FactSet Software Engineer2 Interview Questions and Answers

I have extensive experience in designing and implementing frameworks for various software projects.

• Designed and implemented a custom testing framework for automated testing of web applications.

• Utilized Spring framework for developing enterprise applications, including dependency injection and aspect-oriented programming.

• Contributed to the design and implementation of a microservices architecture using Netflix OSS frame

I am comfortable with Java, Python, and SQL. I rate myself 8/10 in Java, 7/10 in Python, and 9/10 in SQL.

• Java - 8/10

• Python - 7/10

• SQL - 9/10

I have experience working on financial software applications and projects.

• Developed financial software applications for tracking expenses and budgeting

• Worked on projects involving payment processing and transaction management

• Familiar with financial data analysis and reporting tools

• Collaborated with finance teams to understand requirements and implement solutions

TDD stands for Test-Driven Development and BDD stands for Behavior-Driven Development. TDD focuses on writing tests before writing code, while BDD focuses on the behavior of the system.

• TDD involves writing a failing test, writing code to make the test pass, and then refactoring the code.

• BDD focuses on defining the behavior of the system through examples written in a specific format like Given-When-Then.

• TDD is more deve...read more

Program to find frequency of words in a sentence

• Split the sentence into words using space as delimiter

• Create a map to store word frequencies

• Iterate through the words and update the map accordingly

• Handle case sensitivity and punctuation if needed

Program to check if sum of digits of a number is prime

• Convert the number to a string to iterate through each digit

• Calculate the sum of digits

• Check if the sum is a prime number

SQL query to get the second highest salary in a table

• Use the MAX() function to find the highest salary

• Use the WHERE clause to exclude the highest salary

• Order the salaries in descending order and limit the result to 1

Abstract class allows partial implementation while interface allows full abstraction.

• Abstract class can have both abstract and non-abstract methods, while interface can only have abstract methods.

• A class can only extend one abstract class, but can implement multiple interfaces.

• Abstract class is used when some common functionality needs to be shared among subclasses, while interface is used to define a contract for clas...read more

Static keyword is used in programming to declare variables or methods that belong to the class itself, rather than instances of the class.

• Static variables are shared among all instances of a class.

• Static methods can be called without creating an instance of the class.

• Static keyword is used to define constants in a class.

• Static keyword is used in Java, C++, and other programming languages.

Objects are stored in memory in the heap or stack depending on their scope and lifetime.

• Objects with local scope are stored on the stack, while objects with dynamic memory allocation are stored on the heap.

• Primitive data types like int, float are stored on the stack, while complex objects like arrays, classes are stored on the heap.

• Objects stored on the stack have faster access but limited size, while objects on the he

Reading messages from Google Cloud Pub/Sub involves creating a subscription and pulling messages from the subscription.

• Create a subscription to a Google Cloud Pub/Sub topic

• Use the subscription to pull messages from the topic

• Process the messages received from the subscription

Bloomberg offers a wide range of products for financial professionals, including the Bloomberg Terminal, Bloomberg Market Concepts, and Bloomberg News.

• Bloomberg Terminal is a software platform used by financial professionals for real-time market data, news, and analytics.

• Bloomberg Market Concepts is an e-learning course that provides an introduction to financial markets and the Bloomberg Terminal.

• Bloomberg News is a gl...read more