DE Shaw Software Development Engineer II Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Flow of end to end order in BSS
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The flow of end to end order in BSS involves customer placing an order, order processing, billing, and fulfillment.
• Customer places an order through the BSS system.

• Order is processed by validating customer information, checking inventory, and generating a purchase order.

• Billing is done by generating an invoice and processing payment.

• Fulfillment involves picking, packing, and shipping the order to the customer.

• Order stat...read more
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30min duration simple questions

Basic array 2 coding questions

Q1. Introduce yorself
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Q2. Explain about final year project
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Q3. Github link for project
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Q4. What is oops in java
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Q5. What is polymorphism explain with examples
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Q1. Java springboot basic to intermediate question
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Q2. Java stream questions
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Q1. Easy level DSA questions
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Q2. Project based questions
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Q1. They asked first question related to Spring security .
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Q2. Questions related to rest API Given scenario and asked approach
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Q3. Database related like procedures call in db and also in springboot
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Q4. Core java related to collections
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Q1. In second round , interviewer asked me to write logic for Array sort
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Q2. Singleton class
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Q3. Design pattern like singleton and factory , dao
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Q4. Spring data JPA , jdbc connection
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Q5. Hibernate annotation
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Q1. Related to projects what we had done
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Q2. Difficult situations what u face
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Handling difficult situations by staying calm, analyzing the problem, and finding a solution.
• Remaining calm under pressure

• Identifying the root cause of the problem

• Collaborating with team members to brainstorm solutions

• Prioritizing tasks to address the issue efficiently
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Q3. Code standardization
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1st round is aptitude and pesudocode

Q1. Mostly python questions
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Q2. List questions and basic to mediumprogram
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2 coding question for 60 mins. One array based question and one string based question.

Q1. Oops 2 pillars with examples ?
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Oops 2 pillars are Abstraction and Encapsulation.
• Abstraction: Hiding unnecessary details and showing only relevant information. Example: Car dashboard displaying speed without showing internal engine details.

• Encapsulation: Bundling data and methods that operate on the data into a single unit. Example: Class in object-oriented programming encapsulates data and methods.
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Q2. Inheritance and it's types with examples ?
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Inheritance is a concept in object-oriented programming where a class inherits properties and behaviors from another class.
• Types of inheritance: single inheritance, multiple inheritance, multilevel inheritance, hierarchical inheritance

• Single inheritance: a class inherits from only one parent class. Example: class Dog inherits from class Animal

• Multiple inheritance: a class inherits from multiple parent classes. Example:...read more
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Q1. What is the inheritance?
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Inheritance is a mechanism in object-oriented programming where a class inherits properties and behaviors from another class.
• Allows a class to inherit attributes and methods from another class

• Promotes code reusability and reduces redundancy

• Creates a parent-child relationship between classes

• Derived class can override or extend the functionality of the base class
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Q2. What are the types of joins in mysql
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Types of joins in MySQL include inner join, left join, right join, and full join.
• Inner join: Returns rows when there is a match in both tables.

• Left join: Returns all rows from the left table and the matched rows from the right table.

• Right join: Returns all rows from the right table and the matched rows from the left table.

• Full join: Returns rows when there is a match in one of the tables.
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Q1. How to handle multiple api's
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Use a centralized API gateway to manage and route requests to multiple APIs efficiently.
• Implement a centralized API gateway to handle incoming requests and route them to the appropriate API based on the endpoint.

• Utilize API management tools like Apigee, Kong, or AWS API Gateway to manage and monitor multiple APIs.

• Consider implementing a caching layer to improve performance and reduce the number of requests to external
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Q2. What does strstr function do?
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strstr function searches for a substring within a string and returns a pointer to the first occurrence of the substring.
• Used in C programming language

• Syntax: char *strstr(const char *haystack, const char *needle)

• Example: char *str = strstr("hello world", "world")
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Q1. My expertise are in golang. And all the questions were straight forward around golang.
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Q2. What is concurrency. How to check performance of applications. How to handle concurrency. How many no of goroutines can be created and so on.
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Concurrency is the ability of a system to run multiple tasks simultaneously. Performance of applications can be checked using profiling tools. Concurrency can be handled using synchronization techniques like mutexes and channels.
• Concurrency allows multiple tasks to run concurrently, improving performance and responsiveness.

• Performance of applications can be checked using profiling tools like Go's built-in 'pprof' packa...read more
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Q1. How to make sure there are no vulnerabilities. What engineering principles you follow.
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To ensure no vulnerabilities, follow secure coding practices, conduct regular security audits, use encryption, and stay updated on security threats.
• Follow secure coding practices such as input validation, output encoding, and parameterized queries.

• Conduct regular security audits to identify and address vulnerabilities in the code.

• Use encryption to protect sensitive data in transit and at rest.

• Stay updated on security t...read more
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