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Updated 5 Dec 2024

Nomura Holdings Software Engineer Interview Experiences

1 interview found

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

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Types of garbage collectors
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary negotiation

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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.
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Round 2 - Coding Test 

3 coding questions

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Design a Time Series Database
  • Ans. 

    A time series database stores data points with timestamps for efficient retrieval and analysis.

    • Choose a suitable data model for the database

    • Use a time-based partitioning scheme for efficient data retrieval

    • Implement compression techniques to reduce storage requirements

    • Support for querying and analyzing time-based data

    • Ensure data consistency and durability

    • Consider scalability and high availability

    • Examples: InfluxDB, Time

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Leetcode prep will help. Do system design practice thoroughly.
Interview experience
2
Poor
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
-
Result
Not Selected

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

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Longest Increasing Subsequence
  • Ans. 

    Find the length of the longest increasing subsequence in an array.

    • Use dynamic programming to solve this problem efficiently.

    • Iterate through the array and keep track of the longest increasing subsequence ending at each index.

    • Example: For array [10, 22, 9, 33, 21, 50, 41, 60, 80], the longest increasing subsequence is [10, 22, 33, 50, 60, 80] with length 6.

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. UseEffect polyfill

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Frequency of character in string
  • Ans. 

    The question is asking about how to find the frequency of each character in a given string.

    • Iterate through the string and count the occurrences of each character

    • Store the counts in a data structure like a hashmap or array

    • Return the counts for each character

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Reverse a string
  • Ans. 

    Reverse a given string

    • Create a new empty string to store the reversed string

    • Iterate through the original string from end to start and append each character to the new string

    • Return the reversed string

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

Few basics of java
Dsa question

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Java multithreading questions
  • Q2. Spring boot questions.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
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 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. About projects in resume
  • Q2. Resume related questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - prepare well and be confident speak properly in the interview
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

2 coding questions based on DSA.

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Easy coding problem.
  • Q2. Medium coding problem.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I appeared for an interview before Feb 2024.

Round 1 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. The interview emphasized team collaboration and work ethics, with a particular focus on my overall work experience at my previous company.
  • Q2. What were your preferences regarding work locations, specifically your views on working from the office (WFO) compared to working from home (WFH)?
  • Ans. 

    I prefer a mix of both working from the office and working from home.

    • I believe in the benefits of face-to-face collaboration and communication that come with working from the office.

    • At the same time, I appreciate the flexibility and productivity that working from home offers.

    • I think a hybrid approach, where employees have the option to choose between WFO and WFH based on their tasks and preferences, is ideal.

    • I have exp...

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Focus was on DS algo and scenario based coding questions
  • Q2. Design skills and OS knowledge
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I appeared for an interview before Feb 2024.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

First round was a coding test which has 2 problem solving questions and 3 subjective questions based on C++

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. This is also based on problem solving and DSA. A small part will be OS and network.
Round 3 - Coding Test 

More of a subjective round, highly focused on OS, networking and computer architecture.

Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. This round is with the HM, totally subjective. Highly focused on past experience, current projects etc.
Round 5 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. HR discussion mostly questions are related to past and current experience.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - CS fundamentals should be very strong.

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed in Nov 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Electronic communication engineering

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Written test

Nomura Holdings Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Nomura Holdings Software Engineer interview?
Nomura Holdings interview process usually has 2 rounds. The most common rounds in the Nomura Holdings interview process are Technical and HR.
How to prepare for Nomura Holdings 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 Nomura Holdings. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Nomura Holdings expect are Market Research, Investment Banking, Financial Services, Information Technology and Brs.
What are the top questions asked in Nomura Holdings Software Engineer interview?

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2.9/5

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2.9

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2.9

Work-life balance

2.9

Salary

2.9

Job security

2.9

Company culture

2.9

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2.9

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