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Cognizant Fullstack Java Developer Interview Questions and Answers for Experienced

Updated 21 May 2024

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Fullstack Java Developer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Dhanishtha Agarwal

posted on 21 May 2024

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

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before May 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Core Java
DSA
MySQL
Aptitude

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Oops concept one dsa question based on array sql query for filter data LinkedList
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Just document veriication

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Round 1 - Group Discussion 

1)Driffience between Abstract class &
Interface.
-abstract class
represents property
&
behaviour of an object
whereas
interface
represents
behaviour
of an object.
2)Driffience between equal() vs ==operator.
equal() is
an object class method
whereas
equal() of string class
override
the object class equal().
3)can we use pointer's in Java.
Not explicitly but implicitly we can use pointer's in java.
Dynamic m/m refers with help of pointer's but java does not support the pointer's.
when we r creating an object in java refrence varaible of an object holds the identity that is nothing but an implicit pointer that holds an unique identity of an object.
4)How we can print object ID.
-Object ID printed with help of object class which is a service provider class having 9().
5)what is object class.
-it is a super class of all predefined & userdefined class.
6)Write a prog to get name of main thread in java.
-class A
{
psvm(String args [])
{
s.o.pln(Thread.currentThread().getName());
}
}
7)length vs length()
-length
is
data menmber
of proxy class
whereas
length() is a string class().

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Explain JVM in ur own language.
  • Ans. 

    JVM is an abstract machine that executes Java bytecode.

    • JVM stands for Java Virtual Machine.

    • It is responsible for interpreting and executing Java bytecode.

    • JVM provides platform independence to Java programs.

    • It has its own memory management system and garbage collector.

    • JVM can be implemented on different operating systems.

    • Examples of JVM languages include Java, Kotlin, and Scala.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Exlplaing Multhreading.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - prepairing accordingly
for to improve
i) strength,
ii)creativity
&
problem analysis & sloving attitude
with accessing fundamental stratergies of software development.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before May 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 - Aptitude Test 

General aptitude, logical reasoning, english and Pseudocodes

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Self introduction Project- details, role Programming- Variables, recursion, Features,Arrays, strings, write prime number program.

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Capgemini Fullstack Java Developer interview:
  • C language
  • Java
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident while u r talking. If you don't know rhe answer, say it directly, do not lag.
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. A senior in my current team was asking questions. He was helping to complete my answers. Be prepared with oops, collection, thread concepts, spring, hibernate basics thoroughly.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Simple... Most was from angular for first round, then move to java. You should be strong in java. Front end they won't ask much questions

I applied via Approached by company and was interviewed in Dec 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Java api calling from angular application and all security and integration related question.
  • Q2. Project structure related question
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Project structure design patterns

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Capgemini Fullstack Java Developer interview:
  • api integration
  • angular project structure
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Questions asked like how you integrate or call your java api from angular application.
How java api allow any host to access it's api
annotation for api designing
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Java Basic questions
  • Q2. SpringBoot Basic questions
  • Q3. Simple DSA problem: "introduction" find duplicate characters
  • Ans. 

    Find duplicate characters in a given array of strings

    • Iterate through each string in the array

    • For each string, iterate through each character and store the count in a hashmap

    • If the count of any character is greater than 1, it is a duplicate

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Write code for REST API using spring boot, include all annotation
  • Ans. 

    Code for REST API using Spring Boot with annotations

    • Use @RestController annotation to define the class as a REST controller

    • Use @RequestMapping annotation to map HTTP requests to handler methods

    • Use @GetMapping, @PostMapping, @PutMapping, @DeleteMapping annotations for specific HTTP methods

    • Use @PathVariable annotation to extract values from the URI

    • Use @RequestBody annotation to bind HTTP request body to a method paramete

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Aug 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Q1 - tell me about yourself After my introduction he directly jump into coding and asked me simple array manipulation question. Q3 - balanced string - you have a String = "()()()" or "(()" or "(()). The ou...
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. The interviewers don't know how to speak English and are worst in communication. Q1 - Convert int a=123 to string. I told him you can do it with in built method but he asked me to do without it. I told h...

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - My experience was bad because both the interviewers are not able to communicate properly and was not able to speak English properly.
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Sep 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 - Aptitude Test 

Date -2 march 2023 ,Time 2-5pm , topics-Java

Round 3 - HR 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me something about yourself.
  • Q2. What is your Excepted salary?
  • Q3. What is your greatest Strengths?
  • Q4. Concept of Core-java & Advance-java
  • Q5. Basic Interview Questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Market Yourself.
Apply even if u are not fully qualified
please schedule of my test AS soon as possible.

I appeared for an interview in Feb 2022.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Java common question on hashmap, stream api

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - there are 2 technical round basic
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
-

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Apr 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about internal working of JVM
  • Q2. Tell me about SAGA pattern in Microservices
  • Ans. 

    SAGA pattern is a design pattern used in microservices architecture to manage distributed transactions.

    • SAGA pattern breaks down a long-running transaction into a series of smaller, independent transactions.

    • Each step in the SAGA pattern is a separate service that communicates with other services through events.

    • If a step fails, compensating transactions are executed to rollback the changes made by previous steps.

    • Example:...

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about your current project structure
  • Q2. What is an API , how would you secure an API
  • Ans. 

    API stands for Application Programming Interface. It defines the methods and data formats that applications can use to communicate with each other.

    • API is a set of rules and protocols that allows different software applications to communicate with each other.

    • To secure an API, you can use authentication methods like OAuth, API keys, or JWT tokens.

    • Implementing encryption (HTTPS) and rate limiting can also enhance API secu...

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Why do you want to relocate to Bangalore
  • Q2. Tell me about one instance where you faced pressure and how did you overcome ?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - You can assume easy to medium level questions.

Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Fullstack Java Developer interview for experienced candidates?
Cognizant interview process for experienced candidates usually has 3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process for experienced candidates are Coding Test, Technical and HR.
How to prepare for Cognizant Fullstack Java Developer interview for experienced candidates?
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 Cognizant. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Cognizant expect are AWS, Angular, Core Java, Hibernate and Java.
What are the top questions asked in Cognizant Fullstack Java Developer interview for experienced candidates?

Some of the top questions asked at the Cognizant Fullstack Java Developer interview for experienced candidates -

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