Optum Global Solutions Associate Software Engineer Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Q1. How will you approach a problem which you are completely unaware of
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I would start by breaking down the problem, researching similar problems, seeking help from colleagues, and experimenting with different solutions.
• Break down the problem into smaller components to understand it better

• Research similar problems online or in relevant literature

• Seek help from colleagues or mentors who may have experience with similar problems

• Experiment with different solutions to see what works best
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An Array Questions was given based on sorting

Q1. Asked some technical questions from oops and DSA
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Q2. Star patten and array-based questions
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Online test on cocubes which contains 60 questions in 60 minutes.

Q1. Basic questions and sudo code
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Q1. Basically scenario based Logical Questions
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Q1. It is just formality asking you about are your flexibility and salary discussion
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Q1. Coding questions related to DSA
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Q2. Middle of the Linked list
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Finding the middle node of a linked list.
• Traverse the linked list with two pointers, one moving twice as fast as the other.

• When the fast pointer reaches the end, the slow pointer will be at the middle node.

• If the linked list has even number of nodes, there will be two middle nodes.

• In that case, choose either of the middle nodes as the result.
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Q3. Reverse words in a sentence
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Reverse words in a sentence
• Split the sentence into words

• Reverse the order of the words

• Join the words back into a sentence
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Mcqs related to oops, dbms, OS and aptitude plus one coding question of easy level

Q1. Technical and behavioural questions and general discussions
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Q1. Projects and behavioural questions
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Q1. Situational and HR discussions
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Mcq questions on Mettle and coding

Q1. Core java and java related questions
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Q2. SQL and RDMS like normalisation
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Round duration - 50 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

Timing : Afternoon(Around 12 Pm)
The interviewer started with his Introduction and later asked 2 DSA Questions.

Q1. 
Shortest Path in Ninjaland
Ninjaland consists of ‘N’ states and ‘M’ paths. Each path connecting two states can either be a normal path or a special path, each with its unique length. Your task is to find ...read more
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Q2. 
Minimum Direction Changes Problem Statement
Given a 2D grid with 'N' rows and 'M' columns, where each cell contains a character from the set { 'U', 'L', 'D', 'R' } indicating the allowed direction to move...read more
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Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Timing : Afternoon(Around 10 Am)
The interviewer started with his Introduction and later asked 2 DSA Questions.
1)Questions based on N-QUEEN 
2)Questions based on String Manipulation

Q1. 
N Queens Problem
Given an integer N, find all possible placements of N queens on an N x N chessboard such that no two queens threaten each other.
Explanation:
A queen can attack another queen if they ar...read more
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Q2. 
String Transformation Problem
Given a string (STR) of length N, you are tasked to create a new string through the following method:
Select the smallest character from the first K characters of STR, remov...read more
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Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Timing : Afternoon(Around 1 Pm)
The interviewer started with his Introduction and later asked 2 DSA Questions and CS fundamentals.
1)DSA Question : 2 sum(Leetcode)
2)Questions based on String Manipulation
3)MySQL Queries
4)OOPS concepts

Q1. 
Find All Pairs Adding Up to Target
Given an array of integers ARR of length N and an integer Target, your task is to return all pairs of elements such that they add up to the Target.
Input:
The first line ...read more
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