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Updated 2 Jan 2025

Top Optum Software Developer Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. Delete a Node from Linked List You have been given a linked list of integers. Your task is to write a function that deletes a node from a given position, 'POS'. Note : As ...read more
  • Q2. Longest Palindromic Substring You are given a string ('STR') of length 'N'. Find the longest palindromic substring. If there is more than one palindromic substring with t ...read more
  • Q3. Array Intersection You have been given two integer arrays/list(ARR1 and ARR2) of size N and M, respectively. You need to print their intersection; An intersection for thi ...read more
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Software Developer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Preeti Charishma

posted on 26 Nov 2024

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

Aptitude, core concepts and a code

Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is the one thing you learnt from college club?
  • Ans. 

    I learned the importance of teamwork and collaboration from my college club.

    • Developed strong communication skills by working with diverse group of individuals

    • Learned how to delegate tasks effectively to achieve common goals

    • Gained experience in problem-solving and conflict resolution through group projects

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is the one thing you want to expereince?
  • Ans. 

    I want to experience living in a different country and immersing myself in a new culture.

    • Traveling to a foreign country and learning about their customs and traditions

    • Trying new foods and experiencing different ways of life

    • Making friends with locals and exploring the local attractions

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Difference between relational and non relational dbms
  • Ans. 

    Relational DBMS stores data in tables with predefined relationships, while non-relational DBMS stores data in flexible, schema-less formats.

    • Relational DBMS uses structured query language (SQL) for querying data

    • Non-relational DBMS can store data in various formats like key-value pairs, document-based, graph databases

    • Relational DBMS ensures data integrity through normalization and constraints

    • Non-relational DBMS offers be...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Difference betweeen class,abstract class,interface in python
  • Ans. 

    Class is a blueprint for creating objects, abstract class cannot be instantiated and can have abstract methods, interface is a contract for classes to implement certain methods.

    • Class is a blueprint for creating objects with attributes and methods.

    • Abstract class cannot be instantiated and can have abstract methods that must be implemented by subclasses.

    • Interface is a contract for classes to implement certain methods, bu

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Project related questions were asked

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Performace optimization, caching, redis
  • Q2. Immutable class, single ton pattern

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

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Big data Architecture
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Data modeling questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be strong with your resumer
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jan 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Technical round was really good

Round 2 - Technical 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. What is binary search
  • Ans. 

    Binary search is a search algorithm that finds the position of a target value within a sorted array.

    • Divide and conquer approach

    • Compares target value with middle element of array

    • If target value is smaller, search left half; if larger, search right half

    • Repeat process until target value is found or subarray is empty

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Binary search and time
  • Q3. What is linked list
  • Ans. 

    A linked list is a data structure consisting of nodes where each node contains a data field and a reference to the next node in the sequence.

    • Linked list elements are not stored in contiguous memory locations like arrays.

    • Each node in a linked list contains data and a reference to the next node.

    • Linked lists can be singly linked (each node points to the next node) or doubly linked (each node points to both the next and pr

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Tree data structure
  • Q5. Avl tree and write code

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - keep coding

Skills evaluated in this interview

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 (1)

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 (3)

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 (35)

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 (1)

 Java Developer

 (1)

 Trainee Developer

 (1)

 Javascript Developer

 (1)

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

Basic aptitude number theory

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Software Developer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Arvind Kumar

posted on 12 Jun 2024

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

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Jun 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Resume related questions were asked
  • Q2. Mentioned skills related questions were asked
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Java backend technology related questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare you resume whatever you have mentioned
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via campus placement at National Institute of Technology (NIT), Jamshedpur and was interviewed before Jan 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Aptitude test of 1hr, logical reasoning and dat interpretation questions were asked of intermediate difficulty

Round 2 - Coding Test 

2 basic coding questions in 30mins

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic DSA related questions like merge sort implementation
  • Q2. Questions on OOPS concept and DBMS

Software Developer interview

user image INTERVIEW AALA

posted on 19 Nov 2021

Software Developer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Abhishek Tyagi

posted on 8 Aug 2024

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

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed before Aug 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Code on de bounce and coding on closer

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What are closer in js
  • Ans. 

    Closures in JavaScript are functions that have access to variables from their outer scope even after the outer function has finished executing.

    • Closures allow for maintaining state in an asynchronous environment.

    • They are created whenever a function is defined within another function.

    • Closures can be used to create private variables and functions in JavaScript.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Write a code on debouncing
  • Ans. 

    Debouncing is a technique used to limit the rate at which a function is called.

    • Use a timer to delay the execution of a function until a certain amount of time has passed without the function being called again.

    • Reset the timer each time the function is called to prevent it from being executed multiple times in quick succession.

    • Debouncing is commonly used in scenarios like handling button clicks to prevent multiple rapid...

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via campus placement at National Institute of Technology (NIT), Jamshedpur and was interviewed before Jul 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Aptitude question and ds algo

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Database normalisation
  • Q2. Longest Consecutive Sequence
  • Ans. 

    Find the longest consecutive sequence in an array of integers.

    • Sort the array to make it easier to identify consecutive numbers.

    • Iterate through the array and keep track of the current consecutive sequence length.

    • Update the longest consecutive sequence length as you iterate through the array.

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare for ds and algo

Skills evaluated in this interview

Optum Interview FAQs

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