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Nielsen Software Developer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 24 Feb 2025

Nielsen Software Developer Interview Experiences

6 interviews found

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I was interviewed in Jan 2025.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Basic .net concept question and 2 leetcode medium question.
1) find a target element within a rotated search array (complexity < 0(N))

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. How would you handle scenerios where if you have 1000 request comming and you can handle 10 request at max

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I had a technical interview with a solution architect who has 19 years of experience, and he was asking questions as if it were a solution architect-level interview. Not a single question related to C# or anything database related for which I was interviewing.
How would you scale your system, how would you handle millions of request if your server can handle maximum of 10000 request and so on
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
-

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

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Given the start and end times of the meetings, how can you determine if you are able to attend all of them?

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

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Aug 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Shallow copy and deep copy
  • Q2. What is Pure component
  • Ans. 

    A Pure component is a component in React that does not have any state or lifecycle methods, resulting in improved performance.

    • Pure components are used to prevent unnecessary re-renders in React applications.

    • Pure components implement shouldComponentUpdate method with shallow comparison of props and state.

    • Examples of Pure components include functional components and class components that extend PureComponent class.

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Improve the knowledge of javascript basics and for react developer role, focus on coding side.
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Who do you test your django apps?
  • Ans. 

    I test my Django apps using automated testing tools and manual testing methods.

    • I use Django's built-in testing framework to write unit tests for individual components of the app.

    • I also use tools like pytest and Selenium for automated testing of the app's functionality.

    • I perform manual testing to ensure the app works as expected in real-world scenarios.

    • I use tools like Django Debug Toolbar to identify and fix any perfor

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Count the number of vowels in a string.
  • Ans. 

    Count the number of vowels in a given string.

    • Iterate through each character in the string and check if it is a vowel (a, e, i, o, u).

    • Increment a counter for each vowel found.

    • Return the total count of vowels in the string.

  • Answered by AI

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

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

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

It was good. contains lot of theoretical questions.

Round 2 - Coding Test 

1 hr. asked basic concepts.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Go for it.
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Technology questions were asked as per experience
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Hr related questions were asking more of behaviourial

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Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Pre-placement offer
Experience: Each intern was assigned a individual project and mentor.
In the last week of internship there was project presentation and interview.
interview was easy .For me 50% of the questions were about project and some questions about algorithms and DBMS.
More emphasis was given to the quality of work on project.

General Tips: Working in company is complete different from working on course project. learning many new frameworks required for the project was really challenging.
Programming : Tree, Btree, Tries ..
Operating System: Memory Management
Networks: OSI model
DBMS : basics. they dint ask me any. Show case your interest in big data, servers and passion for technology
Skill Tips: Be confident, even if you don't know the exact answer don't give up tell your approaches to interviewer. some times they will also help you. Software Developer some question s you can ask are: what technologies do your company works on. how are freshers will be selected to different teams in the company.
Skills:
College Name: NIT Surathkal
Interview experience
4
Good
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.
View all Resume tips
Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Qunatative, Reasoning, Blood Relation

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. CS fundamentals, DSA
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Behavioural Questions only
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Sep 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Properly align and format text in your resume. A recruiter will have to spend more time reading poorly aligned text, leading to high chances of rejection.
View all Resume tips
Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Aptitude Test + Technical Questions + One Coding Question

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Detect the loop in a Singly linked list
  • Ans. 

    Detect loop in a singly linked list

    • Use two pointers, one moving one step at a time and the other moving two steps at a time

    • If there is a loop, the two pointers will eventually meet

    • If any of the pointers reach the end of the list, there is no loop

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 2 Sum (find a pair of numbers that sums up to a target)
  • Ans. 

    The 2 Sum problem involves finding a pair of numbers in an array that adds up to a given target.

    • Use a hash table to store the complement of each number as you iterate through the array.

    • Check if the current number's complement exists in the hash table.

    • If found, return the indices of the two numbers.

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

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Then there was a GD
Followed by Technical Interview Round 1 and Round 2

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed before Mar 2022. There were 3 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 Resume tips
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Mid level programming and mcq questions

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Architecture round and coding Peer programming C# questions React questions Recurssive programming String manipulation
  • Q2. String manuplation Array questions

Interview Preparation Tips

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Nielsen Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Nielsen Software Developer interview?
Nielsen interview process usually has 1-2 rounds. The most common rounds in the Nielsen interview process are Technical, One-on-one Round and Coding Test.
How to prepare for Nielsen Software Developer 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 Nielsen. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Nielsen expect are C#, Software Development, .Net, Azure and Typescript.
What are the top questions asked in Nielsen Software Developer interview?

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