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Freecharge Software Development Engineer Lead Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 10 May 2021

Freecharge Software Development Engineer Lead Interview Experiences

2 interviews found

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Sep 2020. There were 6 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Questions on Problem Solving, DS & Algorithms and System designing were frequently asked.
  • Q2. How can you design a high scale Multithreaded system?
  • Ans. 

    Designing a high scale Multithreaded system requires careful consideration of thread synchronization, load balancing, and resource management.

    • Identify the critical sections of code that need to be synchronized

    • Choose an appropriate synchronization mechanism such as locks or semaphores

    • Implement load balancing to distribute work evenly across threads

    • Use thread pools to manage resources and limit the number of threads crea...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Please start focusing on your problem solving skills from the starting. Learn data structures and algorithms. There are frequently asked questions which are asked repeatedly in many company rounds. So try to solve as many questions as you can . Also, as your experience grows in the industry, then start learning some designing problems to learn more about scalability, reliability, latency and all. This helps you a lot in cracking interviews in well known companies. So keep this advice and start learning from today. Happy to help you!!

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed before May 2020. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - The interview is not easy and will require above-average preparation in Problem Solving, Data Structures, Java, Spring Boot, System Design (HLD and LLD).

Software Development Engineer Lead Interview Questions Asked at Other Companies

asked in Freecharge
Q1. How can you design a high scale Multithreaded system?
asked in MasterCard
Q2. Explain spring security,oauth2 ,jwt,saml and tls level security

Interview questions from similar companies

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Nov 2024. There were 5 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Machine coding.
Code structure, naming, best practices are more important than time or space complexity.

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Same as Round 1, except more complex problem statement

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Integration round. Given a library, do some operations with it, i.e. pull specific data point from file, make an POST call using different data point etc.
Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Given a codebase, fix a specific bug
  • Ans. 

    I would start by reproducing the bug, analyzing the code, identifying the root cause, implementing a fix, testing the fix, and finally deploying it.

    • Reproduce the bug by following the steps that lead to the issue.

    • Analyze the code surrounding the bug to understand the context and potential causes.

    • Identify the root cause of the bug by debugging and tracing the code execution.

    • Implement a fix by making the necessary code ch...

  • Answered by AI
Round 5 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Standard HLD/LLD design problem
  • Ans. 

    HLD focuses on overall system architecture, while LLD delves into specific implementation details.

    • HLD includes components, modules, interfaces, and dependencies.

    • LLD involves detailed class diagrams, data structures, algorithms, and database schema.

    • Example: HLD may outline a system using microservices architecture, while LLD may specify how each microservice communicates and stores data.

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Interviewing here is very very different than MAANG companies.
Speed of execution matters, but best practices matter more.
Time and space complexity is not tested at all!

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

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

Round 1 - Coding Test 

It was about DS Algo and Java garbage collection,multithreading

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Low level design of rate limiter
  • Ans. 

    Rate limiter is a system that controls the rate of traffic sent or received by a network interface.

    • Implement a token bucket algorithm to track and limit the rate of requests

    • Use a sliding window algorithm to track the number of requests within a specific time frame

    • Consider using a distributed rate limiter for scalability and fault tolerance

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Springboot basics, java basics, future interfaces, basic sql queries

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Describe projects
  • Ans. 

    I have worked on various projects including developing web applications, creating mobile apps, and implementing machine learning algorithms.

    • Developed a web application for a retail company to manage inventory and sales data

    • Created a mobile app for a fitness tracking platform to track user's exercise routines

    • Implemented machine learning algorithms for a recommendation system in an e-commerce website

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Knowledge testing on ML frameworks
Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Had a overall personality, technical & problem solving test with AVP

Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. One leetcode easy-medium problem
  • Q2. Java, springboot and oops question
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Project related questions
  • Q2. System design questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - HR didnt reach out post interviews
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Exam to test reasoning and aptitude, and speed to answer them

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Dsa question easy to medium level

Round 3 - Behavioral 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Just culture fit question, and medium dsa questions
  • Q2. Print pyramid from Fibonacci sequence
  • Ans. 

    Print pyramid from Fibonacci sequence

    • Generate Fibonacci sequence up to a certain number

    • Use the Fibonacci numbers to create the pyramid structure

    • Print each row of the pyramid with appropriate spacing

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Linked list sort
  • Q4. Design SQL tables for library management system
  • Ans. 

    Design SQL tables for library management system

    • Create tables for books, authors, members, transactions, etc.

    • Use primary and foreign keys to establish relationships between tables

    • Include columns like book title, author name, member ID, due date, etc.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Valid bracket dsa question

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

MVVM was asked and swift questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - prepare swift concepts well and design pattern
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Aug 2023. 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 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1 - Easy Medium Question. Discuss the approach with interviewer and then implement it. The code should work, thats important.
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. LLD round to design Chess.
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Hiring manager round. Grilling on resume and past experience questions
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Sql unix transactions flow
  • Q2. Sql Java ATM POS transactions flow

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Lear

Freecharge Interview FAQs

How to prepare for Freecharge Software Development Engineer Lead 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 Freecharge. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Freecharge expect are Java, Javascript, Java Spring Boot, Spring MVC and Design Patterns.
What are the top questions asked in Freecharge Software Development Engineer Lead interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Freecharge Software Development Engineer Lead interview -

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