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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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Infosys Specialist Programmer Interview Experiences

88 interviews found

Interview experience
2
Poor
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
More than 8 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I was interviewed before Sep 2023.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

3 coding questions nothing to elaborate more here all are shit array question with bits

Round 2 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Have to join infy? Yes to play in heavy politics environment
  • Q2. Have to increase your stress? Yes I have to increase my stress to die soon
  • Q3. We charge 100% from client let say 4 lakhs in your name but we will give you only 4-5% of that as salary But they will give pressure to work for that entire amount
  • Q4. Don't divide CTC by 12 🥹 that too in infy var pay is full scam

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Don't prefer Infy, if this your first company then ok join work for 1 or 2 then don't waste time just jump

Infy will pay same salary for 10 years
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
More than 8 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

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

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Rotten orange coding question from dsa
  • Q2. Array based moderate level question

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Fo practice on dsa

Specialist Programmer Interview Questions Asked at Other Companies

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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
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Job Portal and was interviewed before Mar 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Focus on DP and greedy approach

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Discussion of projects, impact created
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

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

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Problem related to Stack
  • Q2. Remove duplicate from sorted array
  • Ans. 

    Use two pointers to remove duplicates from a sorted array of strings.

    • Initialize two pointers, one for the current element and one for the next unique element.

    • Compare current element with next element, if same, move next pointer until a different element is found.

    • Replace duplicate elements with unique elements found by next pointer.

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Kafka and spring boot

Skills evaluated in this interview

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
More than 8 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Job Fair and was interviewed before Sep 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Three questions were asked from DP, Sliding Window and String

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. One coding Question implementation was asked
  • Q2. Java detailed questions were asked like memory management for runtime polymorphism.

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
6-8 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Aug 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
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Round 2 - Coding Test 

3 hrs 3 questions based on greedy,dp and recursion

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Introduction OOPS fundamentals
  • Q2. Rest API 2 leetcode questions(easy and medium)

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Practice DSA regularly
Believe in the process
Keep Revising Fundamentals(oops dbms os)

Specialist Programmer Jobs at Infosys

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

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Aug 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

2 competitive coding questions on mostly string and list

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is machine learning
  • Ans. 

    Machine learning is a branch of artificial intelligence that involves developing algorithms and models that enable computers to learn from and make predictions or decisions based on data.

    • Machine learning involves training algorithms to learn patterns from data and make predictions or decisions without being explicitly programmed.

    • It is used in various applications such as image recognition, natural language processing, ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is mutable objects in python
  • Ans. 

    Mutable objects in Python are objects whose value can be changed after creation.

    • Lists, dictionaries, and sets are examples of mutable objects in Python.

    • Changes made to mutable objects directly affect the original object.

    • Mutable objects can be modified in place using methods like append(), update(), and remove().

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Understanding of work culture
  • Q2. Understanding of any further study plans

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Aug 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Simple Coding round. 3 questions. Managed to solve 2/3. Basic questions but strict timing constraints.

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What are you expecting from the job?
  • Q2. Standard DSA questions. Binary Search, Merge Sort.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Basics are evaluated. Be clear. Friendly interviewer.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before May 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

There were 3 coding questions and 3 hours time to solve them. They were of three levels easy, medium and hard. I solved two of them.

Round 2 - Technical 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. They asked three coding questions, and questions from OS, CN, DBMS, SQL and SE.
  • Q2. What is stack data structure?
  • Ans. 

    Stack is a linear data structure that follows Last In First Out (LIFO) principle.

    • Elements are added and removed from the top of the stack.

    • Push operation adds an element to the top of the stack.

    • Pop operation removes the top element from the stack.

    • Peek operation returns the top element without removing it.

    • Examples: function call stack, undo-redo operations in text editors.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Write a program to print frequencies of elementsof an array.
  • Ans. 

    Program to print frequencies of elements in an array.

    • Create a dictionary to store the frequency of each element.

    • Iterate through the array and update the frequency in the dictionary.

    • Print the dictionary to display the frequency of each element.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Swap two numbers without using third variable?
  • Ans. 

    To swap two numbers without using third variable, use arithmetic operations.

    • Add the two numbers and store the result in the first variable.

    • Subtract the second variable from the sum and store the result in the second variable.

    • Subtract the second variable from the original sum and store the result in the first variable.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. What is immutability in Python?
  • Ans. 

    Immutability in Python refers to the property of objects that cannot be changed after creation.

    • Immutable objects cannot be modified once created

    • Immutable objects include numbers, strings, and tuples

    • Immutable objects are useful for caching and as dictionary keys

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Focus most on DSA.

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Jul 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

There were 2 easy - medium coding questions in only java/python with 20 mcq like 10 of java and 10 of dbms, u need to solved both

Round 2 - Coding Test 

There were 3 hard coding questions one is from bit masking, 2nd one is from greedy and third one from dp+ binary search, i solved 2 only and got the opportunity for interview!

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Interviewer was very friendly, he asked me two coding questions, 1. Longest consecutive subsequence and 2.check anagram. Then he asked be basic questions related to java oops cn. Advice : learn basic the...

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Infosys Specialist Programmer interview:
  • Java
  • DSA
  • Striver sheet
  • OOPS
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be Confident!
Solved strivee DSA sheet 2 or 3 times and for core interview bit is more than enough!

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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3 Interview rounds

  • Coding Test Round
  • Technical Round - 1
  • Technical Round - 2
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