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Updated 28 Nov 2024

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Morningstar Software Engineer Interview Experiences

8 interviews found

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

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jul 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. What is the difference between normal and arrow functions
  • Ans. 

    Arrow functions are more concise and have a lexical 'this' binding compared to normal functions.

    • Arrow functions do not have their own 'this' keyword, they inherit it from the parent scope.

    • Arrow functions do not have their own 'arguments' object.

    • Arrow functions cannot be used as constructors with 'new'.

    • Arrow functions are more concise and have implicit return when no curly braces are used.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. All basic JS Questions to cover Hoisting closure
  • Q3. They asked to show me an example using the API call
  • Q4. Difference between forEach and Map
  • Ans. 

    forEach is used to iterate over an array and perform a function on each element, while map creates a new array by applying a function to each element.

    • forEach does not return a new array, while map does

    • forEach does not modify the original array, while map creates a new array

    • forEach is used for side effects, while map is used for transformation

    • Example: forEach - array.forEach(item => console.log(item)), map - const newAr

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Cover JS basics

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Apr 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions related to Java, AWS, Microservices
  • Q2. Program to find 2 biggest number in array
  • Ans. 

    Program to find 2 biggest numbers in array of strings

    • Iterate through the array and convert each element to integer

    • Keep track of the two biggest numbers found so far

    • Return the two biggest numbers at the end

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Java related questions
  • Q2. Design patterns

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Focus on the core java skills and skills mentioned in resume

Skills evaluated in this interview

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Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 6 Aug 2024

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

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

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Sql based questions, oops concepts, project related questions
  • Q2. Recursion, Python, MVC, AWS services

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Just prepare the basics really well like oops, mvc concepts, sql and brush up and be clear in explaining your personal or previous company's project.
Interview experience
2
Poor
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Mvc,sql,oops,web api

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 (1)

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Nov 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Count frequency of letters in a given string
  • Ans. 

    Count frequency of letters in a given string

    • Create an array of size 26 to store the count of each letter (assuming only lowercase letters)

    • Iterate through the string and increment the count of each letter in the array

    • Print the count of each letter in the array

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Closures, Temporal Dead Zone, Hoisting
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Technical Discussions on projects from resume and work
  • Q2. Refresh tokens and access tokens, rate limiter

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Dec 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Basic Math and English Questions

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic Dot Net Interview Questions
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Mostly Salary Negotiation

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

Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Explain Javascript ES6 features.
  • Ans. 

    ES6 introduced new features to Javascript including arrow functions, let and const, classes, and template literals.

    • Arrow functions provide a concise syntax for writing functions.

    • Let and const are block-scoped variables.

    • Classes provide a way to create objects with methods and properties.

    • Template literals allow for string interpolation and multi-line strings.

    • Destructuring allows for easy extraction of values from arrays ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. How an angular application works.
  • Ans. 

    Angular is a front-end framework that uses HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to build dynamic web applications.

    • Angular uses components to create reusable UI elements

    • It uses services to share data and functionality across components

    • It has a powerful template system that allows for easy data binding and manipulation

    • Angular uses RxJS for reactive programming and observables

    • It has a built-in router for handling navigation between ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What are components in angular
  • Ans. 

    Components in Angular are reusable building blocks that encapsulate HTML, CSS, and TypeScript code.

    • Components are the basic building blocks of an Angular application

    • They are reusable and can be used across multiple pages

    • Each component has its own HTML, CSS, and TypeScript code

    • Components can communicate with each other using @Input and @Output decorators

    • Examples of components include navbar, footer, and login form

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Behavioral 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. How to set up the environment for building angular application
  • Ans. 

    To set up the environment for building an Angular application, you need to install Node.js and Angular CLI.

    • Install Node.js and npm

    • Install Angular CLI using npm

    • Create a new Angular project using CLI

    • Run the project using ng serve command

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is CI/CD pipeline
  • Ans. 

    CI/CD pipeline is a process of continuous integration and continuous delivery/deployment of software.

    • CI/CD pipeline automates the software delivery process.

    • It involves continuous integration of code changes, automated testing, and continuous delivery/deployment of software.

    • It helps in reducing errors and improving the quality of software.

    • Popular CI/CD tools include Jenkins, Travis CI, and CircleCI.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. How comfortable are you learning and working on VueJS application

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - If you are applying for Full-Stack Developer role then make sure you know any one of the JS Frameworks. A little background on AWS will be beneficial.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Core Java and aws

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Interview Questionnaire 

8 Questions

  • Q1. Find a number which occurs odd number of times and all number occurs even number of times
  • Ans. 

    Find an odd occurring number among even occurring numbers.

    • Use XOR operation to cancel out even occurring numbers and get the odd occurring number.

    • Iterate through the array and XOR each element with the result variable.

    • The final result will be the odd occurring number.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Some discussion about my minor project
  • Q3. Spiral order of binary tree and mattrix, print it
  • Ans. 

    Print the spiral order of a binary tree and matrix.

    • For binary tree, use level order traversal and alternate direction for each level.

    • For matrix, use four pointers to traverse in spiral order.

    • Example for binary tree: 1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 4 -> 5 -> 6 -> 7 -> 8 -> 9

    • Example for matrix: 1 2 3 4 -> 8 7 6 5 -> 9 10 11 12 -> 16 15 14 13

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Some question about os,dbms
  • Q5. Find pair which have a given sum in a given array
  • Ans. 

    Finding pairs in an array with a given sum.

    • Iterate through the array and for each element, check if the difference between the given sum and the element exists in the array.

    • Use a hash table to store the elements of the array and their indices for faster lookup.

    • If there are multiple pairs with the same sum, return any one of them.

    • If no pair is found, return null or an empty array.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. Find total number of k element which have a given avg in a given array in minimum time complexity
  • Ans. 

    Find total number of k element with given avg in an array in minimum time complexity.

    • Use sliding window technique to traverse the array in O(n) time complexity.

    • Maintain a sum variable to keep track of the sum of elements in the window.

    • If the sum of elements in the window is equal to k times the given avg, increment the count.

    • Move the window by subtracting the first element and adding the next element in the array.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q7. Print all elements which in not boundary element in a given binary tree
  • Ans. 

    Printing non-boundary elements of a binary tree

    • Traverse the tree in any order (preorder, inorder, postorder)

    • Check if the current node is not a boundary node (not the first or last node in its level)

    • If it is not a boundary node, print its value

    • Recursively traverse its left and right subtrees

  • Answered by AI
  • Q8. Then some question about process synchronisation,error vs exception,and then 2-3 hr question

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: practice codes on paper
Tips:

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: very good
Tips: please try to explain each and every question in detail

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: my hr round is not taken by them,and some of face 3rd round ,which is HR
Tips: please prepare all types of problem from geeksforgeeks

Skill Tips: please try to understand every problem from geeksforgeeks
Skills: ds
College Name: NIT Bhopal
Motivation: best work culture,and a lots of learning opportunity in this company,and in every 6 month there is a appraisal

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Basic javascript.. closures,hoisting, es6 features etc
  • Q2. Prototype in JavaScript
  • Ans. 

    Prototyping in JavaScript allows for quick and easy creation of new objects and functions.

    • Prototyping allows for inheritance and sharing of properties and methods.

    • New objects can be created using the 'new' keyword and the prototype of an existing object.

    • Functions can also be prototyped to add new methods or properties.

    • Example: function Person(name) { this.name = name; } Person.prototype.greet = function() { console.log...

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Morningstar Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Morningstar Software Engineer interview?
Morningstar interview process usually has 1-2 rounds. The most common rounds in the Morningstar interview process are Technical, Behavioral and Resume Shortlist.
How to prepare for Morningstar 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 Morningstar. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Morningstar expect are Agile, Python, Javascript, Scrum and Coding.
What are the top questions asked in Morningstar Software Engineer interview?

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