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Updated 10 Jun 2024

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1 interview found

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

C# coding case study was given to solve a coding problem for them

Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Were you laid off
  • Q2. Why are you changing job

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

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Oct 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. List down Java 8 features and use case
  • Ans. 

    Java 8 introduced several new features including lambda expressions, streams, and functional interfaces.

    • Lambda expressions: Allow for more concise and readable code by enabling functional programming.

    • Streams: Provide a way to work with collections of objects in a more functional style.

    • Functional interfaces: Interfaces with a single abstract method, used to enable lambda expressions.

    • Optional class: Helps to avoid null p...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. List down Spring boot annotation used
  • Ans. 

    Spring boot annotations are used to simplify the development process by providing metadata to the Spring framework.

    • 1. @SpringBootApplication - Main annotation to indicate the main class of a Spring Boot application.

    • 2. @RestController - Annotation for RESTful web services.

    • 3. @Autowired - Dependency injection annotation.

    • 4. @GetMapping, @PostMapping, @PutMapping, @DeleteMapping - Annotations for mapping HTTP requests to c...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Difference between String builder and String Buffer
  • Ans. 

    String Builder is not synchronized and faster, while String Buffer is synchronized and slower.

    • String Builder is not thread-safe, while String Buffer is thread-safe.

    • String Builder is faster due to lack of synchronization, while String Buffer is slower due to synchronization.

    • String Builder is recommended for single-threaded operations, while String Buffer is recommended for multi-threaded operations.

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  • Q4. What is String pool
  • Ans. 

    String pool is a storage area in memory where strings are stored to optimize memory usage by reusing common strings.

    • String pool helps in reducing memory usage by storing only one copy of each unique string.

    • Strings created using double quotes are stored in the string pool.

    • Strings created using new keyword are not stored in the string pool.

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  • Q5. Number of memory type have. like heap memory , stack
  • Ans. 

    There are two main types of memory in a computer system: stack memory and heap memory.

    • Stack memory is used for static memory allocation and is managed by the compiler. It is typically faster but limited in size.

    • Heap memory is used for dynamic memory allocation and is managed by the programmer. It is slower but has a larger size.

    • Examples: C programming language uses stack memory for function calls and heap memory for dy

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for IBM Senior Software Engineer interview:
  • Collections
  • java 8
  • Spring Boot
  • tsl
  • SSL
  • OOPS
  • String pool
  • Heap memory
  • Strig builder
  • String buffer

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via Job Fair and was interviewed in Dec 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What are new features in java 11?
  • Q2. Explain parameterised testing in juint?
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself?
  • Q2. Introduction round about yourself
  • Q3. About work experience in past company
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Sep 2024. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic Java and react question
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Little technical and project oriented question
Round 3 - Coding Test 

Basic hacker rank problem

Round 4 - CTO round 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Asked few questions on react and java
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
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Round 1 - Coding Test 

Duration : 1 hours
Question type : Greedy algo question(DSA)
Platform : of any choice

Round 2 - LLD 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. LLDs Designing on any system
  • Ans. 

    LLDs are detailed design documents that describe the software architecture of a system.

    • LLDs typically include detailed information on modules, components, interfaces, and data for a system.

    • They help in understanding how different parts of the system interact and communicate with each other.

    • Examples of LLDs include class diagrams, sequence diagrams, and data flow diagrams.

    • LLDs are crucial for developers to implement the

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Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Coding plus behavioral plus LLD

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Pretty simple and engaging tests, little preparations will do the trick

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Nov 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic of oops concept
  • Q2. Basic of .net and design pattern

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jul 2022. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(7 Questions)

  • Q1. What are indexes in the database? what is the difference between clustered and non-clustered indexes?
  • Ans. 

    Indexes are used to improve database performance. Clustered indexes determine the physical order of data, while non-clustered indexes do not.

    • Indexes are used to speed up data retrieval operations in a database.

    • Clustered indexes determine the physical order of data in a table, while non-clustered indexes do not.

    • A table can have only one clustered index, but multiple non-clustered indexes.

    • Clustered indexes are generally ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Write a query to delete duplicate rows from a table.
  • Ans. 

    Query to delete duplicate rows from a table

    • Use GROUP BY clause to group the rows by their unique values

    • Use HAVING clause to filter out the groups with count greater than 1

    • Use DELETE statement to delete the duplicate rows

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  • Q3. Class A { public string A() { return "hello"; } } what is wrong with above code?
  • Q4. What is a singleton pattern and how to implement it?
  • Ans. 

    Singleton pattern restricts the instantiation of a class to a single instance and provides a global point of access to it.

    • Create a private constructor to restrict instantiation of the class

    • Create a private static instance of the class

    • Create a public static method to access the instance

    • Ensure thread safety if necessary

    • Examples: Database connection, Logger, Configuration settings

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  • Q5. How do you handle exceptions in stored procedures?
  • Ans. 

    Handle exceptions in stored procedures by using TRY-CATCH blocks.

    • Use TRY-CATCH blocks to catch and handle exceptions

    • Log the error message and severity level

    • Rollback the transaction if necessary

    • Rethrow the error if it cannot be handled

    • Use RAISERROR to raise custom error messages

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. Explain SOLID principles.
  • Ans. 

    SOLID principles are a set of five design principles that help in creating maintainable and scalable software.

    • S - Single Responsibility Principle: A class should have only one reason to change.

    • O - Open-Closed Principle: Software entities should be open for extension but closed for modification.

    • L - Liskov Substitution Principle: Subtypes should be substitutable for their base types.

    • I - Interface Segregation Principle: C...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q7. Difference between throw and throw exception?
  • Ans. 

    throw is used to throw an exception while throw exception is used to throw a specific exception.

    • throw is used to throw any type of exception while throw exception is used to throw a specific type of exception.

    • throw exception is followed by the type of exception that needs to be thrown.

    • throw can be used to throw any object while throw exception can only be used to throw an exception object.

    • Example: throw new Exception("

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - You need to give quite a few interviews to be prepared.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
2
Poor
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Longest common subsequence
  • Ans. 

    Longest common subsequence is the longest sequence of characters that appear in the same order in both strings.

    • Use dynamic programming to solve this problem efficiently.

    • Create a 2D array to store the lengths of longest common subsequences of substrings.

    • Traverse the array to find the longest common subsequence.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. O(1) data structure

Skills evaluated in this interview

Senior Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

TCS user image Pavan Kumar Pulavarthy

posted on 24 Dec 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
-
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Indeed and was interviewed in Nov 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Java 8 features
  • Q2. Explain lamda function and thread concept
  • Ans. 

    Lambda function is an anonymous function used for short tasks. Threads allow for concurrent execution in a program.

    • Lambda function is a concise way to define small functions without a name.

    • Threads allow multiple tasks to run concurrently in a program.

    • Lambda functions are often used in functional programming and for callbacks.

    • Threads can improve performance by utilizing multiple cores of a CPU.

    • Example of lambda function...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Explain cicd functionality
  • Ans. 

    CI/CD stands for Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment, a practice in software development to automate the process of testing and deploying code changes.

    • CI/CD automates the process of integrating code changes from multiple developers into a shared repository.

    • It includes automated testing to ensure that code changes do not break existing functionality.

    • CI/CD also automates the deployment of code changes to product...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Try to prepare the basics that is enough

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How many rounds are there in GEICO Senior Software Engineer interview?
GEICO interview process usually has 2 rounds. The most common rounds in the GEICO interview process are Coding Test and HR.

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