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Updated 13 Jul 2024

Top Juniper Networks Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. Reverse a Number Problem Statement Create a program to reverse a given integer N . The output should be the reversed integer. Note: If a number has trailing zeros, their ...read more
  • Q2. Reverse a Linked List Problem Statement You are given a Singly Linked List of integers. Your task is to reverse the Linked List by changing the links between nodes. Inpu ...read more
  • Q3. What is the difference in C++ between 'new int[5]' and 'malloc(5 * sizeof(int))'?
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Juniper Networks Software Engineer Interview Experiences

9 interviews found

I applied via campus placement at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai and was interviewed in Dec 2016. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

10 Questions

  • Q1. Write a program to reverse a n integer
  • Ans. 

    Program to reverse an integer

    • Convert the integer to a string

    • Reverse the string

    • Convert the reversed string back to an integer

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Explain me about your projects
  • Ans. 

    I have worked on various projects including a web application for inventory management and a mobile app for task tracking.

    • Developed a web application using React for inventory management, allowing users to track stock levels and generate reports.

    • Created a mobile app using Flutter for task tracking, enabling users to create, assign, and track tasks in real-time.

    • Collaborated with a team of developers to integrate APIs an...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Are you interstedoing in studying further
  • Ans. 

    Yes, I am interested in studying further to enhance my skills and knowledge in software engineering.

    • Interested in pursuing a Master's degree in Computer Science

    • Enrolling in online courses to learn new technologies and programming languages

    • Attending workshops and conferences to stay updated with industry trends

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Reverse a linked list without using extra memory
  • Ans. 

    Reverse a linked list without using extra memory

    • Iterate through the linked list and change the next pointers to reverse the list

    • Use three pointers - prev, current, and next - to keep track of the reversed list

    • Start with prev and current pointing to null and the head of the linked list respectively

    • While traversing the list, update the next pointer of the current node to point to the previous node

    • Move prev and current po...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Explain me about all the data structures you know, tell me their advantages over others and applications
  • Ans. 

    Data structures are fundamental concepts in software engineering that organize and store data efficiently.

    • Arrays: Simple and efficient for storing and accessing elements.

    • Linked Lists: Dynamic and flexible, efficient for insertion and deletion.

    • Stacks: LIFO structure, useful for managing function calls and undo operations.

    • Queues: FIFO structure, ideal for managing tasks and scheduling.

    • Trees: Hierarchical structure, used ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. What is the difference between into arr [5] and malloc (5*sizeof (int))
  • Ans. 

    The difference is that 'int arr[5]' creates an array on the stack, while 'malloc(5*sizeof(int))' allocates memory on the heap.

    • int arr[5] creates an array of 5 integers on the stack, which is a fixed-size memory allocation.

    • malloc(5*sizeof(int)) dynamically allocates memory on the heap, allowing for variable-size memory allocation.

    • The memory allocated with malloc must be explicitly freed with free() to avoid memory leaks

  • Answered by AI
  • Q7. Tell me about yourself.
  • Ans. 

    I am a passionate software engineer with a strong background in computer science and experience in developing innovative solutions.

    • Completed a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from XYZ University

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

    • Worked on various projects including a mobile app for tracking fitness goals

    • Familiar with Agile development methodologies and version control systems like Gi

  • Answered by AI
  • Q8. Where do you want to see yourself in 5 years
  • Ans. 

    In 5 years, I see myself as a senior software engineer leading a team of developers on innovative projects.

    • Continuing to enhance my technical skills and knowledge through ongoing learning and certifications

    • Taking on more leadership responsibilities and mentoring junior team members

    • Contributing to the development of cutting-edge software solutions for the company

    • Possibly pursuing opportunities for advancement within the...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q9. Mention two weakness es
  • Ans. 

    I tend to overthink details and can be overly critical of my own work.

    • Overthinking details can lead to delays in completing tasks

    • Being overly critical can hinder progress and confidence

  • Answered by AI
  • Q10. Are you intersted in studying further
  • Ans. 

    Yes, I am interested in studying further to enhance my skills and stay updated with the latest technologies.

    • I believe continuous learning is essential in the fast-paced tech industry

    • Further studies can help me specialize in a specific area of software engineering

    • Advanced degrees or certifications can open up new career opportunities

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Asked me few simple questions related to OS and Network security

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Asked me few simple questions related to OS and Network security

College Name: IIT Madras

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

Difficult online round

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Arrays from neetcode
  • Ans. 

    Arrays are a collection of strings in programming used to store multiple values under a single variable name.

    • Arrays are declared using square brackets []

    • Each element in an array is accessed by its index, starting from 0

    • Example: var fruits = ['apple', 'banana', 'orange']

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Linked list from neetcode
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Trees in neet code
  • Ans. 

    Trees in neet code refer to the implementation of tree data structures in coding challenges on the platform NeetCode.

    • Trees are a common data structure used in coding challenges to represent hierarchical relationships between data.

    • Common tree operations include traversal (inorder, preorder, postorder), insertion, deletion, and searching.

    • Examples of tree-related coding challenges on NeetCode include implementing a binary...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Trees in leet code
  • Ans. 

    Trees in leetcode are a common topic for coding interviews, involving various tree traversal and manipulation techniques.

    • Understand different tree traversal methods like inorder, preorder, and postorder.

    • Learn about common tree algorithms like finding the height, diameter, and lowest common ancestor.

    • Practice solving tree-related problems on leetcode to improve your skills.

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
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 

Normal dsa Basics and aptitude.

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Give the elements of an array that sum up to given number.
  • Ans. 

    Find elements in array that sum up to given number

    • Use a nested loop to iterate through each pair of elements in the array

    • Check if the sum of the pair equals the given number

    • Return the pair of elements if found, otherwise continue iterating

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Binary search using recursion.
  • Ans. 

    Binary search is a search algorithm that finds the position of a target value within a sorted array.

    • Divide the array into two halves and compare the target value with the middle element.

    • If the target value is equal to the middle element, return the index.

    • If the target value is less than the middle element, recursively search the left half.

    • If the target value is greater than the middle element, recursively search the ri

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Why should we hire you?
  • Q2. Why are you interested to join juniper?

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
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 

C,C++,Linux internals,Networking

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Data Structure, Algorithm,
Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. More on DS and Linux internals
Round 5 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary expectation and some normal questions

Juniper Networks interview questions for designations

 Software Engineer IV

 (4)

 Software Engineer III

 (2)

 Software Engineer II

 (2)

 Advanced Software Engineer

 (1)

 Staff Software Engineer

 (1)

 Software Testing Engineer

 (1)

 Software Developer

 (4)

 Software Designer

 (1)

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. DSA - One problem on shopping cart
  • Ans. 

    Implement a shopping cart system using data structures and algorithms.

    • Use a data structure like a hash map to store items and their quantities in the cart.

    • Implement functions to add, remove, and update items in the cart.

    • Consider implementing functions to calculate total price, apply discounts, and handle checkout process.

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Get interview-ready with Top Juniper Networks Interview Questions

Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Pallavi Mukund Pathak

posted on 13 Jul 2024

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

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Jul 2023. There were 6 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Explain which are IPC mechanism
  • Ans. 

    IPC mechanisms are used for inter-process communication in software development.

    • IPC mechanisms allow processes to communicate with each other, either on the same machine or across a network.

    • Common IPC mechanisms include pipes, message queues, shared memory, sockets, and signals.

    • Examples of IPC mechanisms include using sockets for network communication between client and server applications, or using shared memory for c...

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Explain the Socket communication
  • Ans. 

    Socket communication is a method of communication between two processes on a network using sockets.

    • Socket communication involves a client and a server communicating over a network.

    • It uses TCP or UDP protocols to establish a connection.

    • Data is exchanged through sockets using read and write operations.

    • Sockets can be used for various applications like web browsing, email, and file transfer.

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. They asked OS fundamentals
Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. I2c Spi protocol implementation
  • Ans. 

    I2C and SPI are serial communication protocols used for connecting microcontrollers to peripherals.

    • I2C (Inter-Integrated Circuit) is a synchronous, multi-master, multi-slave, packet-switched protocol commonly used for communication between integrated circuits.

    • SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) is a synchronous, full-duplex, master-slave communication protocol commonly used for communication between microcontrollers and ...

  • Answered by AI
Round 5 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Last company experience and details
Round 6 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Shared memory, threading , synchronization mechanism

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Get your basics cleared

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via campus placement at Manipal University and was interviewed before Jun 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Create your own hashmap
  • Ans. 

    Implement a custom hashmap in Java

    • Create a class to represent the hashmap

    • Use an array to store the key-value pairs

    • Implement methods for put, get, and remove operations

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Subarray Sum divisible by K
  • Ans. 

    Find the number of subarrays whose sum is divisible by K.

    • Use prefix sum technique to calculate the sum of subarrays efficiently.

    • Keep track of the remainders of prefix sums when divided by K.

    • Use a hashmap to store the count of each remainder.

    • For each prefix sum, check how many previous prefix sums have the same remainder.

    • Add the count of subarrays with the same remainder to the total count.

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Interests and open to work from Bangalore

Skills evaluated in this interview

I was interviewed in Aug 2021.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. First few minutes to understand what each of us is doing. Then After evaluating basics/syntax of Golang I was asked to write an efficient algorithm to implement LRU cache

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - This was one of the best interviews I have ever appeared. It was not like any other average interviews where you are treated as candidate and are expected to treat them as interviewers. Rather I felt like he was on of my team members and we were trying to figure out the best solution with in 60minutes. I proposed multiple solutions and discussed pros and cons of every solution. I walked him through my thought process. After a healthy discussion we zeroed down to an efficient solution and finally I wrote the code.

I was interviewed before Mar 2021.

Round 1 - Face to Face 

(3 Questions)

Round duration - 40 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

Technical round with questions based on DSA.

  • Q1. 

    Reverse a Number Problem Statement

    Create a program to reverse a given integer N. The output should be the reversed integer.

    Note:

    If a number has trailing zeros, their reversed version should not inclu...

  • Q2. 

    Reverse a Linked List Problem Statement

    You are given a Singly Linked List of integers. Your task is to reverse the Linked List by changing the links between nodes.

    Input:

    The first line of input contai...
  • Q3. What is the difference in C++ between 'new int[5]' and 'malloc(5 * sizeof(int))'?

Interview Preparation Tips

Eligibility criteriaAbove 7 CGPAJuniper Networks interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structures, Algorithms, OS, Networking, Aptitude, OOPSTime required to prepare for the interview - 4 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Must do Previously asked Interview as well as Online Test Questions.
Tip 2 : Go through all the previous interview experiences from Codestudio and Leetcode.
Tip 3 : Do at-least 2 good projects and you must know every bit of them.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Have at-least 2 good projects explained in short with all important points covered.
Tip 2 : Every skill must be mentioned.
Tip 3 : Focus on skills, projects and experiences more.

Final outcome of the interviewRejected

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview questions from similar companies

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via campus placement at BRACT's Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune and was interviewed in Oct 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. What is polymorphism
  • Ans. 

    Polymorphism is the ability of a function or method to behave differently based on the object it is acting upon.

    • Polymorphism allows objects of different classes to be treated as objects of a common superclass.

    • It enables a single interface to be used for different data types or classes.

    • Examples include method overloading and method overriding in object-oriented programming.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Find missing number from nth number array.
  • Ans. 

    Find missing number from nth number array.

    • Iterate through the array and calculate the sum of all numbers

    • Calculate the sum of numbers from 1 to n using the formula n*(n+1)/2

    • Subtract the sum of array from the sum of numbers from 1 to n to find the missing number

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Explain inheritance and it types
  • Ans. 

    Inheritance is a concept in object-oriented programming where a class inherits properties and behaviors from another class.

    • Inheritance allows a class to reuse code from another class.

    • Types of inheritance include single inheritance, where a class inherits from only one parent class, and multiple inheritance, where a class inherits from multiple parent classes.

    • Example: Class B inherits from Class A, so Class B can access

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Find 2nd max elements from aaray
  • Ans. 

    Find 2nd max element from array of strings

    • Sort the array in descending order

    • Skip the first element (max element)

    • Return the second element

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Juniper Networks Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Juniper Networks Software Engineer interview?
Juniper Networks interview process usually has 3-4 rounds. The most common rounds in the Juniper Networks interview process are Technical, One-on-one Round and HR.
How to prepare for Juniper Networks Software Engineer 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 Juniper Networks. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Juniper Networks expect are Networking, Debugging, Data Structures, Python and Linux.
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