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Oracle Senior Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 16 Apr 2025

23 Interview questions

A Senior Software Engineer was asked 5mo ago
Q. Write a polyfill for the Array.map method.
Ans. 

Polyfill for array map function in JavaScript

  • Create a function called myMap that takes a callback function as an argument

  • Loop through the array and apply the callback function to each element

  • Return a new array with the results of the callback function applied to each element

A Senior Software Engineer was asked 6mo ago
Q. Write a multithreaded program that implements the producer-consumer pattern.
Ans. 

Consumer producer multithreading program involves multiple threads sharing a common buffer to produce and consume data.

  • Use synchronized data structures like BlockingQueue to handle thread synchronization.

  • Implement separate producer and consumer classes with run methods.

  • Use wait() and notify() methods to control the flow of data between producer and consumer threads.

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A Senior Software Engineer was asked 6mo ago
Q. What is your expected compensation?
Ans. 

Expected compensation should be based on industry standards, experience, skills, and location.

  • Research industry standards for Senior Software Engineer salaries

  • Consider your level of experience and skills

  • Take into account the cost of living in the location of the job

  • Negotiate based on your value to the company

A Senior Software Engineer was asked 6mo ago
Q. Given an unsorted array of size n with values from 1 to n, with one number missing and one number repeating, find the missing and repeating number in O(n) time and O(1) space.
Ans. 

Find missing and repeating element in an array of 1 to n elements in O(n) time and O(1) space.

  • Iterate through the array and for each element, mark the element at index equal to its value as negative. If the element is already negative, it is the repeating element.

  • After marking all elements, the positive element's index + 1 is the missing element.

  • Example: Array ['1', '2', '3', '3', '5'] - Repeating element is '3' a...

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A Senior Software Engineer was asked 6mo ago
Q. How would you design a simple e-commerce site?
Ans. 

Designing a quick ecommerce site involves creating a user-friendly interface with easy navigation and secure payment options.

  • Focus on a clean and intuitive user interface

  • Implement a robust search functionality for products

  • Include secure payment gateways like PayPal or Stripe

  • Optimize site speed for quick loading times

  • Ensure mobile responsiveness for on-the-go shopping

  • Integrate customer reviews and ratings for trust...

A Senior Software Engineer was asked 6mo ago
Q. Given an array containing only 0s, 1s, and 2s, sort the array in-place.
Ans. 

Sort an array of strings containing '0', '1', and '2'.

  • Use counting sort algorithm to count the occurrences of '0', '1', and '2'.

  • Create a new array based on the counts of each element.

  • Return the sorted array.

A Senior Software Engineer was asked 8mo ago
Q. What is inheritance in OOP?
Ans. 

Inheritance in OOP allows a class to inherit properties and behaviors from another class.

  • Inheritance promotes code reusability by allowing a new class to use the properties and methods of an existing class.

  • The class that is being inherited from is called the base class or parent class, while the class that inherits is called the derived class or child class.

  • Derived classes can add new properties and methods, or ov...

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A Senior Software Engineer was asked 8mo ago
Q. Given an array of integers nums and an integer target, return indices of the two numbers such that they add up to target. You may assume that each input would have exactly one solution, and you may not use ...
Ans. 

The Two Sum problem involves finding two numbers in an array that add up to a specific target sum.

  • Use a hash map to store the difference between the target and each element as you iterate through the array.

  • Example: For array [2, 7, 11, 15] and target 9, store 7 in the map when you encounter 2.

  • When you find 7 later in the array, you can retrieve 2 from the map, confirming they sum to 9.

  • Time complexity is O(n) due t...

A Senior Software Engineer was asked 11mo ago
Q. Given two sorted linked lists, merge them into one sorted linked list.
Ans. 

Merge two sorted LinkedList into a Sorted LinkedList.

  • Create a new LinkedList to store the merged result.

  • Iterate through both input LinkedLists and compare values to insert into the new LinkedList.

  • Handle cases where one LinkedList is longer than the other.

  • Time complexity should be O(m+n) where m and n are the lengths of the input LinkedLists.

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A Senior Software Engineer was asked
Q. Given the head of a singly linked list, reverse the list, and return the reversed list.
Ans. 

Reversing a linked list involves changing the direction of the pointers between nodes.

  • Iterative approach: Use three pointers (prev, current, next) to reverse links.

  • Example: For list 1 -> 2 -> 3, after reversal it becomes 3 -> 2 -> 1.

  • Recursive approach: Reverse the rest of the list and adjust pointers.

  • Example: Base case when current is null, then set head to prev.

Oracle Senior Software Engineer Interview Experiences

33 interviews found

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Write polyfill for array map
  • Ans. 

    Polyfill for array map function in JavaScript

    • Create a function called myMap that takes a callback function as an argument

    • Loop through the array and apply the callback function to each element

    • Return a new array with the results of the callback function applied to each element

  • Answered by AI
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in May 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Sort the array of 0,1,2
  • Ans. 

    Sort an array of strings containing '0', '1', and '2'.

    • Use counting sort algorithm to count the occurrences of '0', '1', and '2'.

    • Create a new array based on the counts of each element.

    • Return the sorted array.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. All c++ core concepts and oops concept. Find second greatest element in an array without sorting.
  • Ans. 

    Find the second greatest element in an array without sorting using C++ concepts.

    • Iterate through the array to find the greatest element.

    • While iterating, keep track of the second greatest element.

    • Return the second greatest element once the iteration is complete.

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Design quick ecommerce site.
  • Ans. 

    Designing a quick ecommerce site involves creating a user-friendly interface with easy navigation and secure payment options.

    • Focus on a clean and intuitive user interface

    • Implement a robust search functionality for products

    • Include secure payment gateways like PayPal or Stripe

    • Optimize site speed for quick loading times

    • Ensure mobile responsiveness for on-the-go shopping

    • Integrate customer reviews and ratings for trust-buil...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Consumer producer multithreading program.
  • Ans. 

    Consumer producer multithreading program involves multiple threads sharing a common buffer to produce and consume data.

    • Use synchronized data structures like BlockingQueue to handle thread synchronization.

    • Implement separate producer and consumer classes with run methods.

    • Use wait() and notify() methods to control the flow of data between producer and consumer threads.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Find missing and repeating element in an array of 1 to n elements. N is the size of array. Solve in O-n time and O-1 space.
  • Ans. 

    Find missing and repeating element in an array of 1 to n elements in O(n) time and O(1) space.

    • Iterate through the array and for each element, mark the element at index equal to its value as negative. If the element is already negative, it is the repeating element.

    • After marking all elements, the positive element's index + 1 is the missing element.

    • Example: Array ['1', '2', '3', '3', '5'] - Repeating element is '3' and mi...

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is expected compensation
  • Ans. 

    Expected compensation should be based on industry standards, experience, skills, and location.

    • Research industry standards for Senior Software Engineer salaries

    • Consider your level of experience and skills

    • Take into account the cost of living in the location of the job

    • Negotiate based on your value to the company

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare thoroughly for tech mentioned in the JD.
ORACLE asks DSA questions so prepare them well.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Job Fair and was interviewed in Sep 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Two sum problem in c sharp
  • Ans. 

    The Two Sum problem involves finding two numbers in an array that add up to a specific target sum.

    • Use a hash map to store the difference between the target and each element as you iterate through the array.

    • Example: For array [2, 7, 11, 15] and target 9, store 7 in the map when you encounter 2.

    • When you find 7 later in the array, you can retrieve 2 from the map, confirming they sum to 9.

    • Time complexity is O(n) due to a s...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is inheritance in oops
  • Ans. 

    Inheritance in OOP allows a class to inherit properties and behaviors from another class.

    • Inheritance promotes code reusability by allowing a new class to use the properties and methods of an existing class.

    • The class that is being inherited from is called the base class or parent class, while the class that inherits is called the derived class or child class.

    • Derived classes can add new properties and methods, or overrid...

  • Answered by AI
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Implement table tennis scorer

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Java 8, Spring questions
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Design questions
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary discussion
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I appeared for an interview in Feb 2025, where I was asked the following questions.

  • Q1. Asked about the internal implementation of hashmap, arraylist etc. and asked questions about design patterns
  • Q2. Questions were specifically on Java, collections, streams, multithreading etc.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I appeared for an interview in Mar 2025, where I was asked the following questions.

  • Q1. Mostly were based on my past project
  • Q2. Java8 stream questions
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Mar 2024. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

DSA questions
1. Sort array containing only 0,1,2 as elements inplace.
2. Identify and remove linked list

Round 2 - Coding Test 

DSA questions based on graphs
Asked to implement Variant of Dijikstra algorithm
Vertical order traversal
Several puzzle

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. LLD round Questions on work in current company Questions on projects
  • Q2. Tech stack and micro services architecture in company.
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Hiring manager round HLD of google drive Advanced data structures questions General technical questions
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Apr 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Longest non repeating subsequence in a string
  • Ans. 

    Find the longest subsequence in a string without repeating characters.

    • Use a sliding window approach to keep track of the characters seen so far.

    • Update the start index of the window when a repeating character is encountered.

    • Keep track of the longest subsequence length seen so far.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Conceptual based on Java

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Oracle Senior Software Engineer interview:
  • Core Java
  • leetcode
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Practice leetcode daily only then one will be able to solve the coding question.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Behavioral questions
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Algorithm question
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Oct 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions on basic Java, OOP and Multithreading
  • Q2. Rotate k elements to the right in an array
  • Ans. 

    Rotate k elements to the right in an array

    • Create a new array with the same length as the original array

    • Copy elements from the original array to the new array starting from index (k % array length)

    • Copy remaining elements from the original array to the new array

    • Return the new array as the rotated array

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Count nodes in a binary tree without using recursion
  • Ans. 

    Count nodes in a binary tree without using recursion

    • Use a stack to keep track of nodes to visit

    • Pop nodes from the stack and increment count for each node visited

    • Continue until stack is empty

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Longest Palindromic Substring in a given String
  • 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. Questions on Java, SpringBoot and RestAPIs
Round 3 - Behavioral 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions on my projects
  • Q2. SubString implementation
  • Ans. 

    Implementing a substring function involves extracting a portion of a string based on specified indices.

    • Define the function signature: `substring(str, start, end)`.

    • Check for valid indices: Ensure `start` and `end` are within the bounds of the string.

    • Use slicing to extract the substring: `return str[start:end]`.

    • Handle edge cases: If `start` is greater than `end`, return an empty string.

    • Example: `substring('hello', 1, 4)`...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - DSA and Core Concepts of your programming language should be strong. I was interviewed for Java developer role.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Oracle Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Oracle Senior Software Engineer interview?
Oracle interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Oracle interview process are Technical, One-on-one Round and Coding Test.
How to prepare for Oracle 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 Oracle. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Oracle expect are Oracle, Python, Java, Javascript and Medical Coding.
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  1. Find missing and repeating element in an array of 1 to n elements. N is the siz...read more
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How long is the Oracle Senior Software Engineer interview process?

The duration of Oracle Senior Software Engineer interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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