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Updated 12 Jan 2025

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posted on 12 Jan 2025

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

(1 Question)

  • Q1. SQL question around First_value
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Zig zag binary tree
  • Q2. Design instagram

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Study well

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

Java, Anagram, Streams to do joins similar to SQL statements

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Techstack decisions
  • Q2. Design decision on Parking lot scalability
  • Ans. 

    Parking lot scalability can be achieved through modular design, efficient space utilization, and smart technology integration.

    • Implement modular design to easily expand or reduce parking capacity

    • Utilize efficient space utilization techniques like stackable parking systems or automated parking solutions

    • Integrate smart technology such as sensors for real-time parking availability updates and automated payment systems

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

Programming questions on matrix and array.

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. System design on copying a file from backup.
  • Ans. 

    Design a system for copying a file from backup

    • Consider the size of the file and available bandwidth for efficient transfer

    • Implement error checking and retry mechanisms to ensure data integrity

    • Use parallel processing to speed up the copying process

    • Consider implementing deduplication to save storage space

    • Ensure proper access controls and encryption for security

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. General questions on cultural fitment

Skills evaluated in this interview

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
-
Result
No response
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 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Fibonacci all possible solution and optimisation
  • Ans. 

    Fibonacci sequence can be solved using recursion, iteration, or memoization for optimization.

    • Recursion: Implement a function that calls itself with the previous two numbers in the sequence.

    • Iteration: Use a loop to calculate each Fibonacci number based on the previous two numbers.

    • Memoization: Store the results of previous calculations to avoid redundant calculations.

    • Example: Fibonacci(5) = Fibonacci(4) + Fibonacci(3) =

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Multi thread deadlock and odd even
Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 2 pointer problem for sum of number
  • Ans. 

    Given an array of integers, find two numbers that add up to a specific target number.

    • Use a hashmap to store the difference between the target number and each element in the array.

    • Iterate through the array and check if the current element's complement exists in the hashmap.

    • Return the indices of the two numbers that add up to the target number.

  • Answered by AI
Round 5 - Coding Test 

Longest palindrome in a string

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Mar 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Level order traversal of Binary tree

Round 2 - system design 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Design payments infrastructure
  • Ans. 

    Designing a robust and scalable payments infrastructure for efficient transactions.

    • Identify the requirements of the payments system, including transaction volume, security, and integration with existing systems.

    • Choose appropriate payment methods such as credit/debit cards, digital wallets, and bank transfers.

    • Implement secure payment gateways to process transactions securely and efficiently.

    • Consider compliance with regu...

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

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I applied via Naukri.com

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 
Round 2 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Sql based questions like different queries etc, primarily interested in knowing how you try to reach towards solution, and presence of mind
  • Q2. Projwct specific things, erp related questuons
  • Ans. Explain what you know , what you did and what was your role. Honest cv and answers are welcome.
  • Answered Anonymously
  • Q3. Few process related Agile, jira Sdlc Stlc, Devops
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Ctc expectations etc. Hiring manager round

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be yourself, give honest, precise and to the point answers
Dont brag about things
Give relevant data based answers for situation basrd questions
Be polite, generous

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

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Synchronisation primitives in rust?
  • Ans. 

    Rust provides various synchronisation primitives like Mutex, RwLock, Atomic types, etc.

    • Mutex: Provides exclusive access to data

    • RwLock: Allows multiple readers or one writer at a time

    • Atomic types: Provide atomic operations on primitive types

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Write a rust code to read a file reverse the contents & write it back to file. Using multiple threads
  • Ans. 

    Rust code to read a file, reverse contents, and write back using multiple threads

    • Use std::fs to read and write files

    • Create multiple threads to handle reading, reversing, and writing operations

    • Use channels to communicate between threads

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Coding Test 

DSA question on Depth first search. & other on reverse the strings.

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via campus placement at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee and was interviewed in Apr 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Dp hard sliding window mqximum
  • Q2. Jah hshh hahaha nsnana
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Leetcode hard easy question

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - just clear your basics
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Mostly on c#, hld and lld

Oracle Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Oracle Principal Engineer interview?
Oracle interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Oracle interview process are Technical, Coding Test and HR.
How to prepare for Oracle Principal 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 Oracle. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Oracle expect are Oracle, Middleware, AWS, Identity Management and JSON.
What are the top questions asked in Oracle Principal Engineer interview?

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