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McKinsey & Company Software Developer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 2 Jul 2024

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1 interview found

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

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed before Jul 2023. There were 5 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Hackerrank online assessment

Round 2 - Case Study 

Case study with a little bit of math for scenario based questions

Round 3 - Coding Test 

2 questions of coding with a live interviewer

Round 4 - Coding Test 

Behavioral and coding with a senior engineer

Round 5 - Behavioral interview 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. How do you handle conflicts
  • Q2. What was the most challenging problem you had to solve so far

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Focus on DSA, do a little bit of case studies with back of the envelope estimations and prepare thoroughly for behavioral interviews as they could be tricky

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Sep 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Plugin pipeline based scenario question which will trigger first?
  • Q2. Which jscript method used to prevent form save??
  • Ans. 

    The onbeforeunload method is used to prevent form save.

    • Use the onbeforeunload method to display a warning message before leaving the page without saving the form.

    • Return a custom message in the method to prompt the user to confirm if they want to leave the page.

    • Example: window.onbeforeunload = function() { return 'Are you sure you want to leave this page without saving?'; };

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Behavioral interview
  • Q2. Package negotiations

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - What limitations each implementation has. Keep that clear. That will help you to clear scenario based questions.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jun 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic Java questions
  • Q2. Spring, Spring boot basics
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Microservices Communications
  • Q2. Project level experiences
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Job Portal and was interviewed in Jul 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is dom? in javaScript
  • Ans. 

    DOM stands for Document Object Model. It is a programming interface for web documents that allows scripts to dynamically access and update the content, structure, and style of a webpage.

    • DOM is a tree-like structure that represents the elements of an HTML document.

    • It allows developers to manipulate the content and structure of a webpage using JavaScript.

    • Example: document.getElementById('myElement') allows you to access

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is virtual dom in react js
  • Ans. 

    Virtual DOM is a lightweight copy of the actual DOM in React.js, used for efficient updates and rendering.

    • Virtual DOM is a concept where a lightweight copy of the actual DOM is maintained by React.js.

    • It allows React to efficiently update and render components by comparing the virtual DOM with the actual DOM.

    • When changes are made to the virtual DOM, React calculates the most efficient way to update the actual DOM.

    • This h...

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Basic aptitude questions. Could be done easily if practiced enough

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Introduce yourself
  • Q2. Array searching
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Java questions , stream api
  • Q2. Whatever you have mention in resume

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Java basics, memory management, multithreading.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

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

Round 1 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. When have you had a conflict with someone.
  • Ans. 

    I had a conflict with a team member over project priorities.

    • Miscommunication led to conflicting priorities

    • Discussed the issue openly and found a compromise

    • Learned the importance of clear communication in team projects

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Tell me you greatest project
  • Ans. 

    Developed a web-based project management tool for tracking tasks and deadlines

    • Used React for front-end development

    • Implemented user authentication and authorization using JWT tokens

    • Utilized Node.js and Express for back-end development

    • Integrated MongoDB for database storage

  • Answered by AI
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Job Portal

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Coding test was of two hours, and two difficult hard question was passed

Round 2 - Group Discussion 

In the group discussion, they asked the question based on the project

Software Developer Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 22 Dec 2024

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

Challenging questions in mathematics.

Round 2 - Group Discussion 

A constructive discussion about the significance of various topics and additional aspects.

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

I applied via Campus Placement

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions based on Java , C++ , OOPs, cloud computing, one coding question, regarding previous projects, some behavioural questions.

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