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EPAM Systems Senior Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers for Experienced

Updated 9 Apr 2025

20 Interview questions

A Senior Software Engineer was asked 3mo ago
Q. How does a suspend function work?
Ans. 

Suspend functions in Kotlin allow asynchronous programming by pausing execution without blocking threads.

  • Suspend functions are defined using the 'suspend' keyword in Kotlin.

  • They can only be called from other suspend functions or coroutines.

  • They allow for non-blocking asynchronous code, improving performance.

  • Example: 'suspend fun fetchData() { ... }' can be called within a coroutine scope.

  • They work with Kotlin's co...

A Senior Software Engineer was asked 12mo ago
Q. Write a function to delete a node from a singly linked list, given a pointer to that node.
Ans. 

To delete an element from a linked list, update the pointers of the previous node to skip the node to be deleted.

  • Traverse the linked list to find the node to be deleted

  • Update the 'next' pointer of the previous node to skip the node to be deleted

  • Free the memory allocated to the node to be deleted

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A Senior Software Engineer was asked
Q. Explain the SOLID principles.
Ans. 

SOLID is a set of five design principles to make software designs more understandable, flexible, and maintainable.

  • S - Single Responsibility Principle: A class should have only one reason to change.

  • O - Open/Closed Principle: Software entities should be open for extension but closed for modification.

  • L - Liskov Substitution Principle: Objects of a superclass should be replaceable with objects of its subclasses withou...

A Senior Software Engineer was asked
Q. Given an array of strings strs, group the anagrams together. You can return the answer in any order.
Ans. 

Group anagrams from a list of strings by sorting characters in each string.

  • An anagram is a word formed by rearranging the letters of another word.

  • Example: 'eat', 'tea', and 'ate' are anagrams.

  • To group anagrams, sort each string and use it as a key in a hashmap.

  • Example input: ['eat', 'tea', 'tan', 'ate', 'nat', 'bat']

  • Output: [['eat', 'tea', 'ate'], ['tan', 'nat'], ['bat']]

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a junior software developer
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Should I stay or switch?
So I(~3yoe java dev) recently made my first switch to a product based company. The work used to be good, has good wlb and chill time and flexible timings and wfo. The thing is I'm not getting any PBC vibes. All people in my team/company are from service based only(not judging them as it's inc. me), no super serious work/production bugs/oncall(i don't want to work in such pressure but atleast want to know how people handle it), no similar mindset people, no girls to talk to(yes it's a major issue for me, as I didn't have any female friends to talk to, let alone love) So it's a big concern for me, to build some connection with someone, and even worse thing I got changed to new team, they aren't even assigning proper work and I've been having sooo much free time since past 2 weeks. I've lost motivation to do anything,for many other reasons in life. Ik this is a dream job for many,inc me but now I'm in this i just couldn't get enough of it, please suggest what to do. TIA
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A Senior Software Engineer was asked
Q. What is the meaning of the 403 status code?
Ans. 

403 status code means forbidden access to the requested resource.

  • 403 status code indicates that the server understood the request but refuses to authorize it.

  • It is commonly used when the user does not have the necessary permissions to access the resource.

  • Examples include trying to access a restricted page without proper credentials or attempting to perform an action that requires higher privileges.

A Senior Software Engineer was asked
Q. What are the differences between finally and finalize?
Ans. 

finally is used in exception handling to define a block of code that will always be executed, while finalize is a method in Java used for cleanup operations before an object is destroyed.

  • finally is used in try-catch blocks to define a block of code that will always be executed, regardless of whether an exception is thrown or not

  • finalize is a method in Java that is called by the garbage collector before an object i...

A Senior Software Engineer was asked
Q. What is the use of unsubscribe in Angular, and what are the practical benefits of using onDestroy?
Ans. 

Unsubscribe in Angular is used to clean up resources and prevent memory leaks. ngOnDestroy is a lifecycle hook that is called when a component is destroyed.

  • Unsubscribe is used to prevent memory leaks by unsubscribing from observables when a component is destroyed.

  • onDestroy is a lifecycle hook in Angular that is called when a component is destroyed, allowing for cleanup tasks to be performed.

  • Practical benefit of us...

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A Senior Software Engineer was asked
Q. Write a function to check for specific characters in a string using regular expressions.
Ans. 

Check specific characters in a string using regex match

  • Use regex pattern to match specific characters in the string

  • For example, to check for digits in a string: /[0-9]/

  • Use regex.test() method to check if the pattern exists in the string

A Senior Software Engineer was asked
Q. Reverse the order of words in a sentence without using split or trim functions.
Ans. 

Reverse the order of words in a sentence without using split or trim methods.

  • Use a loop to traverse the string from the end to the beginning.

  • Identify spaces to determine word boundaries.

  • Construct the reversed sentence by appending words in reverse order.

  • Example: For 'Hello World', the output should be 'World Hello'.

A Senior Software Engineer was asked
Q. Given an array of integers, find the duplicate element.
Ans. 

Find duplicate element from array of strings

  • Iterate through the array and store each element in a HashSet

  • If an element is already in the HashSet, it is a duplicate

EPAM Systems Senior Software Engineer Interview Experiences for Experienced

34 interviews found

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Core java questions
  • Q2. Springboot questions
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. System design questions
  • Q2. Java design pattern

Senior Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image krutik khandhadiya

posted on 9 Apr 2025

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I appeared for an interview in Mar 2025, where I was asked the following questions.

  • Q1. Basic coroutine
  • Q2. Kotlin scope functions
  • Q3. How suspend function works
  • Ans. 

    Suspend functions in Kotlin allow asynchronous programming by pausing execution without blocking threads.

    • Suspend functions are defined using the 'suspend' keyword in Kotlin.

    • They can only be called from other suspend functions or coroutines.

    • They allow for non-blocking asynchronous code, improving performance.

    • Example: 'suspend fun fetchData() { ... }' can be called within a coroutine scope.

    • They work with Kotlin's corouti...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare for core concepts
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Salesforce Experience Related
  • Q2. Coding round for apex trigeer
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Trigger related
  • Q2. Lwc related scenarios based

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Avg preparation required
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Job Portal and was interviewed in Apr 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. TEst strategy document
  • Q2. Finally vs finalize
  • Ans. 

    finally is used in exception handling to define a block of code that will always be executed, while finalize is a method in Java used for cleanup operations before an object is destroyed.

    • finally is used in try-catch blocks to define a block of code that will always be executed, regardless of whether an exception is thrown or not

    • finalize is a method in Java that is called by the garbage collector before an object is des...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. 403 status code meaning
  • Ans. 

    403 status code means forbidden access to the requested resource.

    • 403 status code indicates that the server understood the request but refuses to authorize it.

    • It is commonly used when the user does not have the necessary permissions to access the resource.

    • Examples include trying to access a restricted page without proper credentials or attempting to perform an action that requires higher privileges.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Test listeners types
  • Ans. 

    Test listeners types are used in software testing to monitor and respond to events during test execution.

    • Types of test listeners include TestNG listeners, JUnit listeners, and custom listeners

    • TestNG listeners include ITestListener, ISuiteListener, and IInvokedMethodListener

    • JUnit listeners include RunListener and TestWatcher

    • Custom listeners can be created to handle specific events in test execution

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Automation framework

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Redux library HLD
JavaScript basic
leetcode 75 questions

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is hoisting,closure,event loop?
  • Ans. 

    Hoisting, closure, and event loop are key concepts in JavaScript.

    • Hoisting is the JavaScript behavior where variable and function declarations are moved to the top of their containing scope.

    • Closure is the combination of a function bundled together with references to its surrounding state (lexical environment).

    • Event loop is a mechanism that allows JavaScript to perform non-blocking operations by offloading tasks to the b...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Use of unsubscribe in angular and practical benefit of onDestroy?
  • Ans. 

    Unsubscribe in Angular is used to clean up resources and prevent memory leaks. ngOnDestroy is a lifecycle hook that is called when a component is destroyed.

    • Unsubscribe is used to prevent memory leaks by unsubscribing from observables when a component is destroyed.

    • onDestroy is a lifecycle hook in Angular that is called when a component is destroyed, allowing for cleanup tasks to be performed.

    • Practical benefit of using o...

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1.) Question on java topics including collections, multithreading, jvm memory management. 2.) spring boot questions. 3.) Two coding questions. a.) one is simple string problem. b.) merging two sorted array...
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1.) design patterns and clean code practices. 2.) one coding question. add two numbers represented by two arrays in reverse order.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - cover all topics in JD and go through easy to medium algo.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Solid principles
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Nov 2023. There were 5 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Leetcode style medium level questions

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Mostly on System Design Fundamentals and Java Concepts
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Frontend Round involved Machine Coding
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Managerial Round consists of behavioural questions
Round 5 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary negotiations and about the company culture

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for EPAM Systems Senior Software Engineer interview:
  • DSA
  • HLD
  • LLD
  • Javascript
  • Core Java
  • Spring
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Sep 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - Technical 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Output list of palindrome strings from a given string.
  • Ans. 

    Output list of palindrome strings from a given string.

    • Iterate through each substring in the given string and check if it is a palindrome.

    • Use two pointers approach to check if a substring is a palindrome.

    • Store palindrome substrings in an array and return the array.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Given a matrix, when you encounter a 0, make all the elements in the corresponding row and column to 0.
  • Ans. 

    Given a matrix, replace rows and columns with 0 when encountering a 0.

    • Iterate through the matrix and store the row and column indices of 0s in separate sets.

    • Iterate through the sets and update the corresponding rows and columns to 0.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Working of Kafka, the flow of a message, using partitions, load balancing with Consumers.
  • Ans. 

    Kafka is a distributed streaming platform that allows for the flow of messages through topics, partitions, and consumers.

    • Kafka is a distributed streaming platform that allows producers to publish messages to topics.

    • Topics are divided into partitions, which allow for parallel processing and scalability.

    • Producers can specify a key for a message, which determines the partition to which the message will be sent.

    • Consumers c...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Microservice based system design.
  • Q5. Design patterns - Factory

Skills evaluated in this interview

EPAM Systems Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in EPAM Systems Senior Software Engineer interview for experienced candidates?
EPAM Systems interview process for experienced candidates usually has 1-2 rounds. The most common rounds in the EPAM Systems interview process for experienced candidates are Technical, Coding Test and One-on-one Round.
How to prepare for EPAM Systems Senior Software Engineer 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 EPAM Systems. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at EPAM Systems expect are Photography, CSR, Medical Coding, Javascript and SQL.
What are the top questions asked in EPAM Systems Senior Software Engineer interview for experienced candidates?

Some of the top questions asked at the EPAM Systems Senior Software Engineer interview for experienced candidates -

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  3. How do you make an object immutable, followed by how will you make a collection...read more
What are the most common questions asked in EPAM Systems Senior Software Engineer HR round for experienced candidates?

The most common HR questions asked in EPAM Systems Senior Software Engineer interview are for experienced candidates -

  1. What are your salary expectatio...read more
  2. Why are you looking for a chan...read more
  3. Where do you see yourself in 5 yea...read more
How long is the EPAM Systems Senior Software Engineer interview process?

The duration of EPAM Systems Senior Software Engineer interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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