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Updated 23 Apr 2021

FactSet Software Engineer II Interview Experiences

1 interview found

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Oct 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Alogorithms, Design Patterns

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be strong with your programming basics.

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via campus placement at International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Bangalore and was interviewed before Jan 2022. 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.
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Basic questions also with coding test

Round 3 - Coding Test 

Coding questions asked in this round

Round 4 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Oops concept amd design patterns asked
  • Q2. Explain Singleton design pattern.
  • Ans. 

    Singleton design pattern restricts the instantiation of a class to one object.

    • Ensures only one instance of a class exists in the system

    • Provides a global point of access to that instance

    • Used when only one instance of a class is required throughout the system

    • Example: Database connection manager, Logger class

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  • Q3. Explain oop concepts class, encapsulation etc
  • Ans. 

    OOP concepts include class, encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism.

    • Class is a blueprint for creating objects with shared properties and methods.

    • Encapsulation is the practice of hiding implementation details and exposing only necessary information.

    • Inheritance allows a class to inherit properties and methods from a parent class.

    • Polymorphism allows objects to take on multiple forms or behaviors depending on the cont...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Stick to basics and able to justify everything mention in resume

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is HTML and CSS?
  • Ans. 

    HTML and CSS are markup languages used for creating and styling web pages.

    • HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language and is used for structuring content on web pages.

    • CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets and is used for styling the appearance of web pages.

    • HTML uses tags to define elements like headings, paragraphs, images, and links.

    • CSS allows for customization of colors, fonts, layout, and other visual aspects of a web...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Operating Systems, DBMS, Python

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Wht is tuple and how it is dif from list
  • Ans. 

    A tuple is an immutable collection of elements, while a list is a mutable collection in Python.

    • Tuples are created using parentheses (), while lists are created using square brackets []

    • Tuples are immutable, meaning their elements cannot be changed once defined

    • Lists are mutable, allowing for elements to be added, removed, or modified

    • Tuples are typically used for fixed collections of items, while lists are used for dynami

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via campus placement at Dwarkadas J Sanghvi College of Engineering, Mumbai and was interviewed in Nov 2023. There were 5 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Quant Topics: Interests, Sequence and Series along with Missing items, Time and Distance/Work,
Verbal Topics: Comprehension, Corrections, Grammar etc
CS Core Subjects: DSA, OOPS, DBMS, OS

Overall Test Difficulty was Easy-Medium

Round 2 - Coding Test 

System asked to choose one of the programming languages from C, C++ or Java. (Note: You can't change the language once confirmed!)
There were 7 different coding questions along with code. You just need to debug the code to get the correct output.
DSA: Graphs (Basics), Linked Lists, Conditional Statements, and Arrays (Stack and Queue)

Overall Difficulty was Medium (tbh, it depends on the practice you have done!)

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1. Tell me about yourself 2. What tech stack(s) you have worked on? Why? Why not others? 3. SQL queries based on joins, nesting and aggregations 4. Logical reasoning questions 5. Previous internships exper...
Round 4 - Behavioral interview 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1. Tell me about yourself 2. Why you do seek to join this company? 3. Are you comfortable working in shifts? If yes, how will you manage your time? 4. SQL queries 5. Logical question: Total number of squar...
Round 5 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1. Tell me about your day. Walk me through it. 2. If given a coding problem, what is your preferred language? Why? 3. Walk me through your best project in your resume. Why/How/When did you make it? 4. Tell...

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well for the aptitude and DSA rounds with CS core subjects. Proofread your resume and study about the company, as it makes behavioral and HR questions easy to answer. Make them feel that you are the committed to your job, you will be assigned to and mainly to company.
Interview experience
2
Poor
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
6-8 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Feb 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. How do you define clean code?
  • Ans. 

    Clean code is well-organized, easy to read, and maintainable code that follows best practices.

    • Clean code is easy to read and understand by other developers.

    • It follows consistent naming conventions for variables, functions, and classes.

    • Clean code is well-organized with proper indentation and spacing.

    • It avoids unnecessary complexity and duplication.

    • Clean code is modular and follows the single responsibility principle.

    • Exa...

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  • Q2. How to better test your code?
  • Ans. 

    To better test your code, use a combination of unit tests, integration tests, regression tests, and automated testing.

    • Write unit tests to test individual components or functions in isolation.

    • Perform integration tests to test how different components work together.

    • Implement regression tests to ensure that new code changes do not break existing functionality.

    • Utilize automated testing tools to run tests quickly and effici...

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Aptitude questions, some reasoning and puzzle questions with fundamental computer language questions.

Round 3 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Oops question Language fundamental questions Puzzle Coding questions.
  • Q2. What is polymorphism?
  • Ans. 

    Polymorphism is the ability of a function or method to behave differently based on the object it is acting upon.

    • Polymorphism allows objects of different classes to be treated as objects of a common superclass.

    • It enables a single interface to represent multiple data types.

    • Examples include method overloading and method overriding in object-oriented programming.

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  • Q3. What is abstraction?
  • Ans. 

    Abstraction is the concept of hiding complex implementation details and showing only the necessary information to the user.

    • Abstraction allows developers to focus on the essential features of an object or system without getting bogged down in unnecessary details.

    • It helps in reducing complexity and improving efficiency by providing a simplified view of the system.

    • For example, in object-oriented programming, abstract clas...

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Project discussion Puzzle
Round 5 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is your salary expectation? What is your long term goal?
Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is policy manager
  • Ans. 

    Policy manager is a software tool used to centrally manage and enforce policies across an organization's systems and applications.

    • Policy manager helps define, monitor, and enforce policies related to security, compliance, access control, and other governance aspects.

    • It allows administrators to set rules and regulations that govern how data and resources are accessed and used within an organization.

    • Policy manager can au...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well on actimize IFM.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before May 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

They asked general aptitude questions ones you can easily practice from indiabix

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Be prepared with medium level DSA questions. They touched upon topics like trees, DP, hashing etc.

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. They had a total of two technical rounds where one was with the manager you will be working under. The touched upon some puzzles and reasoning questions. The questions will mostly be around you resume so m...
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. General HR questions
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

General apti questions

Round 2 - Group Discussion 

Work-life balance and career progression

FactSet Interview FAQs

How to prepare for FactSet 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 FactSet. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at FactSet expect are Computer science, SQL, Analytical, Python and Agile.

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