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EPAM Systems Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 18 Feb 2025

27 Interview questions

A Software Engineer was asked 9mo ago
Q. What is the difference between forkJoin and join?
Ans. 

ForkJoin is a method used in parallel programming to split tasks into smaller subtasks and join is used to wait for the completion of those subtasks.

  • ForkJoin is used for parallel processing, while join is used for synchronization.

  • ForkJoin allows tasks to be split into smaller tasks that can be executed concurrently, while join waits for all tasks to complete before proceeding.

  • In Java, ForkJoin framework provides F...

A Software Engineer was asked 9mo ago
Q. What is a lambda function?
Ans. 

A lambda function is a small anonymous function defined without a name.

  • Used for short, simple operations

  • Can take any number of arguments, but can only have one expression

  • Commonly used in functional programming languages like Python

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A Software Engineer was asked 10mo ago
Q. Given two strings s and t, return true if t is an anagram of s, and false otherwise.
Ans. 

Check if strings are anagrams by sorting characters and comparing

  • Sort characters in each string and compare if they are equal

  • Use a hashmap to count characters in each string and compare the counts

  • Example: 'listen' and 'silent' are anagrams

A Software Engineer was asked 10mo ago
Q. Write a program to count the number of words in a list.
Ans. 

Count the number of words in a list of strings

  • Iterate through the list of strings

  • Split each string by spaces to get individual words

  • Increment a counter for each word encountered

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a junior software developer
6d
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 Software Engineer was asked 11mo ago
Q. How do you find duplicate characters in a string?
Ans. 

Use a hash set to find duplicates in a string efficiently.

  • Create a hash set to store characters as you iterate through the string.

  • If a character is already in the hash set, it is a duplicate.

  • Return the set of duplicates found.

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A Software Engineer was asked 11mo ago
Q. Given a string containing just the characters '(', ')', '{', '}', '[' and ']', determine if the input string is valid. An input string is valid if: Open brackets must be closed by the same type of brackets....
Ans. 

Balanced parentheses check ensures every opening parenthesis has a corresponding closing one in a string.

  • Use a stack to track opening parentheses. Push '(' onto the stack.

  • For each closing parenthesis ')', pop from the stack. If the stack is empty, it's unbalanced.

  • At the end, if the stack is empty, the parentheses are balanced; otherwise, they are not.

  • Example: '(()())' is balanced, while '(()' is not.

A Software Engineer was asked 11mo ago
Q. How do you optimize stored procedures?
Ans. 

Optimizing SP involves improving performance and efficiency of stored procedures in a database.

  • Identify and eliminate unnecessary or redundant code

  • Use appropriate indexing to speed up data retrieval

  • Avoid using cursors and loops whenever possible

  • Consider parameterizing queries to improve execution plan caching

  • Regularly monitor and analyze performance metrics to identify bottlenecks

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A Software Engineer was asked 11mo ago
Q. What are the basic concepts of OOPS?
Ans. 

Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) is a paradigm based on objects, encapsulating data and behavior for better code organization.

  • Encapsulation: Bundling data and methods that operate on the data within one unit (e.g., a class).

  • Inheritance: Mechanism to create a new class using properties of an existing class (e.g., a 'Dog' class inheriting from an 'Animal' class).

  • Polymorphism: Ability to present the same interface f...

A Software Engineer was asked 12mo ago
Q. What is execution context?
Ans. 

Execution context refers to the environment in which a piece of code is executed, including variables, scope, and this keyword.

  • Execution context includes variables, scope chain, and the value of the this keyword.

  • There are three types of execution contexts: global, function, and eval.

  • Each function call creates a new execution context, which is pushed onto the call stack.

  • Lexical environment and variable environment ...

A Software Engineer was asked 12mo ago
Q. What is closure?
Ans. 

Closure is a function that captures the environment in which it was created, allowing it to access variables from its outer scope even after the outer function has finished executing.

  • Closure allows a function to access variables from its outer scope even after the outer function has finished executing.

  • It 'closes over' the variables in its lexical scope, preserving their values.

  • Closure is commonly used in event han...

EPAM Systems Software Engineer Interview Experiences

47 interviews found

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I appeared for an interview in Jan 2025.

Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. In-depth questions on basics of core java
  • Q2. Exceptions
  • Q3. Memory management
Round 2 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Stream Based Problems
  • Ans. 

    Stream based problems involve processing data in a continuous flow rather than all at once.

    • Use stream processing libraries like Apache Kafka or Apache Flink

    • Consider factors like data volume, velocity, and variety

    • Implement backpressure mechanisms to handle high data loads

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Spring Boot questions on Annotations
  • Q3. SQL questions
Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Stream advanced questions
  • Q2. Java 8 features
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Sorting Algorithms
  • Q2. HashMap principles
  • Ans. 

    HashMap principles involve key-value pairs, hashing, and efficient retrieval.

    • HashMap stores key-value pairs using hashing for efficient retrieval.

    • Keys must be unique but values can be duplicated.

    • HashMap allows null keys and values.

    • HashMap is not synchronized, use ConcurrentHashMap for thread safety.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Data Structures
  • Q4. Spring Fundamentals

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Best Company culture and team!

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jul 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Group Discussion 

A situational based question

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Print the count of words in a list
  • Q2. Check if strings are anagrams
Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Family details were asked
  • Q2. Situational based questions were asked

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions related to core java like hashmap working, etc. SpringBoot annotations.
  • Q2. Coding question on hashmap and stream api.
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Design patterns scenario based questions.
  • Q2. Min heap, max heap
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Aug 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Coding questions given to clear min required score

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Intermeditae level java spring boot questions
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Three sum leet code, left view binary tree, java8 features
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Project architecture, spring boot ,spring
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic of oops concept
  • Q2. Event handler in dotnet
  • Ans. 

    Event handler in dotnet is a function that responds to events triggered by user actions or system events.

    • Event handlers are used to handle events like button clicks, mouse movements, etc.

    • In .NET, event handlers are typically defined using delegates.

    • Example: handling a button click event in a Windows Forms application.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Basic of c# oop
  • Q4. Abstract class and methods
  • Q5. How to optimise sp

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Campus Placement

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

25 questions medium level questions

Round 2 - Coding Test 

3 questions with medium level data strucures

Round 3 - Group Discussion 

Supportive team and give basic topic

Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. I was rejected in gd round so i dont know
Round 5 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. I was rejected in gd round so i dont know

Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Thejas Jain M J

posted on 11 Sep 2024

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Mar 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. They asked mostly on java 8 features, core java, junit etc. Prepare well for streams.
  • Q2. They asked two DSA question one is N meetings in room i was not able answer this then they asked Next Greater Element this one i answered.
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Here we discussed about my previous projects, Design of that project and how we deploy and all. High level design of our project.

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for EPAM Systems Software Engineer interview:
  • Java 8 streams
  • DSA
  • JUnit
  • Core Java
  • seralization and deaeralization
  • lambda and functional interface
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well for medium level DSA questions and java 8 streams, core java, junit.
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Medium level questions

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Find duplicates in a string
  • Q2. Balanced parenthesis
Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Shift related questions
  • Q2. Compensation about current company

Skills evaluated in this interview

EPAM Systems Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in EPAM Systems Software Engineer interview?
EPAM Systems interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the EPAM Systems interview process are Technical, HR and Coding Test.
How to prepare for EPAM Systems Software Engineer 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 EPAM Systems. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at EPAM Systems expect are Javascript, Photography, Agile, CSR and Front End.
What are the top questions asked in EPAM Systems Software Engineer interview?

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How long is the EPAM Systems Software Engineer interview process?

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

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