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Updated 5 Jul 2023

HSBC Group Senior System Administrator Interview Experiences

1 interview found

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

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Jan 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. About my Salary it was asked
Round 3 - Assignment 

Multiple choice question asked

Round 4 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Related to my technical field
  • Q2. Related to my techical field
  • Q3. Related to my technical IT field
  • Q4. Related to my Antivirus Technical field

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - HSBC is the best company to work.

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I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Nov 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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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 - Coding Test 

Springboot features
how to use property values
dependency injection
java core concepts
data structure questions

Round 3 - Coding Test 

Arrange 1 's and 0's in a given array

Round 4 - Behavioral 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Explain microservice pattern,
  • Ans. 

    Microservice pattern is an architectural style where an application is composed of small, independent services that communicate with each other.

    • Each service is responsible for a specific task or functionality

    • Services communicate with each other through APIs

    • Each service can be developed, deployed, and scaled independently

    • Allows for greater flexibility, agility, and resilience

    • Examples include Netflix, Amazon, and Uber

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Explain logging implementation in microservice 12 factor details
  • Ans. 

    Logging in microservices follows 12 factor principles.

    • Each microservice should log to stdout or stderr

    • Logs should be treated as event streams and sent to a centralized log aggregator

    • Logs should be structured data in a common format like JSON or syslog

    • Logs should include contextual information like request ID, user ID, etc.

    • Logs should be stored and rotated automatically

    • Logs should be monitored for errors and anomalies

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Disadvantage of microservice

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare for technical question, coding round. Algorithms based on data structure.

Skills evaluated in this interview

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Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. It was wonderful .They have asked about normal technical questions with how we faced real time.Both SAS and Mainfrmae.
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Sep 2022. There were 5 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Array related problem
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. C# oops related deep question
Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Project Design related questions
Round 5 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. SQL Linq mvc net core related questions

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I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Apr 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Asked basic questions .... To check concept and logic

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. SQL query for------ deleting duplicate from table
  • Ans. 

    SQL query to delete duplicate records from a table while retaining one instance.

    • Use a Common Table Expression (CTE) to identify duplicates.

    • Example: WITH CTE AS (SELECT *, ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY column_name ORDER BY id) AS rn FROM table_name) DELETE FROM CTE WHERE rn > 1.

    • Alternatively, use a temporary table to store unique records and then replace the original table.

    • Example: INSERT INTO temp_table SELECT DIS...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. SQL query for second highest salary
  • Ans. 

    SQL query to find second highest salary

    • Use ORDER BY and LIMIT to get the highest salary

    • Use subquery to exclude the highest salary and get the second highest

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic information and documents verification
Round 4 - Candidate engagement round 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Roles and responsibilities and queries solving .

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Keep on learning new concepts,try to solve complex problems which helps in improving logic.

Provide valid information in resume.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
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.
View all tips
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Medium leetcode problem on array and linked list. And some theoretical questions

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Core java , collections, object oriented principles . Some small coding questions based on usage of overriding and overloading
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Multi treading and 1 problem solving question.
Round 5 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Discussion with ED : expectations and managerial questions
Round 6 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Typical HR questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Do understand Core java concepts in depth and problems solving skills - leetcode or hackerrank . Do solve easy to medium stuff
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. About microservices and spring boot
Are these interview questions helpful?
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Sep 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Internal working of string intern
  • Ans. 

    String intern is a method in Java that returns a canonical representation of a string object.

    • String intern() method returns a canonical representation for the string object.

    • If a string with the same contents is already in the string pool, then it returns the reference to that string.

    • If not present, it adds the string to the pool and returns the reference.

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Microservice architecture
Round 3 - Coding Test 

Hackerrank - Coding test

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed before Apr 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Coding skills dynamic programming

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Coding skills dynamic programming
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Microservices spring boot
Round 4 - Aptitude Test 

Technical coding skills

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

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Java 8 features
  • Q2. Transaction management in Java
  • Ans. 

    Transaction management in Java involves managing database transactions to ensure data integrity and consistency.

    • Use JDBC or JPA for transaction management

    • Begin a transaction with 'beginTransaction()' method

    • Commit the transaction with 'commit()' method

    • Rollback the transaction with 'rollback()' method

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Api design using Spring boot
  • Ans. 

    Api design using Spring boot involves creating RESTful APIs with Spring framework for efficient communication between client and server.

    • Use @RestController annotation to define RESTful web services

    • Utilize @RequestMapping annotation to map HTTP requests to specific handler methods

    • Implement request and response bodies using @RequestBody and @ResponseBody annotations

    • Leverage Spring Boot's auto-configuration and embedded s...

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Design patterns and its usages
  • Ans. 

    Design patterns are reusable solutions to common problems in software design.

    • Design patterns help in creating flexible, maintainable, and scalable software.

    • Some common design patterns include Singleton, Factory, Observer, and Strategy.

    • Each design pattern has a specific purpose and can be applied in different scenarios.

    • Understanding design patterns can improve code quality and make development more efficient.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. System design interview questions

Skills evaluated in this interview

HSBC Group Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in HSBC Group Senior System Administrator interview?
HSBC Group interview process usually has 4 rounds. The most common rounds in the HSBC Group interview process are Resume Shortlist, HR and Assignment.
How to prepare for HSBC Group Senior System Administrator 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 HSBC Group. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at HSBC Group expect are Financial Services, Automation Testing, Problem Management, CCTV Monitoring and Production Support.
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