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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

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Nov 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Q1. Tell me about yourself. Q2. Asked a coding question write a code to produce next palindrome string. Q3. Asked a coding question regarding LCS (longest common sub string) DP? Q4. Asked about basic data ...
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

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

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Verbal, quants and reasoning

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic questions on C, python and dbms.

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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
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
More than 8 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I was interviewed before Oct 2022.

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.
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Round 2 - Coding Test 

3 questions in 3 hours
1 easy level
2 medium level
3 hard level

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. About java Oops concepts Data structures Your current projects
  • Q2. Compare time complexityand space complexity of array list and linked list
  • Ans. 

    Array list has O(1) time complexity for accessing elements but O(n) for insertion/deletion, while linked list has O(n) time complexity for accessing elements but O(1) for insertion/deletion.

    • Array list has constant time complexity O(1) for accessing elements by index, but linear time complexity O(n) for insertion/deletion operations due to shifting elements.

    • Linked list has linear time complexity O(n) for accessing eleme...

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

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

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Hard coding assessment where there are 3 coding questions & 3 hours to solve

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Python functions
  • Q2. Coding questions on quene, sliding window, stack, array

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Infosys Specialist Programmer interview:
  • Quene
  • sliding window
  • stack data structure
  • array data structure
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Focus more on data structures and algorithms

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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Oct 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
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Round 2 - Coding Test 

Dsa problems on trees and graphs

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Implement phone directory using Data structures
  • Ans. 

    Phone directory can be implemented using an array of strings.

    • Use an array of strings to store phone numbers with corresponding names

    • Implement functions to add, delete, search, and display entries in the phone directory

    • Consider using a hash table for faster search operations

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Coding test require reasonable pratice and interview seems to be on lighter side

Skills evaluated in this interview

Get interview-ready with Top Infosys Interview Questions

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in May 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

6 Questions

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself.
  • Q2. Two coding questions were asked.
  • Q3. 1. Find the first occurrence of the target value in a sorted array. (Duplicates are allowed)
  • Ans. 

    Find the first occurrence of target value in a sorted array with duplicates.

    • Use binary search to find the target value.

    • If found, check if the previous element is also the target value.

    • If not, return the index of the target value.

    • If yes, continue binary search on the left subarray.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. 2. Find the maximum subarray sum given an array with positive and negative integers.
  • Ans. 

    Find the maximum subarray sum in an array with positive and negative integers.

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

    • Initialize two variables, one for current maximum and one for global maximum.

    • Iterate through the array and update the variables accordingly.

    • Return the global maximum.

    • Example: [-2, 1, -3, 4, -1, 2, 1, -5, 4] returns 6 (subarray [4, -1, 2, 1])

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Some questions regarding DBMS. (Normalisation, primary & foreign key, ACID, etc)
  • Q6. Also asked some basic concepts of operating systems.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - This was a techincal interview which lasted for about 1 hour. The interviewer wanted to check the technical knowledge and confidence level.
Always make sure if you don't know the answer, don't make your own answers. It won't help you and restricting you from getting more questions which you may know about.

Skills evaluated in this interview

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 Company Website and was interviewed before Sep 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Properly align and format text in your resume. A recruiter will have to spend more time reading poorly aligned text, leading to high chances of rejection.
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Round 2 - Coding Test 

Data Structures And Algorithms Questions

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Data Structures And Algorithms Questions And Some Questions On Databases, Object Oriented Programming And Basic Computer Science And Engineering Concepts.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

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

Round 1 - Coding Test 

There will be 3 coding questions.

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. It will be technical round mostly focused on DSA skills and about your projects, everything mentioned in resume.

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Infosys Specialist Programmer interview:
  • DSA

Specialist Programmer Interview Questions & Answers

user image VISHAL KHANDELWAL

posted on 21 May 2022

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before May 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

First round was hackwithinfy. In which a total of three questions were provided based on array ,strings and graph. I was able to solve two questions completely.

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. After first coding round, I got mail from their side stating that i have cleared the first round and i will be having technical interview round . after a month they shared the interview time and date.The i...

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Mainly focus on data strucures and algorithems and make sure to check pas interview experiences.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Jun 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Double-check your resume for any spelling mistakes. The recruiter may consider spelling mistakes as careless behavior or poor communication skills.
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Round 2 - Coding Test 

3 coding questions that to be solved in 3 hrs of duration. Difficulty level would be from medium to hard.

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Technical discussion on resume, projects and work tech stack
  • Q2. DSA related questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Strong DSA skills would be preferred.

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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