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Dell Software Engineer II Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 7 Oct 2022

Dell Software Engineer II Interview Experiences

4 interviews found

I applied via Approached by Company 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.
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Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Standard sql questions
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. General behavioural questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Practice sql and python as that was required for the role.

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Jan 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - HR 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. What are your salary expectations?
  • Q2. Share details of your previous job.
  • Q3. Tell me about yourself.
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Java string, Resume questions, about projects, went deep into all concepts of java

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Learn java completely.
Asked about simple concepts in java but still tricky.

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I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Jan 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Frontend basics - JS, React, HTML/CSS concepts
  • Q2. Basic DSA questions - arrays, strings, etc

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Try to answer to the point and prepare well according to job profile

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Feb 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. On basic PLSQL,ORACLE apps and BI publisher

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Dell Software Engineer II interview:
  • PLSQ.,ORACLE APPS,XML REPORTS ,S
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Hello Team, Just be confident and introduce yourself with your name, education details, job experience if you have. Please do look into your resume points before a day of interview as resume is the skeleton of your skill set. Be on time and explain about interviewers question in a simple manner so that he/she can understands the reply. If you are not confident and didn't get any exposure on the question they have asked we can say I haven't get a chance to work on it or I am in learning process. Keep a smile on your face and be thankful to them.

Note down the questions if possible after returning from interview and have a review on questions so that we can overcome the mistakes in future interviews.

Good Luck!

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Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. LinkedIn system design
  • Q2. Questions about python dictionaries and lists

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Oct 2021. 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.
View all tips
Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Reason for a Job change
  • Q2. Requested a Counter Offer
Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Explain VoLTE call from Packet core point of view?
  • Ans. 

    VoLTE call from Packet core point of view

    • VoLTE call is initiated by the UE and goes through the RAN to the packet core

    • Packet core performs authentication, authorization, and routing of the call

    • Media is transported over the IP network using RTP/UDP protocol

    • Packet core also handles QoS and policy enforcement for the call

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Why was CUPS introduced as part of Release-14?
  • Ans. 

    CUPS was introduced in Release-14 to provide a common printing system for Unix-like operating systems.

    • CUPS stands for Common Unix Printing System.

    • It was introduced to replace the traditional Unix printing system LPD.

    • CUPS provides a modular and extensible printing system that can support a variety of printers and print job formats.

    • It also includes a web-based administration interface for managing printers and print jobs...

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - Coding Test 

Python script to perform ssh to vms and get some stats

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Honest answers help you to crack the interview. Be confident with what you say

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed before Aug 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic Array String Stack based problem solving
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic DS Algo questions on Array, Queues, Stacks, and Recusrion. Difficulty should be easy to medium. Basic OOPs language questions.
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic OOPs question, SQL queries, and in depth microservices design architecture. Difficulty easy to medium.
Round 4 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic questions and project overview, and then salary discussion.

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Oracle Software Engineer II interview:
  • Data Structures
  • Algorithms
  • OOPS
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - The above interview process was for Non-OCI teams and that too for backend developer. This cannot be considered as preparation for OCI teams. Nothing was outside of resume.

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Aug 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. System Design of Car Parking.
  • Ans. 

    Design a system for managing car parking.

    • Determine the size and layout of the parking lot.

    • Decide on the type of parking system (e.g. self-parking, valet).

    • Implement a ticketing system for tracking cars and payments.

    • Use sensors or cameras to monitor parking spaces.

    • Integrate with a payment gateway for online payments.

    • Provide real-time information on available parking spaces.

    • Consider implementing a loyalty program for freq

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. System Design of Elevator
  • Ans. 

    Designing a system for an elevator

    • Identify the requirements and constraints

    • Determine the number of floors and elevators needed

    • Choose the elevator algorithm (e.g. FCFS, SCAN, LOOK)

    • Design the elevator controller

    • Consider safety features (e.g. emergency stop, overload protection)

    • Include user interface (e.g. buttons, displays)

    • Consider maintenance and repair

    • Test and optimize the system

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. System Design of Photo-sharing App.
  • Ans. 

    A photo-sharing app system design

    • Use a scalable architecture to handle large amounts of data

    • Implement a secure authentication and authorization system

    • Utilize a content delivery network (CDN) for fast image loading

    • Allow users to tag and categorize photos for easy search and discovery

    • Implement a notification system for likes, comments, and new followers

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - For SDE2 only first interview round was coding round, other three interview rounds were of system design.
Be confident about your design.

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed in Mar 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. DSA and few System Design Questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well for LC Medium and Hard questions.
Interview experience
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I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Sep 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

A HackerRank Test with 2 Coding question of easy and medium difficulty7

Round 2 - Technicl Interview 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions on Java Core - streams api, features of java 8, multithreading, task scheduling, cron job, spring boot main annotations, global exception handling,
  • Q2. MySQL Query, questions around basics of Angular

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - DSA is not asked for SDE or SDE2 roles in IBM, focus is primarily on development, kind of project one worked on, behavioural and situation based questions.

Dell Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Dell Software Engineer II interview?
Dell interview process usually has 2 rounds. The most common rounds in the Dell interview process are Technical, HR and Resume Shortlist.
How to prepare for Dell Software Engineer II 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 Dell. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Dell expect are Software Engineering, Java, C, C++ and Javascript.
What are the top questions asked in Dell Software Engineer II interview?

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