Paychex IT Solutions India SDE (Software Development Engineer) Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Write a program which will take string and number of occurrences as a input. Find a character with same occurrences count in single interation.(multiples cases around this, not able to recall)
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Q2. Graph traversal
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Q1. System design components discussed in detail with different scenarios
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Q1. Prepare standard conflict manager round questions like conflict resolution, team leading experience, best work delivered, standard practices etc
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Question related to operating system and computer network

Q1. Traverse all child nodes in tree
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Traverse all child nodes in a tree data structure
• Use depth-first or breadth-first traversal algorithms

• Recursively visit each child node starting from the root node

• Consider using a stack or queue data structure for traversal

• Example: Traverse all nodes in a binary tree
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Q1. Question related to cloud and oops
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Q1. Question related to my background and how web site work
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Q1. Find longest palindromic substring in a given string.
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Use dynamic programming to find the longest palindromic substring in a given string.
• Iterate through the string and expand around each character to find palindromes.

• Store the length of the longest palindrome found so far.

• Return the substring based on the start and end indices of the longest palindrome.
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Q2. How to serialize and deserialise a tree
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To serialize and deserialize a tree, use a recursive approach to traverse the tree and store the data in a suitable format.
• Use pre-order traversal to serialize the tree by storing the node values in a list or string.

• For deserialization, reconstruct the tree by recursively building nodes from the serialized data.

• Consider using JSON or XML format for serialization to easily store and retrieve tree structure.
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Q3. Find if a given regex (containing ., * and lower case english chars) matches a given string.
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Use regex library to match given regex with string.
• Use a regex library like re in Python to match the given regex with the string.

• Check if the regex matches the string using the library functions.

• Handle cases where the regex contains special characters like . and * appropriately.
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Q4. Explain about throttling and implement throttle function.
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Throttling is a technique used to control the rate of requests sent to a server.
• Throttling helps prevent server overload by limiting the number of requests processed at a time.

• Implementing a throttle function involves setting a maximum request rate and delaying excess requests.

• Example: Implementing a throttle function in a web application to limit the number of API calls made to a third-party service.

• Example: Throttlin...read more
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Q1. Find squares of elements in a sorted array and return the sorted response.
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Sort the squares of elements in a sorted array and return the sorted response.
• Iterate through the array and square each element.

• Store the squared values in a new array.

• Sort the new array and return it.
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Q2. Write a short promise example and implement your own promise
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A promise is a commitment to do something in the future, typically used for asynchronous operations in JavaScript.
• Promises are used to handle asynchronous operations in JavaScript.

• They represent a value that may be available now, in the future, or never.

• Promises have three states: pending, fulfilled, or rejected.

• Example: new Promise((resolve, reject) => { setTimeout(() => resolve('Done!'), 1000); });
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Q3. Explain event loop, what are different types of queues in event loop
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Event loop is a mechanism that allows for asynchronous execution of code by managing the order of events in a single thread.
• Event loop continuously checks the call stack for any functions that need to be executed, and processes them in a non-blocking manner.

• Different types of queues in event loop include microtask queue (Promise callbacks), macrotask queue (setTimeout, setInterval callbacks), and animation frame queue
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Q4. What is virtual DOM and why its faster
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Virtual DOM is a lightweight copy of the actual DOM, used to improve performance by minimizing direct manipulation of the real DOM.
• Virtual DOM is a concept used in frameworks like React to optimize rendering performance.

• Changes are first made to the virtual DOM, which is then compared to the real DOM to identify the minimal updates needed.

• This approach reduces the number of actual DOM manipulations, resulting in faster...read more
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Q1. Explain OOPS concept and how you apply it in your implementation
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OOPS is a programming paradigm based on the concept of objects, which can contain data in the form of fields and code in the form of procedures.
• OOPS focuses on the concept of classes and objects

• Encapsulation: bundling data and methods that operate on the data within a single unit

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

• Polymorphism: ability to present the same interface for diffe...read more
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Q2. Difference between Comparable and Comparator. Difference between Abstract Class and Interface
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Comparable is an interface used for natural ordering, Comparator is an interface used for custom ordering. Abstract class can have method implementations, Interface cannot.
• Comparable interface is used to define the natural ordering of objects. Example: String class implements Comparable interface for natural ordering based on alphabetical order.

• Comparator interface is used to define custom ordering of objects. Example:...read more
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Q3. Given a string. Find the number of occurrences of each character
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Count occurrences of each character in a given string
• Create an array to store the count of each character

• Iterate through the string and increment the count of each character in the array

• Return the array with counts for each character
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Q4. Given an array. Remove the number of duplicates
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Remove duplicates from an array of strings
• Iterate through the array and store each element in a set to keep track of unique values

• Create a new array with the unique values from the set
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Q5. Given a student object having name and grade data variables. Sort the object on the basis of highest grade.
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Written coding test
Basic coding questions
Only c c++
Easy level

Q1. Bit manipulation
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Q2. Rtos concepts,c coding concepts like structures,pointers
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Q1. About projects more detailly
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Q2. About memory management and layout in c
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It included aptitude, technical and coding questions

Q1. Questions on SQL(Joins)
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Q2. Questions on arrays, substrings
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Q1. Location preferred
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Remote work preferred, open to occasional travel
• Remote work preferred

• Open to occasional travel

• Flexible with location
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Q2. Family background
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Q1. Basic java fundamentals
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Q2. Spring boot,sql
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Q1. Some technical questions from manager
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Q2. Some challenges or scenario based questions
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Q1. Salary discussion mostly
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Q2. Benifts that they offer with TR
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Q1. What is the importance of manual testing when compared to automation testing
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Manual testing is important for exploratory testing, usability testing, and ad-hoc testing.
• Manual testing allows for exploratory testing where testers can explore the application and identify unexpected issues.

• Usability testing, which involves real users interacting with the software, is best done manually to capture user experience.

• Ad-hoc testing, where testers randomly test the application without predefined test cas...read more
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Q2. Real life scenario on web application testing
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Testing a web application for an online shopping platform
• Testing the functionality of adding items to the cart and checking out

• Testing the payment gateway integration for secure transactions

• Testing the search functionality to ensure accurate results are displayed

• Testing the responsiveness of the website on different devices and browsers
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