Couchbase Software Developer Interview Questions and Answers

Logical reasoning and Aptitude

Functions with Pointers and strings concepts

Q1. Mainly on Pointers and Dynamic Memory Allocation of 2-D Array
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Q2. Structure Padding and Packing
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Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

4 coding questions on hackerrank.

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Dice Throws Problem Statement
You are given D dice, each having F faces numbered from 1 to F. The task is to determine the number of possible ways to roll all the dice such that the sum of the face-up num...read more
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The task is to determine the number of possible ways to roll all the dice such that the sum of the face-up numbers equals the given 'target' sum.
• Use dynamic programming to solve the problem efficiently.

• Create a 2D array to store the number of ways to achieve each sum with the given number of dice.

• Iterate through the dice and faces to calculate the number of ways to reach each sum.

• Return the result modulo 10^9 + 7.

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Stack using Two Queues Problem Statement
Develop a Stack Data Structure to store integer values using two Queues internally.
Your stack implementation should provide these public functions:
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Implement a stack using two queues to store integer values with specified functions.
• Use two queues to simulate stack operations efficiently.

• Maintain the top element in one of the queues for easy access.

• Ensure proper handling of edge cases like empty stack.

• Example: Push elements 5, 10, 15; Pop elements; Check top element.

• Example: Check if stack is empty; Get stack size.
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Maximum Subarray Sum Problem Statement
Given an array 'ARR' of integers with length 'N', the task is to determine the sum of the subarray (including an empty subarray) that yields the maximum sum among al...read more
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Find the maximum sum of a subarray in an array of integers.
• Iterate through the array and keep track of the maximum sum subarray ending at each index.

• Use Kadane's algorithm to efficiently find the maximum subarray sum.

• Consider the case where all elements are negative to handle edge cases.

• Example: For input [1, -2, 3, -1, 2], the maximum subarray sum is 4.
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Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

My 1st technical round began with a small introduction and a discussion on my projects. After that, my complete interview revolved around Object-oriented principles and 1 basic coding question. The interviewer asked all the pillars of Object-oriented along with use cases and where have I implemented them in my projects.

Round duration - 45 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

In my 2nd technical round, the interviewer began with the complete discussion of my projects. He asked me everything about them like which technologies I have used, why I have used them, what are the alternatives, what are the real-life applications of these projects. After this, He asked questions on Computer Networks, Operating system, Database Management system and at the end, some of the SQL queries. SQL queries were quite easy, I found one of the queries tricky and harder as compared to other i.e print nth largest salary of the employees. The interviewer also asked me why I was not able to code one of the questions in the coding round. I explained the complete approach of that question and he was quite satisfied. This technical round was of 1 hour long.

Q1. Print the nth largest salary from a given list of salaries.
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Find the nth largest salary from a list of salaries.
• Sort the list of salaries in descending order.

• Remove duplicates from the sorted list.

• Return the salary at index n-1 from the sorted list.
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Round duration - 35 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

There were two panellists in this round and they began with a small introduction. One of them asked me about my capstone project which was based on object recognition task and deep learning. He just told me to explain deep learning in complete detail and how can it be used on my college campus. Then, He asked me what technologies are being used and how I trained my model as the model was quite heavy and computationally intensive. Then, they asked me how I cope up with my team members in the pandemic situation and how I managed to interact with them.

Q1. What are the basic applications of deep learning, and how can I implement it in my college?
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Deep learning has applications in image and speech recognition, natural language processing, autonomous vehicles, etc.
• Image recognition - identifying objects in images, used in self-driving cars, medical imaging, etc.

• Speech recognition - converting spoken language into text, used in virtual assistants like Siri, Alexa, etc.

• Natural language processing - understanding and generating human language, used in chatbots, lang...read more
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Coding test was simple with 3 questions, 1 with SQL and other 2 with dsa questions

Q1. Resume based questions
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Q2. Resume based question
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Q1. What are oops concepts in java, explain real time scenario
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OOPs concepts in Java include inheritance, polymorphism, encapsulation, and abstraction.
• Inheritance allows a subclass to inherit properties and methods from a superclass.

• Polymorphism allows objects to take on multiple forms and behave differently based on their context.

• Encapsulation hides the implementation details of an object and only exposes necessary information.

• Abstraction allows for the creation of abstract class...read more
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Q2. Uses of interface, inheritance
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Interfaces define contracts for behavior, while inheritance allows for code reuse and polymorphism.
• Interfaces allow for loose coupling and abstraction, enabling multiple implementations of the same behavior.

• Inheritance allows for code reuse and extension of existing classes, reducing code duplication.

• Polymorphism allows objects of different classes to be treated as if they were of the same class, simplifying code and i
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Q3. SQL query for join of tables
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SQL query for joining tables
• Use JOIN keyword to combine two or more tables based on a related column

• Specify the columns to be selected using SELECT keyword

• Use ON keyword to specify the condition for joining the tables

• Different types of joins include INNER JOIN, LEFT JOIN, RIGHT JOIN, and FULL OUTER JOIN
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Q4. Java concepts used in your project
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Used Java concepts such as inheritance, polymorphism, and exception handling in my project.
• Implemented inheritance to create a base class and derived classes with specific functionalities.

• Utilized polymorphism to allow objects of different classes to be treated as if they were of the same class.

• Implemented exception handling to handle errors and prevent program crashes.

• Used interfaces to define a set of methods that a ...read more
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Q5. Overloading vs overriding, practical uses
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Overloading is having multiple methods with the same name but different parameters. Overriding is having a method in a subclass with the same name and parameters as a method in the superclass.
• Overloading is used to provide different ways to call a method with different parameters

• Overriding is used to provide a specific implementation of a method in a subclass

• Overloading is resolved at compile-time while overriding is r...read more
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