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Updated 22 Aug 2024

KPMG India Senior Software Engineer 1 Interview Experiences

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Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Find the duplicates using hashmap
  • Ans. 

    Use hashmap to find duplicates in an array of strings

    • Create a hashmap to store each string as key and count as value

    • Iterate through the array and check if the string already exists in the hashmap

    • If it does, increment the count, else add it to the hashmap

    • Return the strings with count greater than 1 as duplicates

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Implement Singleton design pattern
  • Ans. 

    Singleton design pattern ensures a class has only one instance and provides a global point of access to it.

    • Create a private static instance variable in the class.

    • Provide a public static method to access the instance.

    • Ensure the constructor is private to prevent instantiation from outside the class.

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is transient and volatile keyword
  • Ans. 

    transient and volatile are keywords in Java used for different purposes

    • transient keyword is used to indicate that a field should not be serialized when converting an object to byte stream

    • volatile keyword is used to indicate that a variable's value will be modified by different threads

    • transient keyword is used in serialization, while volatile keyword is used in multithreading

    • example: transient keyword - private transien...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Explain comparator and comparable
  • Ans. 

    Comparator and Comparable are interfaces in Java used for sorting objects.

    • Comparator interface is used to define custom sorting logic for objects.

    • Comparable interface is used to define natural ordering of objects.

    • Comparator is used when you want to sort objects based on multiple attributes.

    • Comparable is used when you want to sort objects based on a single attribute.

    • Example: Sorting a list of Person objects based on the...

  • Answered by AI

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I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed in Jun 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Fail fast vs fail safe
  • Ans. 

    Fail fast prioritizes speed of detection and resolution, while fail safe prioritizes safety and minimizing harm.

    • Fail fast approach is commonly used in agile development where quick feedback is essential

    • Fail safe approach is commonly used in critical systems such as medical devices or aviation

    • Fail fast can lead to more errors and instability if not properly managed

    • Fail safe can lead to slower response times and increase...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Java initializer block, static block, super keyword. For more info read: gfg order execution initialization block constructors java

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Read previously asked questions and prepare java concepts better.

Senior Software Engineer 1 Interview Questions Asked at Other Companies

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Q2. What is CRFS? The experience around working with it.
Q3. What is the difference between Python and Node.JS?
Q4. What is the difference between SQL and NoSQL?
Q5. Given a string, convert it into substrings based on a given numbe ... read more

I appeared for an interview in Nov 2020.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

(2 Questions)

Round duration - 135 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

Coding questions was easy if you know the basic of coding in any language. I submitted optimized solution for every questions that's why i got selected in this round.

  • Q1. 

    Find K'th Character of Decrypted String

    You are given an encrypted string where repeated substrings are represented by the substring followed by its count. Your task is to find the K'th character of the d...

  • Ans. 

    Given an encrypted string with repeated substrings represented by counts, find the K'th character of the decrypted string.

    • Parse the encrypted string to extract substrings and their counts

    • Iterate through the substrings and counts to build the decrypted string

    • Track the position in the decrypted string to find the K'th character

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 

    Cycle Detection in Undirected Graph Problem Statement

    You are provided with an undirected graph containing 'N' vertices and 'M' edges. The vertices are numbered from 1 to 'N'. Your objective is to determi...

  • Ans. 

    Detect if an undirected graph contains a cycle.

    • Use Depth First Search (DFS) to traverse the graph and detect cycles.

    • Maintain a visited array to keep track of visited vertices.

    • If a visited vertex is encountered again during DFS, a cycle exists.

    • Check for back edges while traversing the graph.

    • Consider disconnected graphs as well.

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Assignment 

(3 Questions)

Round duration - 150 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

  • Q1. 

    Pair Sum Problem Statement

    You are provided with an array ARR consisting of N distinct integers in ascending order and an integer TARGET. Your objective is to count all the distinct pairs in ARR whose sum...

  • Ans. 

    Count distinct pairs in an array whose sum equals a given target.

    • Use two pointers approach to iterate through the array and find pairs with sum equal to target.

    • Keep track of visited pairs to avoid counting duplicates.

    • Return -1 if no such pair exists with the given target.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 

    Next Smaller Palindrome Problem Statement

    You are given a palindrome number represented as a string S. Your task is to find the largest palindrome number that is strictly less than S.

    Example:

    Input:
    T...
  • Ans. 

    Given a palindrome number represented as a string, find the largest palindrome number that is strictly less than the given number.

    • Iterate from the middle towards the start and end of the string to find the next smaller palindrome.

    • If the number is odd in length, simply mirror the left half to the right half to get the next smaller palindrome.

    • If the number is even in length, decrement the middle digit and mirror the left...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. 

    Longest Common Subsequence Problem Statement

    Given two strings STR1 and STR2, determine the length of their longest common subsequence.

    A subsequence is a sequence that can be derived from another sequen...

  • Ans. 

    The problem involves finding the length of the longest common subsequence between two given strings.

    • Use dynamic programming to solve this problem efficiently.

    • Create a 2D array to store the lengths of common subsequences of substrings.

    • Iterate through the strings to fill the array and find the length of the longest common subsequence.

    • Example: For input STR1 = 'abcde' and STR2 = 'ace', the longest common subsequence is 'a...

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Face to Face 

(2 Questions)

Round duration - 30 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

Interview went well.The interviewer asked me how the previous interviews were.

  • Q1. 

    Boundary Traversal of a Binary Tree

    Given a binary tree of integers, your task is to output the boundary nodes of this binary tree in Anti-Clockwise order, starting from the root node.

    Explanation:

    The b...

  • Ans. 

    Output the boundary nodes of a binary tree in Anti-Clockwise order, starting from the root node.

    • Traverse the left boundary nodes in top-down order

    • Traverse the leaf nodes from left to right

    • Traverse the right boundary nodes in bottom-up order

    • Combine the above traversals to get the boundary nodes in Anti-Clockwise order

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 

    Sort 0 1 2 Problem Statement

    Given an integer array arr of size 'N' containing only 0s, 1s, and 2s, write an algorithm to sort the array.

    Input:

    The first line contains an integer 'T' representing the n...
  • Ans. 

    Sort an array of 0s, 1s, and 2s in linear time complexity.

    • Use three pointers to keep track of the positions of 0s, 1s, and 2s in the array.

    • Iterate through the array and swap elements based on the values encountered.

    • Maintain left pointer for 0s, right pointer for 2s, and current pointer for traversal.

    • Example: If current element is 0, swap it with element at left pointer and increment both pointers.

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - HR 

Round duration - 20 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This round is very easy, In this round they basically need confidence and truthful person.

Interview Preparation Tips

Eligibility criteriaabove 7.5 CGPADeloitte interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structures, Web development, System Design, Algorithms, Dynamic Programming, Database, Networking, DevOps, Operating System, Database Management System, Object-Oriented Programming System , basic aptitudeTime required to prepare for the interview - 5 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : For Data Structures number of questions doesn't matter. Try to understand the logic behind them and try to apply them in creating multiple scenario's. 
Tip 2 : Do lot of hard work and practice of Data Structures and Algorithms based questions
Tip 3 : See which part interests you more, Increase your knowledge horizon, Always try to build a system a system considering It will be served to millions of customers.
Tip 4 : I personally recommend you Coding Ninjas and Geeks For Geeks for interview preparation.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Always try to make it a single page 
Tip 2 : do mention all your skills which you are confident of in your resume.
Tip 3 : Always make resume company specific

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Skills evaluated in this interview

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

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Latest softwares, based on resume, questions on resume, scenario based questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Before technical interview please study your resume and prepare every skills and projects you mentioned

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Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Scenario based question on Relationship, Role, OWD,

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Jan 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

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.
View all tips
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Python coding test

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Deloitte Software Developer interview:
  • Python
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - always practice coding
ex: python, java etc

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Nov 2020. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Spring, Hibernate and java and angular questions
  • Q2. What is REST API, Difference between Spring MVC and Spring Boot, Abstract class, interfaces etc
  • Ans. 

    Answering questions related to REST API, Spring MVC, Spring Boot, abstract class, and interfaces.

    • REST API is a set of rules for building web services. It uses HTTP methods to access resources.

    • Spring MVC is a framework for building web applications using the Model-View-Controller architecture.

    • Spring Boot is a framework for building standalone, production-grade Spring-based applications.

    • An abstract class is a class that ...

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be prepared well on what you have mentioned on your resume.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Are these interview questions helpful?

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Nov 2020. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. How do you handle downtime

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Because confident and prepare well for versant test

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Aug 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. I was asked based on scenarios, all were practical questions.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Please don't join as a contractor. Join only if you are permanent with Deloitte.

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Apr 2020. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. What synchronous and asynchronous means??
  • Ans. 

    Synchronous means happening at the same time, while asynchronous means not happening at the same time.

    • Synchronous operations occur in real-time, while asynchronous operations can be delayed or queued.

    • Synchronous operations block the program until they are completed, while asynchronous operations allow the program to continue running.

    • Examples of synchronous operations include function calls and loops, while examples of ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. When to use CTE and temp table.
  • Ans. 

    CTE and temp table usage in SQL

    • Use CTE for recursive queries and complex subqueries

    • Use temp tables for large data sets and complex queries

    • CTE is more efficient for small data sets

    • Temp tables can be indexed for faster performance

    • Consider the scope and lifespan of the data when choosing between CTE and temp table

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Understand question first and answer.

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