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HSBC Group System Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 25 Nov 2021

HSBC Group System Engineer Interview Experiences

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I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Nov 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Cognos deployment process and upgrade
  • Ans. 

    Cognos deployment process involves planning, testing, and executing the deployment of Cognos software to production environment.

    • The deployment process should be planned carefully to avoid any issues during the deployment.

    • Testing should be done in a non-production environment to ensure that the deployment is successful.

    • The deployment should be executed in a phased manner to minimize downtime and ensure that the system i...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - good technical skill required

Skills evaluated in this interview

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I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Sep 2020. There were 5 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Few DSA questions, questions about my projects and my resume. Also, since I specialise in python, if I could create an API using it. HR questions, hobbies, leadership experience...

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Understanding the culture of J.P. Morgan Chase played a big role in passing the interview. The coding questions were easy/medium level. The interviewers were very friendly.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Behavioural and culture fit

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Mar 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. What are your real time experiences? Why do you think this job should be offered to you? Describe about yourself?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident. Speak continuously and without abrupting.Dressing should be formal. Webcam and microphone must be in good condition.

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Jan 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

4 Programming questions
10 MCQ

Each programming question has its own time allocated.
10 mins for MCQ.

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Bases on C++ multithreding
  • Ans. 

    C++ multithreading allows for concurrent execution of multiple threads within a single program.

    • Use mutexes to prevent race conditions and ensure thread safety

    • Avoid deadlocks by carefully managing locks and avoiding nested locks

    • Consider using condition variables to signal between threads

    • Use thread pools to manage and reuse threads efficiently

    • Be aware of potential performance issues and overhead with multithreading

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  • Q2. C++ pointers and smart pointers quetions
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. C++ multithreading quetions
  • Q2. Work life, achievemts.. scenario reuestions
Round 4 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What are your salary expectations?
  • Q2. Tell me about yourself.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident and about the programming language...

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Jan 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Arrays, linked list, DP

Round 2 - Virtual Interview 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Virtual Interview
Round 3 - Code for Good Hackathon 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Scenario-based questions.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Print all the permutations of a string both iterative and recursive way.
  • Ans. 

    Print all permutations of a string iteratively and recursively.

    • Iterative approach: Use a stack to keep track of characters and their positions. Swap characters to generate permutations.

    • Recursive approach: Use backtracking to generate all possible permutations by swapping characters.

    • Example: Input 'abc', output ['abc', 'bac', 'cab', 'acb', 'bca', 'cba']

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

DFS questions, and Python coding challenge

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Python technical questions
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Mar 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

2 coding DSA questions

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Python basics.. what are generators, decorators, lambda
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Dec 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

DSA topics were asked

Round 2 - Recorded Online Interview 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. If you had to explain a difficult topic to someone how would you explain it?
  • Q2. Describe a situation when you had to explain something to someone who was not understanding a concept related to a topic. Explain how you overcame the issue .
  • Ans. 

    I explained a complex algorithm to a non-technical team member.

    • Broke down the concept into simpler terms

    • Used analogies or real-life examples to clarify

    • Encouraged questions and feedback

    • Offered additional resources for further understanding

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Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for JPMorgan Chase & Co. Software Engineer interview:
  • Personal Questions
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - If you are a male from tier-2 or tier-3 college and you are applying for Code for Good hackathon then there is very little probability that they will select you after round 2 which is the online personal interview round(recorded) .

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