Intuit Sde1 Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. What are Java 8 new features? Which of these have you used?
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Java 8 introduced several new features including lambda expressions, functional interfaces, streams, and default methods.
• Lambda expressions: Enable functional programming in Java by expressing instances of single-method interfaces (functional interfaces) concisely.

• Functional interfaces: Interfaces with a single abstract method, such as java.util.function.Function or java.util.function.Predicate.

• Streams: Allow for proce...read more
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Q2. Are you aware of Eviction Policy in Cache?
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Eviction policy in cache determines which items should be removed when the cache reaches its maximum capacity.
• Eviction policy helps in managing the cache size and ensuring that the most relevant data is retained.

• Common eviction policies include LRU (Least Recently Used), LFU (Least Frequently Used), and FIFO (First In, First Out).

• For example, in LRU policy, the least recently accessed items are removed from the cache w
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Q3. LRU in cache? WAP to demonstrate LRU in Cache.
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LRU (Least Recently Used) is a cache eviction policy where the least recently accessed items are removed from the cache when it reaches its capacity.
• LRU cache stores key-value pairs with a maximum capacity. When the cache is full, the least recently used item is evicted to make space for new items.

• Each time a key is accessed in the cache, it is moved to the front of the cache to indicate it was the most recently used i...read more
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Q4. Implement Factory Pattern.
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Factory pattern is a creational design pattern that provides an interface for creating objects in a superclass, but allows subclasses to alter the type of objects that will be created.
• Create an interface or abstract class for the factory with a method to create objects

• Create concrete classes that implement the factory interface and return specific types of objects

• Client code uses the factory to create objects without k
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Q5. What are profiles in spring boot?
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Profiles in Spring Boot allow you to define different configurations for different environments.
• Profiles are used to customize application behavior based on the environment it is running in.

• You can define profiles in application.properties or application.yml using 'spring.profiles.active' property.

• Common profiles include 'dev', 'test', and 'prod' for development, testing, and production environments.

• You can have differ...read more
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Q6. Which cache have you used? Why is Cache needed
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I have used Redis and Memcached. Cache is needed to improve performance by storing frequently accessed data in memory.
• Used Redis for key-value storage and Memcached for object caching

• Cache is needed to reduce database load and improve response time

• Helps in storing frequently accessed data in memory for quick retrieval
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Q7. Have you worked on Kafka? How many partitions did your code have?
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Yes, I have worked on Kafka. My code had 10 partitions.
• Yes, I have experience working with Kafka and have implemented code with multiple partitions.

• In one of my projects, I used Kafka with 10 partitions to distribute the workload efficiently.

• Having multiple partitions in Kafka helped in achieving high throughput and scalability for real-time data processing.
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I got the opportunity through Nextwave. In the coding test I’m supposed to solve few aptitude questions and around 5-6 coding questions. Out of them 2 are of easy level ,2 are medium and 2 are of hard level.
I solved 2 easy, 1 medium and 1 hard problem.

Q1. Self Introduction , Resume based questions related to project and strengths
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Q2. Programming questions like pattern printing, palindrome without using reverse method, GCD
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Q1. Started with reasoning and aptitude questions based on pattern analysis, number system, profit and loss.
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Q2. Programming questions from leetcode 1.Spiral matrix 2.Pascal’s triangle 3.subsequences 4.problem based on DFS
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Q1. You have a list of numbers, now using stream api calculate the sum of all integers in a list ?
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Use stream api to calculate sum of integers in a list.
• Use stream() method on the list to create a stream of elements.

• Use mapToInt() method to convert each element to an integer.

• Use sum() method to calculate the sum of all integers.
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Q2. Given two arrays of integers, find the one extra element in second array ? Eg. int[] arr1 = [1,3,7,8]; int[] arr2 = [3,8,7,9,1];
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Loop through both arrays and use a hashmap to store frequency of elements, then find the extra element.
• Loop through both arrays and store frequency of elements in a hashmap

• Compare the frequency of elements in both arrays to find the extra element

• Return the extra element found in the second array
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It includes reasoning, verbal and quantitative abilities

Includes two coding questions
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Q1. 1. Your Project 2. Your internship learning and experiences 3. Oops questions
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Q1. 1. Introduction 2. Family background 3. Why should we hire you 4.Any extra curricular activities
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Q1. Role - Functional Manual testing Based on the domain I was questioned.
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Q1. This was a managerial round. Had a discussion with head of the corresponding department.
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Q1. Discussed about my Education, location, Family, strength, weakness, goals and where do I see my self in another 2 years
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Q1. ML Related question for backend Engineer
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Q1. Check if a linkedlist is palindrome
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To check if a linkedlist is palindrome or not
• Traverse the linkedlist and push each element into a stack

• Traverse the linkedlist again and compare each element with the popped element from the stack

• If all elements match, then the linkedlist is palindrome
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Q2. Sort employees stream based on salary and department
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Sort employees by salary and department
• Create a comparator function to compare salary and department

• Use the comparator function with the sort() method on the employee stream

• Return the sorted employee stream
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Q1. Count the duplicates in array
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Count duplicates in array of strings
• Create a dictionary to store the count of each string

• Loop through the array and increment the count in dictionary

• Loop through the dictionary and count the duplicates

• Return the count of duplicates
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Q1. Managerial questions about resolving team issues
Ans. How will you solve a blocker
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