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Infosys Specialist Programmer Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 20 Jan 2025

Top Infosys Specialist Programmer Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. 1. Find the first occurrence of the target value in a sorted array. (Duplicates are allowed)
  • Q2. 2. Find the maximum subarray sum given an array with positive and negative integers.
  • Q3. Which are the process scheduling algorithms and explain each algorithm.
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Specialist Programmer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Sidharth Singh

posted on 14 Jul 2024

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jan 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Their were 3 medium to hard level coding questions.

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Hii, introduce your self.
  • Q2. Basic of Java and MySQL.
  • Q3. 2 programming questions. Solve with pen and paper. And explain.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

3 Coding Questions were asked - easy, medium, hard

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. A face-to-face interview asking about your technical skills and coding knowledge

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Q4. What is deadlock in OS & how it overcome?
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Q5. Write a SQL query to print n'th highest salary with full details
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

3 Coding Questions
cutoff-2.5
Time- 3 hours

Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself.
  • Ans. 

    I am a dedicated specialist programmer with 5 years of experience in developing software solutions for various industries.

    • Experienced in multiple programming languages such as Java, Python, and C++

    • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work well under pressure

    • Familiar with agile development methodologies and version control systems like Git

    • Developed a web-based inventory management system for a retail company

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Why should we hire you?
  • Ans. 

    I have a strong technical background, excellent problem-solving skills, and a proven track record of delivering high-quality software solutions.

    • Extensive experience in programming languages such as Java, C++, and Python.

    • Strong understanding of data structures and algorithms.

    • Ability to work well in a team and communicate effectively with stakeholders.

    • Proven track record of delivering projects on time and within budget.

    • P...

  • Answered by AI
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Nov 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Why virtual DOM manipulation is faster than actual DOM manipulation in React
  • Ans. 

    Virtual DOM manipulation is faster in React due to its ability to batch updates and minimize actual DOM operations.

    • Virtual DOM allows React to batch multiple updates into a single operation, reducing the number of actual DOM manipulations needed.

    • React compares the virtual DOM with the actual DOM and only updates the parts that have changed, instead of re-rendering the entire DOM.

    • Virtual DOM operations are performed in ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What are props and when to use props
  • Ans. 

    Props are properties passed to components in React to customize their behavior and appearance.

    • Props are read-only and cannot be modified by the component itself

    • Props are passed down from parent components to child components

    • Props can be used to customize the appearance or behavior of a component

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Why are hooks used in React
  • Ans. 

    Hooks are used in React to add state and lifecycle features to functional components.

    • Allow functional components to have state and lifecycle methods

    • Encourage reusability of stateful logic

    • Help in separating concerns and making code more modular

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Create a Kanban board with pending, in-progress and completed lists, any task added in the input box should display in pending, user can move that task from one list to another and there should be a close "X" button with all the tasks which when clicked will remove the task from list.

Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Past experiences, education and documents for offer letter

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Keep on communicating with the interviewer, be well versed in your technology and do create dummy projects

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

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Write function for linked list node

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - It was a great experience .

Get interview-ready with Top Infosys Interview Questions

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jan 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

3 coding question and will given 3 hour

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. DP related qn asked in this and told to write code on paper.
  • Q2. It was related to Stack, and given a medium leetcode qn.

Specialist Programmer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Romit Ranjan Singh

posted on 11 Mar 2024

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

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Some medium level question
  • Q2. Find next greater element in an array
  • Ans. 

    Find the next greater element in an array of strings.

    • Iterate through the array and for each element, compare it with the elements to its right to find the next greater element.

    • Use a stack to keep track of elements whose next greater element is yet to be found.

    • If the current element is greater than the top element in the stack, update the next greater element for the top element and pop it from the stack.

    • Continue this p...

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Interviewer gave me 3 question of 1 easy and 2 medium level questions

Skills evaluated in this interview

Specialist Engineer | Specialist Programmer interview

user image Mayank Khandelwal

posted on 16 Nov 2021

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

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Jan 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

I attempted HackWithInfy 2024 where I got medium-hard coding questions

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Resume screening, Project Discussion
  • Q2. DSA, core subjects

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be thorough with DSA, core subjects and do good projects
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via campus placement at National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela and was interviewed in Jun 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

There were 3 coding question .

Round 2 - Interview 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Find repeated number in an array
  • Ans. 

    Iterate through array and use a hashmap to find repeated numbers

    • Iterate through the array and store each element in a hashmap with its count

    • Check if the count of any element is greater than 1, that element is repeated

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Find first non repeating character in string
  • Ans. 

    Use a hashmap to store the frequency of each character and then iterate through the string to find the first non-repeating character.

    • Create a hashmap to store the frequency of each character in the string.

    • Iterate through the string and update the frequency in the hashmap.

    • Iterate through the string again and return the first character with frequency 1.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. 3rd one from Binary Tree I solve it using BFS
  • Q4. Longest palindromic substring
  • Ans. 

    Find the longest palindromic substring in a given string.

    • Use dynamic programming to check if substrings are palindromic.

    • Start with single characters as potential palindromes and expand outwards.

    • Keep track of the longest palindromic substring found.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Minimum subarray sum with some edge cases
  • Ans. 

    Find the minimum sum of a subarray within an array of integers.

    • Use Kadane's algorithm to find the minimum subarray sum efficiently.

    • Consider edge cases like all negative numbers or all positive numbers.

    • Handle cases where the array is empty or has only one element.

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - work hard and watch all lectures of striver

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Infosys Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Infosys Specialist Programmer interview?
Infosys interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Infosys interview process are Coding Test, Technical and One-on-one Round.
How to prepare for Infosys Specialist Programmer 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 Infosys. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Infosys expect are Microservices, Java, Agile, HTML and Python.
What are the top questions asked in Infosys Specialist Programmer interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Infosys Specialist Programmer interview -

  1. 1. Find the first occurrence of the target value in a sorted array. (Duplicates...read more
  2. 2. Find the maximum subarray sum given an array with positive and negative inte...read more
  3. Which are the process scheduling algorithms and explain each algorit...read more
How long is the Infosys Specialist Programmer interview process?

The duration of Infosys Specialist Programmer interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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Infosys Specialist Programmer Interview Process

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  • Technical Round - 1
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