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Updated 16 Oct 2024

Kotak Mahindra Bank Software Developer Interview Experiences

2 interviews found

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

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Apr 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

1)Buy and sell stock
2)2 sum
3) system design
4) Elastic search
5) deployment

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

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. LRU cache design
  • Ans. 

    LRU cache design involves maintaining a cache with limited capacity and removing the least recently used item when the cache is full.

    • Use a doubly linked list to maintain the order of items based on their usage.

    • Implement a hash map for fast access to items in the cache.

    • When a new item is accessed, move it to the front of the linked list to mark it as the most recently used.

    • When the cache is full, remove the item at the ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Current project

Skills evaluated in this interview

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I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Dec 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. What is static in java?
  • Ans. 

    Static is a keyword in Java used to create class-level variables and methods.

    • Static variables are shared among all instances of a class

    • Static methods can be called without creating an instance of the class

    • Static blocks are used to initialize static variables

    • Static import is used to import static members of a class

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Write a program to replace consecutive same character by single '$' . for e.g. string='Heelo Wworldd'. Output- H$lo $orl$.
  • Ans. 

    The program replaces consecutive same characters in a string with a single '$'.

    • Iterate through each character in the string

    • Compare the current character with the next character

    • If they are the same, replace the next character with '$'

    • Continue until the end of the string

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Difference between Function overloading and Function overrriding
  • Ans. 

    Function overloading is having multiple functions with the same name but different parameters. Function overriding is having a derived class implement a method with the same name and parameters as a method in its base class.

    • Function overloading is used to provide different ways of calling a function with different parameters.

    • Function overriding is used to provide a specific implementation of a method in a derived class...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Read all OOPs concept before going to interview. Prepare SQL also.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Java oops and sql queries

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Dbms and java are important topic having project related in these topic is a plus point ,need good communication skills, dsa is not so important

I appeared for an interview in Dec 2020.

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI applied for the job as SDE - 1 in PuneEligibility criteria7.5 CGPABarclays interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - projects. solving random problems, from Leetcode, DSA skills.Time required to prepare for the interview - 6 MonthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Master Your Data Structures and Algorithm, solving Leetcode, Geeksforgeeks, having a great solved count is not that important. Just make sure, you are comfortable.
Tip 2 : Master Your Data Structures and Algorithm, if you think, you are done, try reading more about competietive programming topics at https://cp-algorithms.com/
Tip 3 : Have at least 2 Good Project, That would be an advantage

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Try to complete in 1 page, without reducing the beauty. Show atleast 2 project, 2 hackathons, 1 internship, and your achivement.
Tip 2 : Be honest. Copying something from github, isn't a great idea. You can do, but please work in it. Spend 1 week reading that code, and try implementing that project by yourself, and then put into the resume.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in May 2020. There were 5 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Resume related
  • Q2. Scenario based high level design

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Not at all worthy experience. Such a huge organisation and HR people they don't know what does a offer mean to a new Candidate. You are not going to the market to buy stuff. You have to earn your candidate and same for candidate as well. Both have to mutually understand each other needs. If you cannot make an offer to the person then kindly do not waste neither your time and nor theirs. And if you have to hire real talent then expand your budget, stop bargaining.

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. One coding question.
  • Q2. Questions on Data Structures
  • Q3. Logical Question: You are a captive. If you say the right answer, the assasin will hang you, if you say the wrong answer, he will shoot you. How do you escape?
  • Q4. Other aptitude questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Other Interview
Experience: One year since I took the interview, so no idea exactly what questions they asked. But I was asked to write the code on paper in front of him and was asked to debug it. Some puzzles and aptitude questions along with other basic coding questions. It was great that the guy was interactive and started asking about my projects and college life.
Btw the answer to the logical question is: I should say " you will shoot me". Paradoxical.
Tips: Feel free to ask anything that you would like to know from them. Also frankly say that you don't know a certain topic if you have no clue what it is about. They don't like people wasting their time.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: This was not exactly a technical interview. He asked me to write a code to find the day of week when a certain date in any year of the calendar is given. I answered it and then he starting asking general questions as to why do u want to join the company, etc.
I gave answers to most of them convincingly. But I kept him engaged by explaining my life at college, the extra curriculars I did at college. Also I asked him about his experience as a software engineer. I asked him to reflect upon his career and how I should approach about my career.
Tips: The best part about HR interviews is they expect you to ask them lots and lots of questions. The more they are engaged, the more are your chances of impressing and getting selected. And more importantly, ask the interviewer about his experience with the present firm. This also works with my manager when ever he has a one on one with me :P
Cheers and all the best.

Skills: Soft Skills, General Aptitude, LOGICAL THINKING ABILITIES, Coding Skills And Knowledge On Data Structures
College Name: IIT Hyderabad

I appeared for an interview in Dec 2016.

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Programming section had basic questions on C++ & data structures.
Tips: Try to score maximum in aptitude test, they consider your score while placement.
Duration: 2 hours
Total Questions: 35

Round: Technical Interview 1
Experience: Questions asked during this round:
Introduce yourself.
Questions on projects & internships.
Questions on Final year project in detail (max part of interview was on final year project).
Basic concepts of C++.
Few programs on C++.
Puzzles.


Round: Technical Interview 2
Experience: ? 2 interviewers were there.
? Stressed interview.
? They grilled me a lot on C++ & data structures.
One interviewer started asking questions, and before I could complete my answer, another used to cut me in
middle & start asking another question. I realized it

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: It was an easy test overall, basic programming things were asked in technical part of test whereas aptitude questions were also relatively easy.
Tips: You just need to know things which were there in CS101 for technical part of test .Nothing else is required.
Duration: 30 minutes
Total Questions: 1

Skills: Problem
College Name: Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

I applied via Campus Placement

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. Explain the background process that takes place during an atm transaction
  • Ans. 

    ATM transaction involves multiple background processes including authentication, authorization, and communication with bank servers.

    • Customer inserts card and enters PIN

    • ATM authenticates the card and PIN

    • ATM requests authorization from bank server

    • Bank server verifies account balance and approves or denies transaction

    • ATM dispenses cash or completes other requested transaction

    • ATM updates account balance and sends transacti

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Cut cake into 8 pieces .You can use knife 3 times only
  • Ans. 

    Cut cake into 8 pieces using knife 3 times only.

    • First, cut the cake horizontally into two equal halves.

    • Then, cut the cake vertically into four equal pieces.

    • Finally, cut the cake horizontally again into eight equal pieces.

    • Make sure to use the knife efficiently to minimize the number of cuts.

    • Practice visualization before making the cuts to avoid mistakes.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. A shot fired from a gun pointing towards a tree full of birds. All birds left except one. Why ?
  • Ans. 

    The one bird was already dead.

    • The bird was already dead before the shot was fired.

    • The bird was injured and unable to fly away with the rest of the birds.

    • The bird was a decoy bird used for hunting purposes.

    • The bird was a trained bird used for falconry.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Explain projects which you made in college?
  • Ans. 

    Developed a web-based attendance management system and a mobile app for event management.

    • Created a database schema and implemented CRUD operations using PHP and MySQL.

    • Designed the user interface using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

    • Integrated Google Maps API for location tracking in the mobile app.

    • Implemented push notifications using Firebase Cloud Messaging.

    • Collaborated with a team of four to complete the projects within t

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: The question paper was a mix of aptitude, programming of c++ java , sql and reasoning.
There was negative marking set for each questions.
Tips: Attempt that portion first in which you are really confident.
Dont try to attempt all questions , as negative marking plays big role.
Duration: 60 minutes

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: As Barclays is a bank , so this kind of question is obvious.
Be prepared for technical process that takes place in a usual banking domain.
Also , any type of question whether reasoning based or technical can be asked.
Tips: Be confident. Try to tell everything in a straight manner.

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: You can put humour while answering as this shows your positivity.
There can be many reason for this like birds ia dead , bird is deaf , bird is of plastic. You can choose whatever hit into your mind.

Round: Behavioural Interview
Experience: Explaining the thing in which you already have knowledge is a plus point.
But make sure you have complete knowledge of your college project as they can ask as many questions as possible because your project is the main thing which can extend your interview time.

Skills: Common Sense, Presence Of Mind, Positive Thinking, Ability To Deliver On A Project, C Programming
College Name: UPTU
Motivation: As it is a product based company , so chances of growth is good and pay scale is better.

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