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Updated 28 May 2024

Nokia Senior Software Engineer Interview Experiences

2 interviews found

Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Technical Interview + Coding
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Technical Interview

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - 1st round (Virtual) - Technical with coding questions. I have cleared this round and selected for 2nd round.
2nd round (Face to Face) - Technical + Multithreading + Coding question + In Detailed on projects I have worked on. It was around 1:20 mins, I have answered very well, and I was confident also like I'll be clearing this round. But I got feedback from HR I did not select this round and not meet the technically for their expectation.
I really did not understand what their expectation even after answered all the question. Please really don't play with others time by taking this kind of interview.

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Oct 2021. 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 tips
Round 2 - Coding Test 

1. Reversing a linked list.
2. Find all substrings in a string.

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Oops Concepts, DBMS, Array Manipulation, Design Patterns.
  • Q2. System Design- Design an online food delivery platform
  • Ans. 

    Design an online food delivery platform

    • Identify target audience and their needs

    • Create a user-friendly interface for ordering food

    • Develop a robust backend system for managing orders and deliveries

    • Partner with local restaurants to offer a wide variety of cuisines

    • Implement a payment gateway for secure transactions

    • Provide real-time order tracking for customers

    • Ensure food safety and quality through proper packaging and deli...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Have a very good understanding of programming concepts.
Coding questions are easy to medium difficulty.

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Find nth elements from last in linked list
  • Ans. 

    Use two pointers to find the nth element from the end of a linked list.

    • Use two pointers, one moving n steps ahead of the other

    • When the first pointer reaches the end, the second pointer will be at the nth element from the end

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Difference between hashmap and concurrent hashmap
  • Ans. 

    HashMap is not thread-safe while ConcurrentHashMap is thread-safe and allows concurrent access.

    • HashMap is not thread-safe and can lead to ConcurrentModificationException if accessed by multiple threads simultaneously.

    • ConcurrentHashMap allows concurrent access by multiple threads without the need for external synchronization.

    • ConcurrentHashMap achieves thread-safety by dividing the map into segments, allowing multiple th...

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

30min duration C coding 10 questions asked

Round 2 - Assignment 

1hr duration interviewer will be giving some random C questions to code

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. System programming
  • Q2. System design, os concepts
Interview experience
2
Poor
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Aug 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. It was completely on the project worked on using the spring boot. 1)how to handle if the applciation is restarting continuously 2)how to load multiple applccation property file in sequential way 3)how to h...
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Project related questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - For 5+ years experience better to go through the project bit by bit and even dive in the concepts w.r.t application.Questions related to deployment issue was also asked.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Coding Leetcode medium question

Round 2 - Design 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Design BookMyShow HLD and LLD
  • Ans. 

    Design high-level and low-level architecture for BookMyShow

    • HLD should include components like user interface, booking engine, payment gateway, etc.

    • LLD should detail the classes, methods, and interactions within each component

    • Use technologies like Java, Spring Boot, MySQL for backend and React for frontend

    • Consider scalability, fault tolerance, and security in the design

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary, Role Expectations and Negotiations

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Sep 2022. There were 4 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 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Technical Questions relevant to your domain and your previous experience.
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. This Round is with your manager and Questions relevant to behavior, self-confidence, technical in quick overview
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Relevant to experience and self confidence, salary Discussion and further process guidelines
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I was interviewed before Jun 2023.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Longest Palindromic Substring
  • Ans. 

    Find the longest palindromic substring in a given string.

    • Use dynamic programming to check if substrings are palindromes.

    • Start with single characters as potential palindromes and expand outwards.

    • Keep track of the longest palindrome found so far.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Find the Kth largest integer in the Array
  • Ans. 

    Find the Kth largest integer in the Array

    • Sort the array in descending order

    • Return the element at index K-1

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Design youtube live streaming
  • Ans. 

    Design a system for live streaming on YouTube platform.

    • Use RTMP protocol for streaming live video to YouTube servers

    • Implement a live chat feature for viewers to interact with the streamer

    • Include options for viewers to like, share, and subscribe during the live stream

    • Provide analytics for streamers to track viewership and engagement

    • Ensure scalability to handle high traffic during popular live streams

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed before Mar 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is arrow functions
  • Ans. 

    Arrow functions are a concise way to write functions in JavaScript.

    • Arrow functions are introduced in ES6.

    • They have a shorter syntax compared to traditional function expressions.

    • Arrow functions do not have their own 'this' keyword.

    • They are best suited for non-method functions.

    • Example: const add = (a, b) => a + b;

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Write code for parenthesis matching
  • Ans. 

    Code to match parentheses in a string

    • Use a stack to keep track of opening parentheses

    • Iterate through the string and push opening parentheses onto the stack

    • When a closing parenthesis is encountered, pop from the stack and check if it matches the closing parenthesis

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about Hls ja
  • Ans. 

    HLS stands for HTTP Live Streaming, a protocol used for streaming media over the internet.

    • HLS breaks the media content into small chunks and delivers them over HTTP.

    • It is widely used for streaming video and audio content on the internet.

    • HLS allows adaptive bitrate streaming, where the quality of the video adjusts based on the viewer's network speed.

    • Popular streaming services like Netflix and Hulu use HLS for delivering

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
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 tips
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Coding test data structures and language related

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Related to resume technology

Nokia Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Nokia Senior Software Engineer interview?
Nokia interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Nokia interview process are Technical, Resume Shortlist and Coding Test.
How to prepare for Nokia Senior 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 Nokia. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Nokia expect are SCM, Firmware, Consulting, Unit Testing and Networking.
What are the top questions asked in Nokia Senior Software Engineer interview?

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