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Updated 18 Mar 2024

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Software Developer Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 18 Mar 2024

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

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Feb 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Basic question asked

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Computer networking based question
  • Q2. Dsa question based on graph and dp
  • Q3. Based on operating system
  • Q4. Function of oops
  • Ans. 

    Object-oriented programming paradigm that focuses on objects and classes for code organization and reusability.

    • Encapsulation: bundling data and methods that operate on the data into a single unit (object)

    • Inheritance: ability of a class to inherit properties and behavior from another class

    • Polymorphism: ability to present the same interface for different data types

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Behavior question asked

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - prepare well practice on dsa question

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

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Nov 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Logical reasoning, grammar, and coding: two basic level questions.

Round 2 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Question on core Java
  • Q2. Question on SQL and PLSQL
  • Q3. Resume based question and on project
Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Resume and project based question
  • Q2. What do you like about your current company, and why do you want to join our organization?
  • Ans. 

    I appreciate the collaborative team environment and innovative projects at my current company, and I am excited about the opportunities for growth and learning at your organization.

    • Collaborative team environment fosters creativity and productivity

    • Innovative projects challenge me to learn and grow

    • Excited about the opportunities for growth and learning at your organization

  • Answered by AI
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic Java Question
  • Q2. Spring Boot related questions
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Design a rest API and code it.
  • Ans. 

    Design and code a REST API for a software developer interview.

    • Define the endpoints and HTTP methods for the API (e.g. GET /users, POST /users)

    • Implement authentication and authorization mechanisms (e.g. JWT tokens)

    • Use proper status codes for responses (e.g. 200 OK, 401 Unauthorized)

    • Include error handling and validation for input data

    • Document the API using tools like Swagger or OpenAPI

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Questions related to JPA HIBERNATE SQL
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Discussion related to Last company Project and architecture level questions
  • Q2. Write code to calculate frequency of a word using Stream API and lambda expressions
  • Ans. 

    Calculate word frequency using Stream API and lambda expressions

    • Use Stream API to convert array of strings to stream

    • Use Collectors.groupingBy to group words by their frequency

    • Use Collectors.counting to count the occurrences of each word

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic of java to advanced
  • Q2. Array related questions
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Architecture related
  • Q2. Management roles
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Shine and was interviewed in Aug 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Normal coding round with simple oa complexity

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Discussion on projects
  • Q2. Culture fit check

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - go thru projects and problem solving
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected
Round 1 - Coding Test 

DSA questions and programming concepts

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Reverse string and optimize it
  • Ans. 

    Reverse array of strings efficiently

    • Use two pointers approach to swap characters from start and end of each string

    • Optimize by using in-place reversal instead of creating new strings

    • Consider edge cases like empty strings or strings with only one character

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Reverse binary tree
Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Salary expectations
  • Q2. Joining location
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Job Portal and was interviewed in Jul 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. SOLID principles
  • Q2. Microservice Architecture and Kafka

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be prepared with core concepts.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions on spring boot and question around spring annotations and its benifits
  • Q2. Questions on Java 8 - 21 versions such as virtual threads and stream API
  • Q3. Question on Databases fundamentals.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - The process was simple and crisp
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 Jul 2024. There were 5 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Asked some basic level questions

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Asked little bit hard questions

Round 3 - Coding Test 

Asked depth questions and wrote some sample programs

Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Wrote some sample program
Round 5 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary discussion
Interview experience
2
Poor
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Referral

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic core Java question.

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