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Oracle Software Engineer II Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 19 Aug 2022

Oracle Software Engineer II Interview Experiences

2 interviews found

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed before Aug 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic Array String Stack based problem solving
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic DS Algo questions on Array, Queues, Stacks, and Recusrion. Difficulty should be easy to medium. Basic OOPs language questions.
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic OOPs question, SQL queries, and in depth microservices design architecture. Difficulty easy to medium.
Round 4 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic questions and project overview, and then salary discussion.

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Oracle Software Engineer II interview:
  • Data Structures
  • Algorithms
  • OOPS
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - The above interview process was for Non-OCI teams and that too for backend developer. This cannot be considered as preparation for OCI teams. Nothing was outside of resume.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. LinkedIn system design
  • Q2. Questions about python dictionaries and lists

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I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed before May 2020. There were 5 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

7 Questions

  • Q1. Basic data structures.
  • Q2. Array , Linked list, Java
  • Q3. MCQ
  • Q4. Java
  • Q5. Analytical
  • Q6. Data Structure and Problem solving
  • Q7. Managerial

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be true with you resume.
Don't add any skill which you are not aware of.

I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed in Mar 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. DSA and few System Design Questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well for LC Medium and Hard questions.

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I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Aug 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. System Design of Car Parking.
  • Ans. 

    Design a system for managing car parking.

    • Determine the size and layout of the parking lot.

    • Decide on the type of parking system (e.g. self-parking, valet).

    • Implement a ticketing system for tracking cars and payments.

    • Use sensors or cameras to monitor parking spaces.

    • Integrate with a payment gateway for online payments.

    • Provide real-time information on available parking spaces.

    • Consider implementing a loyalty program for freq...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. System Design of Elevator
  • Ans. 

    Designing a system for an elevator

    • Identify the requirements and constraints

    • Determine the number of floors and elevators needed

    • Choose the elevator algorithm (e.g. FCFS, SCAN, LOOK)

    • Design the elevator controller

    • Consider safety features (e.g. emergency stop, overload protection)

    • Include user interface (e.g. buttons, displays)

    • Consider maintenance and repair

    • Test and optimize the system

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. System Design of Photo-sharing App.
  • Ans. 

    A photo-sharing app system design

    • Use a scalable architecture to handle large amounts of data

    • Implement a secure authentication and authorization system

    • Utilize a content delivery network (CDN) for fast image loading

    • Allow users to tag and categorize photos for easy search and discovery

    • Implement a notification system for likes, comments, and new followers

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - For SDE2 only first interview round was coding round, other three interview rounds were of system design.
Be confident about your design.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

It was easy

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Nice question based on core java
  • Q2. Opps, new keyword, immutable class, exception
Round 3 - HR 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. What is your family background?
  • Q2. Share details of your previous job.
  • Q3. Why should we hire you?
Round 4 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
  • Q2. Strengths and weaknesses

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Nice work, nice one to one, nice to know about company is good

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Jun 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - System test 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Advantage and disadvantage of framework.
  • Ans. 

    Frameworks provide structure and pre-built components for software development, but can also limit flexibility and require learning curve.

    • Advantage: Provides structure and pre-built components for faster development

    • Advantage: Can improve code quality and maintainability

    • Disadvantage: Can limit flexibility and customization

    • Disadvantage: Requires learning curve and potential dependency issues

    • Example: ReactJS provides a fr...

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is Oops? Advantage and disadvantage
  • Ans. 

    Oops stands for Object-Oriented Programming. It is a programming paradigm that uses objects to represent real-world entities.

    • Advantages: code reusability, modularity, encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism

    • Disadvantages: complexity, steep learning curve, performance overhead

    • Example: creating a class 'Car' with properties like 'make', 'model', and 'year', and methods like 'start_engine' and 'stop_engine'

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare basics in server side and client side coding

Skills evaluated in this interview

Are these interview questions helpful?

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Oct 2019. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. 1. Core Java - OOPS features, Abstract classes and Interface, Inner Classes, String and Object Class, Equals and HashCode methods, Runtime and Compile time exception, Method overloading and overriding, Cus...

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - 1. Clear Core java concepts firmly
2. Basic DB queries
3. Basic Unix commands

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Nov 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

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 - Aptitude Test 

Numerical and logical aptitude test

Round 3 - Coding Test 

There are 5 rounds on datastructure and algorithm

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Nice hr and all team is suportive
Good and smoth interview experiance

I appeared for an interview before Sep 2020.

Round 1 - Face to Face 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 50 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was a Data Structural round.

  • Q1. 

    Distinct Islands Problem Statement

    Given a two-dimensional array/list consisting of integers 0s and 1s, where 1 represents land and 0 represents water, determine the number of distinct islands. A group of...

  • Ans. 

    Count the number of distinct islands in a 2D array of 0s and 1s.

    • Identify islands by performing depth-first search (DFS) on the grid

    • Use a set to store the shape of each island and check for duplicates

    • Consider translations to determine distinct islands

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Face to Face 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 50 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was a Data Structural round.

  • Q1. 

    Word Wrap Problem Statement

    You are tasked with arranging 'N' words of varying lengths such that each line contains at most 'M' characters, with each word separated by a space. The challenge is to minimiz...

  • Ans. 

    The goal is to minimize the total cost of arranging 'N' words on each line with a maximum character limit 'M'.

    • Calculate the cost of each line as the cube of extra space characters needed to reach 'M'.

    • Minimize the total cost by arranging words to fit within the character limit on each line.

    • Ensure each word appears fully on one line without breaking across lines.

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Face to Face 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was a System Design round.

  • Q1. Can you design a system similar to Red Bus that can handle bookings and onboard both vendors and customers to the platform?
  • Ans. 

    Design a system similar to Red Bus for handling bookings and onboarding vendors and customers.

    • Implement a user-friendly interface for customers to search and book tickets

    • Create a vendor portal for vendors to manage their offerings and availability

    • Include payment gateway integration for secure transactions

    • Develop a robust backend system for managing bookings, cancellations, and refunds

    • Utilize a database to store user in...

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - Face to Face 

Round duration - 50 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was a System Design round

Round 5 - Face to Face 

Round duration - 50 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was an HR round.

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI completed Computer Science Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. Microsoft interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Graphs, Dynamic Programming, Arrays, LinkedList, stringsTime required to prepare for the interview - 1 monthInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Practice as much as you can.
Tip 2 : Prepare for company, not in general.
Tip 3 : Your past work should be objective and your contribution should be very clear

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Keep only relevant things for the job you are applying.
Tip 2 : Minimal data with measurable contribution and effect.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

Oracle Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Oracle Software Engineer II interview?
Oracle interview process usually has 4 rounds. The most common rounds in the Oracle interview process are Technical and Behavioral.
How to prepare for Oracle Software Engineer II 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 Big Data, Hadoop, Java, SQL and Spark.
What are the top questions asked in Oracle Software Engineer II interview?

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