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HackerRank Senior Software Developer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 26 Jul 2023

HackerRank Senior Software Developer Interview Experiences

1 interview found

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

It was a Coding Interview with 2 basic DSA Questions

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. It was a LLD discussion to create a service like Bookmyshow.
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. A high level design interview around Google Docs
Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. A Technical Discussion with the Hiring Manager
Round 5 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. A value fit round by the HR

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

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Oct 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Fibonacci, swap without 3rd var
  • Q2. Non repetitive char in string
  • Ans. 

    Find the first non-repetitive character in a string.

    • Iterate through the string and count the occurrences of each character.

    • Return the first character with a count of 1.

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Case Study 

Scenario based questions

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Nov 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Current Project Roles and Responsibilities
  • Ans. 

    Currently leading a team of developers in designing and implementing a new web application for a client in the finance industry.

    • Leading a team of developers in designing and implementing a new web application

    • Collaborating with stakeholders to gather requirements and define project scope

    • Ensuring project milestones are met on time and within budget

    • Conducting code reviews and providing technical guidance to team members

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Microservices and Message brokers.
  • Q3. Angular Reactive Forms, RxJS, Detection cycle

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Have your basics clear. Microservices and Angular should be main focus. For seniors CQRS, MediatR and AWS Services can be plus.

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in May 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Action Filters In MVC
  • Ans. 

    Action filters are used in ASP.NET MVC to execute code before or after an action method is called.

    • Action filters can be used to perform authentication and authorization checks.

    • They can also be used to modify the result of an action method.

    • Examples of action filters include Authorize, OutputCache, and HandleError.

    • Action filters can be applied globally, to a controller, or to an individual action method.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is the difference between controller and API controller
  • Ans. 

    A controller is used for handling user requests while an API controller is used for handling API requests.

    • A controller is used for rendering views while an API controller is used for returning data in JSON format.

    • API controllers are usually lighter and faster than regular controllers.

    • API controllers are often used for building RESTful APIs.

    • Examples of API frameworks that use API controllers include Laravel and ASP.NET

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Difference between IEnumerable and IQuriable
  • Ans. 

    IEnumerable is read-only and forward-only while IQueryable is queryable and can be used with LINQ to SQL.

    • IEnumerable is used for in-memory collections while IQueryable is used for querying external data sources.

    • IQueryable allows for deferred execution while IEnumerable does not.

    • IQueryable can be used with LINQ to SQL to translate queries into SQL statements.

    • IEnumerable is simpler and more lightweight than IQueryable.

    • IE...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is the use of Yield Key word
  • Ans. 

    Yield keyword is used in Python to create generators that can be used to iterate over large datasets without loading them into memory.

    • Yield is used to pause and resume a function's execution.

    • Generators created using yield are memory efficient as they only load data when needed.

    • Yield can be used to implement lazy evaluation.

    • Yield can be used to create infinite sequences.

    • Example: def my_generator(): yield 1; yield 2; yie...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Should prepare OOPS concept, MVC Architeture, Basic Questions from SQL Server

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Oct 2024. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Consist 3 coding questions medium level

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Asked about java concept
  • Q2. Sql query basics
Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Asked medium to advance level oops java concept
  • Q2. Deep discussion over project
Round 4 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Hard level linked list questions
  • Q2. Advanced level sql query

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare sql and oop concepts well
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Campus Placement

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Machine coding round

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. TCP/IP related questions, what happens when you search a webpage?
  • Q2. Past projects discussions
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Behavioural questions on how would you tackle a particular scenario
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Basic OOP questions for python programming language

Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What's abstraction
  • Ans. 

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

    • Abstraction allows users to focus on what an object does instead of how it does it

    • It helps in reducing complexity and improving efficiency in software development

    • Example: In object-oriented programming, abstract classes and interfaces are used to achieve abstraction

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What's the difference between SQL and NoSQL database
  • Ans. 

    SQL databases are relational databases with structured data, while NoSQL databases are non-relational databases with flexible, unstructured data.

    • SQL databases use structured query language for defining and manipulating data, while NoSQL databases use different query languages or APIs.

    • SQL databases are table-based, with a predefined schema, while NoSQL databases are document, key-value, wide-column, or graph-based.

    • SQL d...

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Reverse a linked list
  • Ans. 

    Reverse a linked list by changing the direction of pointers

    • Start with three pointers: current, prev, and next

    • Iterate through the linked list, updating pointers to reverse the direction

    • Update the head of the linked list to the last node after reversing

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Implement binary search algorithm
  • Ans. 

    Binary search algorithm efficiently finds the target value in a sorted array.

    • Start by defining the low and high indices of the array.

    • Calculate the mid index and compare the target value with the value at mid.

    • If target is less than mid value, update high to mid-1; if greater, update low to mid+1.

    • Repeat until target is found or low is greater than high.

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

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Brief Introduction and basic questions
  • Q2. Future plans and how am i going to achieve them

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed in Jun 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Basic Logical programs

Round 2 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Explain laravel Structure
  • Q2. Database migration
  • Q3. What is indexing in database
  • Q4. What is controller ,What is Route
Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Why you leave your previous Company
  • Q2. What is your role in previous company
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Campus Placement

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Aptitude questions with 2-3 coding questions

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Input-wwwrrrrttttuu Output - w3r4t4u2
  • Q2. Interpreter vs compiler
  • Ans. 

    Interpreter executes code line by line, compiler translates code into machine code before execution.

    • Interpreter translates code into machine code line by line during runtime

    • Compiler translates code into machine code before execution

    • Interpreted languages include Python, JavaScript

    • Compiled languages include C, C++

  • Answered by AI
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via AmbitionBox

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Java, spring,springboot

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