Horiba India Software Developer Interview Questions and Answers

Normal DP question (LC med)

Round duration - 120 minutes
Round difficulty - Hard

There was 2 parts. First part problems were based on Quantitative Aptitude. Problems were of 3 types- Easy, Medium and Hard with different scores. Difficulty keeps on increasing if you answer correctly and keeps on decreasing if you answer incorrectly.
First part was of 45 mins.
Second part consisted of 2 coding problems- Medium, Hard. One was based on Greedy and other was a difficult DP + Bitmask problem.
Coding part had more weightage than Aptitude.

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K Centers Selection Problem
In Ninja Land, there are cities numbered from 0 to N-1. The distances between each pair of cities are represented by an N * N matrix 'DIST', where 'DIST[i][j]' is the distance ...read more
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The problem involves selecting K cities to install servers in Ninja Land to minimize the maximum distance from any city to a nearest server.
• Iterate through all possible combinations of K cities to select for server installation.

• Calculate the maximum distance from any city to the nearest server for each combination.

• Choose the combination that minimizes the maximum distance.
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Beautiful String Verification
Given a non-empty string inputString, determine if it can be converted into a 'Beautiful String' using the defined operation.
You can perform any number of operations to con...read more
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Determine if a given string can be converted into a 'Beautiful String' using a specific operation.
• Check if the input string is already a 'Beautiful String' by checking if it contains 'abc' in the correct positions.

• If 'abc' is present in the input string, check if the left and right portions satisfy the defined conditions.

• If the conditions are met, return 'True', otherwise return 'False'.
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Round duration - 90 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

There were 3 interviewers in my panel. The most senior panellist asked q. related to my interests and internship experience.
Other 2 asked questions related to Coding and subjects. There was 1 coding question which was implementation based and involved many corner cases. They were checking if I was able to figure out different corner cases and handle those. 
There were situation based questions also asked. One question was on system design of Arogya Setu App.

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Complex Number Multiplication
Calculate the product of two complex numbers represented as strings in the form “A+Bi”. Here, ‘A’ represents the real part, and ‘B’ represents the imaginary part.
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Calculate the product of two complex numbers represented as strings in the form 'A+Bi'.
• Parse the input strings to extract real and imaginary parts of both complex numbers

• Perform multiplication of the complex numbers using the formula (a+bi)*(c+di) = (ac - bd) + (ad + bc)i

• Format the result as a string in the form 'A+Bi' and return
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Round duration - 30 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

HR round involved basic questions related to background and behaviour. It was basically a cultural fit round.

Q1. SELL ABD BUY 1 array question(easy level)
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This question involves buying and selling items in an array.
• The array must contain strings.

• You need to implement a function to buy and sell items from the array.

• Provide examples of buying and selling operations.
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Q1. Questions on OOPs concepts
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Q2. Software development life cycle
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Software development life cycle is a process used by software developers to design, develop, test, and deploy software applications.
• SDLC consists of several phases such as planning, analysis, design, implementation, testing, and maintenance.

• Each phase has its own set of activities and deliverables to ensure the successful completion of the project.

• Examples of SDLC models include Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, and DevOps.

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Two coding questions. One using quick sort. The other one was for prime numbers

Q1. It went well, results awaiting
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Q1. Spring boot, java 8 and microswrvices
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Q2. Basic question about spring framework
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Q1. Basic details asked about my last project that i have worked.
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Q2. Basic details about last project
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Just normal MCQ test.

Q1. How to reverse two numbers without using temp variable
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To reverse two numbers without using a temp variable, use bitwise XOR operation.
• Use bitwise XOR operation to swap two numbers without using a temp variable.

• Example: a = 5, b = 7. a = a XOR b, b = a XOR b, a = a XOR b. After this, a = 7, b = 5.
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Q1. Why do you want to join Thermo Fisher
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I want to join Thermo Fisher because of their reputation for innovation and impact in the scientific community.
• Thermo Fisher is a leader in the scientific research and healthcare industry

• I am impressed by their commitment to innovation and cutting-edge technology

• I believe working at Thermo Fisher will provide me with opportunities for professional growth and development
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Q1. Self Introduction, explain about your projects
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I am a software engineer with experience in developing web applications using Java, Spring Boot, and Angular.
• Developed a web application for a retail company using Java and Spring Boot

• Implemented RESTful APIs for communication between frontend and backend

• Designed and developed user interfaces using Angular framework
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Q2. Rotate an array n times with a O(1) time complexity
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Use modular arithmetic to efficiently rotate array n times.
• Use modular arithmetic to calculate the effective number of rotations (n % array length)

• Reverse the entire array

• Reverse the first n elements

• Reverse the remaining elements
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Q1. Self Introduction
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Q2. What do you know about the company
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The company is a leading software development firm specializing in creating innovative solutions for various industries.
• Specializes in creating innovative software solutions

• Works with clients from various industries

• Known for high-quality and reliable products

• Has a strong team of software engineers and developers
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