MCQ on CS fundamentals were asked.

Round 2 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions were on my project. It was a full stack project on MERN. I was asked about non blocking IO, promises, alternatives to react.
  • Q2. I was asked a DSA question to find the set of element that occurs twice in the array. I was expected to run the code.
  • Q3. I was asked basics about cloud and if I have any related experience as the role would be devops.
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. I was asked basics questions about myself. It was a very short 15 minute interview.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed in Nov 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

1st round is aptitude and pesudocode

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Mostly python questions
  • Q2. List questions and basic to mediumprogram

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Moderate interview
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

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

Round 1 - Coding Test 

In first round 4 coding question like 1 dsa 2 database and one is api and question is very simple . coding round was conducted in hackerrank

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. DSA QUESTION LIKE TREE AND GRAPH
  • Q2. DP AND SORTING APPROACH
Round 3 - Coding Test 

Again same but dsa question and oops concept in deep level

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - good knowledge in dsa , database , programming thats it
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
-

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Oct 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Bubble sort and array was given
  • Q2. Create binary tree
  • Q3. HightBuilding Pattern

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - just go through strivers videos

Cloudera Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cloudera Software Engineer Level 1 interview?
Cloudera interview process usually has 4-5 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cloudera interview process are Technical, Resume Shortlist and Behavioral.
What are the top questions asked in Cloudera Software Engineer Level 1 interview?

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