PubMatic Senior Software Developer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Starts with a introduction, Core Java concepts, OOPS concepts, Singleton design pattern, Spring boot annotations like service, restcontroller.
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Q2. DSA logical questions like 2nd highest number. How to find missing number from an array.
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Q1. Tell me about yourself.
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I am a software engineer with 5 years of experience in developing web applications using Java, Spring Boot, and Angular.
• 5 years of experience in software development

• Proficient in Java, Spring Boot, and Angular

• Strong problem-solving skills

• Experience working in Agile development environment

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from XYZ University
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Q2. Tell me about your family.
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I come from a close-knit family of five, including my parents, older sister, and younger brother.
• Close-knit family of five

• Parents, older sister, and younger brother

• We enjoy spending time together traveling and trying new restaurants
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Q3. Why do you want to change the company
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Seeking new challenges and opportunities for growth in a different environment.
• Desire for new challenges and learning opportunities

• Seeking a better work-life balance

• Interested in working with new technologies or industries

• Looking for a more collaborative team environment
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Q4. After that interviewer describes my work and position in the company.
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Q1. Solid Principle, Design Patterns,
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Q2. React sharing data btw siblings without any state management.
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Q3. NodeJs is single threaded then why it feels concurrent?
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Q1. Questions related micro services
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Q2. Message queue related questions
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Q3. NodeJs related questions: Event loop
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Q1. Tell us about your experience.
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Q2. In english, give me a feedback you received lately.
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Q1. Brief explanation of SOLID principles
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Q2. Ref vs out arguments
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Leet code medium level question

Q1. About Java Streams
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Q2. Restful API coding completion based on given file
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Q1. To check your attitude
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Q2. Given detailed about company and what project you are going to work on?
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Q1. Hashmap working
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Hashmap is a data structure that stores key-value pairs and allows for fast retrieval of values based on keys.
• Hashmap uses a hashing function to map keys to indices in an array.

• It allows for constant time complexity O(1) for insertion, deletion, and retrieval operations.

• Example: HashMap<String, Integer> map = new HashMap<>(); map.put("key", 123); int value = map.get("key");
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Q2. Multithreading cases
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Q3. Scenario specific on how to handle multiple events on a single variable to have accurate result
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Q4. Database indexing
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Q5. Architecture level
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Q1. Why are you leaving the current job
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Seeking new challenges and growth opportunities in a more innovative environment.
• Looking for new challenges and opportunities for growth

• Interested in working in a more innovative environment

• Seeking a change in company culture or work-life balance
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Q2. What's the driving factor for you to join Altair
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The innovative projects and collaborative work environment at Altair are the driving factors for me to join.
• Innovative projects: I am excited about the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects that push the boundaries of technology.

• Collaborative work environment: I value teamwork and believe that working with talented individuals at Altair will help me grow professionally.

• Company culture: I have heard great things ...read more
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Q1. What is solid principple
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SOLID is a set of five design principles that help make software designs more understandable, flexible, and maintainable.
• S - Single Responsibility Principle: A class should have only one reason to change.

• O - Open/Closed Principle: Software entities should be open for extension but closed for modification.

• L - Liskov Substitution Principle: Objects of a superclass should be replaceable with objects of its subclasses with...read more
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Q2. Whats are oops in c#
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Object-oriented programming concepts in C#
• Encapsulation: bundling data and methods that operate on the data into a single unit

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

• Polymorphism: ability for objects to take on multiple forms

• Abstraction: hiding the complex implementation details and showing only the necessary features
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Same here , asked basics of java and C#