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Updated 24 Nov 2024

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

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Oct 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Implement pow function
  • Ans. 

    Implement the pow function to calculate the power of a number.

    • Use a loop to multiply the base number by itself for the specified power

    • Handle negative powers by taking the reciprocal of the result

    • Consider edge cases like 0^0 or 0^positive number

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Fibonacci implementation
  • Ans. 

    Fibonacci implementation using recursion and iteration

    • Use recursion to implement Fibonacci sequence

    • Optimize with memoization to avoid redundant calculations

    • Implement Fibonacci sequence using iteration for better performance

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What is virtual function
  • Ans. 

    A virtual function is a function in a base class that is declared using the keyword 'virtual' and can be overridden in a derived class.

    • Virtual functions allow a derived class to provide a specific implementation of a function that is already defined in a base class.

    • They enable polymorphism, where a function call is resolved at runtime based on the actual type of object being referred to.

    • Virtual functions are used in ob...

  • Answered by AI

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Dec 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What are joins in SQL, and what are the different types?
  • Ans. 

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

    • Types of joins include INNER JOIN, LEFT JOIN, RIGHT JOIN, and FULL JOIN.

    • INNER JOIN returns rows when there is at least one 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 tabl...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is the method to find the third highest salary in a dataset?
  • Ans. 

    Use the SQL query with ORDER BY and LIMIT to find the third highest salary.

    • Use the SQL query: SELECT DISTINCT Salary FROM Employees ORDER BY Salary DESC LIMIT 2, 1

    • The above query will return the third highest salary from the 'Employees' table

    • Make sure to replace 'Employees' and 'Salary' with the appropriate table and column names

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. How do you manage multiple clients simultaneously?
  • Ans. 

    I prioritize tasks, set clear expectations, utilize time management tools, and communicate effectively.

    • Prioritize tasks based on urgency and importance

    • Set clear expectations with clients regarding response times and availability

    • Utilize time management tools such as calendars and task lists

    • Communicate effectively with clients to provide updates and manage expectations

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. How do you determine which issue to prioritize when faced with multiple problems?
  • Ans. 

    I prioritize issues based on impact, urgency, and complexity.

    • Assess the impact of each issue on the system or users

    • Consider the urgency of resolving each issue

    • Evaluate the complexity of fixing each issue

    • Prioritize critical issues that have high impact, urgency, and low complexity

    • Create a priority list based on these factors

  • Answered by AI
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Dec 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Basic Hacker Rank SQL Questions 2 . and 10 MCQ based

Round 2 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Select customer, sum(amt ) as total_amt from t1 group by customer how many no. of rows it will return and explain this table t1 column name-> dept customer item amt
  • Q2. Select * , sum(amt) over (partition by customer) as total_amt from t2
  • Ans. 

    The query selects all columns and calculates the total amount for each customer in table t2.

    • The query uses a window function to calculate the sum of 'amt' for each customer in the 't2' table.

    • The 'partition by customer' clause divides the result set into partitions based on the 'customer' column.

    • The 'select *' statement selects all columns from the table along with the calculated total amount.

    • The 'sum(amt) over (partiti...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. How many Customers has purchased same item on the Same day more than onnce
  • Ans. 

    To find customers who purchased the same item multiple times on the same day.

    • Identify unique customers who purchased the same item multiple times on the same day

    • Check for duplicate transactions by customer and item on the same day

    • Aggregate the data to count the number of customers who made multiple purchases of the same item on the same day

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare basic sql and solve questiosn without seeing answers
Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
No response

I was interviewed in Dec 2024.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. SQL basics were asked when I interviewed for the same position last year.
  • Q2. Inner Join vs Normal Join

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Scheduled interview after 2-3 days of acknowledgement on mail. Cancelled the call at the last moment with no explanation or response.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Nov 2024. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Core java based questions, followed by springboot and then sql queries
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Scenario based java and spring boot questions and more complex sql queries
Round 3 - Client Interview 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Previous project related questions like difficulty faced in project, how you overcome that, day to day routine, discussed role in projects
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary discussion and onboarding instructions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Focus on core technology in which you are proficient and have best knowledge in your domain, if you don't know about other required technologies be clear and tell them

Inventory Operations Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 18 Oct 2024

Interview experience
2
Poor
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I was interviewed in Sep 2024.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. About yourself, your past work experience and why you want to get into this role The interviewer was very calm and just wanted to learn about the background.
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. All behavioural questions- 1 how do your prioritise your work? 2 do you have experience in managing cross functional teams? 3 what if one of your Co-worker decline working on a project, How would you tackl...
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Again all behavioural questions- How do you work with large volume of works? How do you manage work life balance? How do you give harsh feedbacks to your coworkers?
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. All behavioural questions again- same as above just a bit here and there asked in different ways

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - They took 4 rounds of interview and all behavioural questions were asked and more about your past work experience. I believe according to me I had aced all my interview rounds. They didn’t shared any offer saying they found a better candidate.
If that was the case then atleast they should have shared some feedback based on where did I lacked. The HR did mention that on email asking about my timeline to have a call on feedback however I never heard from her.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions related to devops tools such as azure terraform kubernetes.
  • Q2. Java concurrency and exception handling
Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Why do you want to join this organization?
  • Q2. Expected salary
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via campus placement at Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Kota and was interviewed in Dec 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

A 90-minute coding test on HackerRank, which includes one medium, one easy, and one hard question.

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is the index of the first occurrence where a pattern string matches with a text string?
  • Q2. Given a string, how can we find the minimum length substring whose sum is greater than or equal to a specified target?
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Campus Placement

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

It was good 20 mcqs 3 coding questions

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Dsa and core subjects like cn os
  • Q2. Dsa questions and core subjects
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic family discussion and salary details

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - it was overall a good experience
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Basic DSA questions, best time to buy and sell stock and its variation

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic nosql vs sql questions
  • Q2. Designing system for google playstore

DigitalOcean Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in DigitalOcean interview?
DigitalOcean interview process usually has 1 rounds. The most common rounds in the DigitalOcean interview process are One-on-one Round.
How to prepare for DigitalOcean 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 DigitalOcean. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at DigitalOcean expect are Cloud Computing, Linux, Health Insurance, Open Source and Troubleshooting.
What are the top questions asked in DigitalOcean interview?

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