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Updated 14 Oct 2024

Fortinet Software Development Engineer II Interview Experiences

1 interview found

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

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Oct 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

45 mins 1:1 online coding

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Discussion about previous company work and some Q&As about it
  • Q2. Security practice in frontend and backend perspective
  • Ans. 

    Security practices in frontend and backend development are crucial for protecting user data and preventing cyber attacks.

    • Implement input validation to prevent SQL injection and cross-site scripting attacks

    • Use HTTPS protocol to encrypt data transmission between frontend and backend

    • Implement authentication and authorization mechanisms to control access to sensitive data

    • Regularly update software libraries and frameworks t...

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Assignment 

Hackerrank online test of 60 mins

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I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jan 2016. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

5 Questions

  • Q1. Questions on linked list
  • Q2. Questions on resume
  • Q3. About my interests
  • Q4. My interest in symantec
  • Q5. Place to work

Interview Preparation Tips

College Name: IIT Madras

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Dec 2016. There were 5 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. How you find loop in a linked list
  • Ans. 

    To find a loop in a linked list, we use Floyd's cycle-finding algorithm.

    • Floyd's cycle-finding algorithm uses two pointers, one moving at twice the speed of the other.

    • If there is a loop in the linked list, the two pointers will eventually meet.

    • To detect the meeting point, we reset one of the pointers to the head of the linked list and move both pointers at the same speed.

    • The meeting point is the start of the loop.

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  • Q2. What is LRU, MRU and LFU
  • Ans. 

    LRU, MRU and LFU are caching algorithms used to manage memory in computer systems.

    • LRU stands for Least Recently Used and removes the least recently used items from the cache when the cache is full.

    • MRU stands for Most Recently Used and removes the most recently used items from the cache when the cache is full.

    • LFU stands for Least Frequently Used and removes the least frequently used items from the cache when the cache i...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Camel banana problem

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: coding test in hacker rank. can code in any language except in C and C++.
Duration: 1 hour
Total Questions: 2

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: In technical round the questions are on OS, basics of C(mainly in linked lists) and maths puzzle

They mostly see how you are approaching towards a problem.
It is first time that I heard the camel banana problem. So I struggled for some time and came up with a solution. He said he liked the approach but it can be optimized.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: It started with explain about yourselves. and then he asked to explain about one project with technical details. Later he asked me to explain binary search for a guy who don't know much of technical knowledge. He continued with why we only do 2 partitions why can we make it up to 3. Later he asked me what I liked most in my mobile phone. I said chatting apps. So he asked me that if I was hired as a developer to make a chatting app how will I do it.
Tips: way of thinking and way of approaching towards a problem.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: This round was focused mainly on whether I like to work in Bangalore or not. How I first heard about Symantec. how I will suit for the company. what are my future plans.

Skills: C, OS, Math Puzzles
College Name: IIT Madras

Skills evaluated in this interview

I was interviewed before Mar 2021.

Round 1 - Face to Face 

(3 Questions)

Round duration - 40 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

Technical round with questions based on DSA.

  • Q1. 

    Reverse a Number Problem Statement

    Create a program to reverse a given integer N. The output should be the reversed integer.

    Note:

    If a number has trailing zeros, their reversed version should not inclu...

  • Ans. 

    Reverse a given integer while excluding trailing zeros.

    • Create a program to reverse the given integer by converting it to a string and then reversing it.

    • Remove any trailing zeros from the reversed string before converting it back to an integer.

    • Handle the constraints of the input integer being between 0 and 10^8.

    • Example: For input 1230, the output should be 321.

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  • Q2. 

    Reverse a Linked List Problem Statement

    You are given a Singly Linked List of integers. Your task is to reverse the Linked List by changing the links between nodes.

    Input:

    The first line of input contai...
  • Ans. 

    Reverse a given singly linked list by changing the links between nodes.

    • Iterate through the linked list and reverse the links between nodes.

    • Use three pointers to keep track of the current, previous, and next nodes.

    • Update the links while traversing the list to reverse it.

    • Return the head of the reversed linked list.

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  • Q3. What is the difference in C++ between 'new int[5]' and 'malloc(5 * sizeof(int))'?
  • Ans. 

    new int[5] is C++ specific and initializes the array with default values, while malloc(5 * sizeof(int)) is a C function and does not initialize the array.

    • new int[5] is C++ specific and calls constructors for each element in the array.

    • malloc(5 * sizeof(int)) is a C function and does not call constructors, leaving the array uninitialized.

    • new int[5] returns a pointer to the first element of the array, while malloc(5 * siz...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Eligibility criteriaAbove 7 CGPAJuniper Networks interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structures, Algorithms, OS, Networking, Aptitude, OOPSTime required to prepare for the interview - 4 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Must do Previously asked Interview as well as Online Test Questions.
Tip 2 : Go through all the previous interview experiences from Codestudio and Leetcode.
Tip 3 : Do at-least 2 good projects and you must know every bit of them.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Have at-least 2 good projects explained in short with all important points covered.
Tip 2 : Every skill must be mentioned.
Tip 3 : Focus on skills, projects and experiences more.

Final outcome of the interviewRejected

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
-

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before May 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions were mostly related to Django Rest Framework and internal working of it, apart from that there were questions related to Django ORM.
  • Q2. Given an API request how would to resolve the space issue that is happening with GET
  • Ans. 

    To resolve space issue with GET API request, consider pagination, compression, caching, and optimizing query parameters.

    • Implement pagination to limit the number of results returned in each request.

    • Use compression techniques like Gzip to reduce the size of the response data.

    • Implement caching mechanisms to store frequently accessed data and reduce the number of requests.

    • Optimize query parameters to only request necessary

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Complete resume based questions
  • Q2. You must me thorough of what you have mentioned in your resume.

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Data structures, Algorithm
Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

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

Round 1 - Assignment 

The task was a Codility type

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Tips: It will be good to have a GPA of 8 and above

Round: Test
Experience: Questions were easy it were good at C and basic maths. Questions were distributed on all aspects of computer science such as Operating Systems, Few Output Question, Data Structures and Application layer networking . In basic aptitude most questions fall under Probability, distance and time and few others.
Duration: 60 minutes
Total Questions: 50

Skills: Communication, Basic Coding, Math Puzzle
College Name: NIT Surathkal

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: The test was MCQ type. It comprised of questions from Operating Systems, Data Structures, Microprocessors, logical Reasoning, Aptitude and Computer Networks. No negative marking was there.
Tips: One needs to be fast as you can't spend much time on one question.
Duration: 60 minutes
Total Questions: 50

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: I was given 2 coding questions to solve and basics of oops, operating systems, data structures and networks were asked. 3-4 questions were asked in each topic mentions above. The interviewer also asked 2 puzzles which were the standard ones. He first asked me if I knew the topic or not, then only he asked me questions about it. But that doesn't mean that you can skip all the above mentions topics.
Tips: Be relaxed and confident and try to discuss your approach with the interviewer.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: 2 Coding questions and 3-4 questions from operating systems and networks.Questions also from the mentioned projects.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Standard HR interview with questions like what Cisco does and why they should hire you. He also asked me questions from the CV.

Tips: Be confident and mug up your cv well

Round: HR Interview
Experience: It was just a formality where he just asked about my background and whether I would be able to move to bangalore and Why I want to join Cisco.

Skills: Confidence, Problem Solving Skills, Operating System Basics, Coding Skills, Object Oriented Programming (OOP) Basics, Computer Networking, Data Strrutures
College Name: IIT Guwahati

I applied via Referral

Interview Questionnaire 

10 Questions

  • Q1. Program to print the elements of a binary tree in spiral order
  • Ans. 

    Program to print binary tree elements in spiral order

    • Use two stacks to keep track of nodes at odd and even levels

    • Push nodes from left to right in odd level stack and right to left in even level stack

    • Pop nodes from the stack alternatively and print them

    • Repeat until both stacks are empty

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  • Q2. Explain what happens underneath when you enter a URL in the browser
  • Ans. 

    Entering a URL in the browser triggers a series of events to retrieve and display the requested webpage.

    • The browser checks the cache for a previously stored copy of the webpage

    • If not found, the browser sends a request to the DNS server to resolve the domain name to an IP address

    • The browser then sends a request to the web server at the IP address for the webpage

    • The web server responds with the requested webpage

    • The brows...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Explain why MAC addresses are required despite having IP addresses
  • Ans. 

    MAC addresses are required for identifying devices on a local network, while IP addresses are used for identifying devices on a global network.

    • MAC addresses are used for communication within a local network

    • IP addresses are used for communication across different networks

    • MAC addresses are assigned by the manufacturer and cannot be changed

    • IP addresses can be assigned dynamically or statically

    • MAC addresses are used in the...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Solve the classical bridge and torch puzzle
  • Q5. Explain my internship project
  • Ans. 

    Developed a web application for tracking inventory and sales data

    • Used React.js for front-end development

    • Implemented RESTful APIs using Node.js and Express for back-end

    • Utilized MongoDB for database management

    • Integrated authentication and authorization features for secure access

    • Designed user-friendly interface with responsive design

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. What is an arraylist in Java?
  • Ans. 

    An ArrayList is a dynamic array in Java that can grow or shrink in size during runtime.

    • ArrayList is a class in Java's Collection framework.

    • It implements the List interface and allows duplicate elements.

    • Elements can be added or removed using methods like add(), remove(), etc.

    • It can also be sorted using the sort() method.

    • Example: ArrayList names = new ArrayList<>();

    • names.add("John"); names.add("Mary"); names.remove(0);

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  • Q7. What is the difference between an arraylist and a linkedlist in Java?
  • Ans. 

    ArrayList is a resizable array while LinkedList is a doubly linked list.

    • ArrayList is faster for accessing elements while LinkedList is faster for adding or removing elements.

    • ArrayList uses contiguous memory while LinkedList uses non-contiguous memory.

    • ArrayList is better for random access while LinkedList is better for sequential access.

    • Example: ArrayList - List names = new ArrayList<>(); LinkedList - List names = new L

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  • Q8. “Java is not a pure OO language”. Justify (the answer expected was that the primitive types are not objects in Java!)
  • Ans. 

    Java is not a pure OO language due to primitive types not being objects.

    • Primitive types like int, boolean, etc. are not objects in Java

    • They do not have methods or inheritance like objects do

    • This violates the principle of everything being an object in pure OO languages

    • Wrapper classes like Integer, Boolean, etc. were introduced to provide object-like behavior for primitives

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  • Q9. What is the difference between an object oriented and object based language?
  • Ans. 

    Object-oriented languages support inheritance and polymorphism, while object-based languages do not.

    • Object-oriented languages allow for the creation of classes and objects, and support inheritance and polymorphism.

    • Object-based languages only support objects, but do not have the concept of classes or inheritance.

    • Examples of object-oriented languages include Java, C++, and Python, while JavaScript is an example of an obj

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  • Q10. Explain inheritance and abstraction with a concrete example
  • Ans. 

    Inheritance is a way to create new classes based on existing ones. Abstraction is a way to hide implementation details.

    • Inheritance allows a subclass to inherit properties and methods from a superclass.

    • Abstraction allows a class to provide a simplified interface to its users while hiding its implementation details.

    • For example, a Car class can inherit properties and methods from a Vehicle class, while also implementing i...

  • Answered by AI

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