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Qualys Principal Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 30 Jul 2024

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Principal Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 30 Jul 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
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I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Jun 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Medium level data structure interview question

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Was on sytem design. They asked to design s web crawler.
    • Add your answer
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Discussion with director. About past experience.
    • Add your answer
  • Q2. Why looking for change ? What kind of work is there in qualys?
  • Ans. 

    I am looking for change to explore new challenges and opportunities. Qualys offers a variety of work in cybersecurity and cloud security.

    • Seeking new challenges and opportunities to grow professionally

    • Interested in cybersecurity and cloud security

    • Excited about the diverse range of projects at Qualys

    • Answered by AI
    Add your answer

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Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Never fake things.

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Apexon user image Anonymous

posted on 30 May 2020

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Apr 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Are you updating day by day yourself in technology ?
    • Add your answer
  • Q2. Yes, means you will definitely placed in technosoft.
    • Add your answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I had done certification and learn the skill day by day, waiting for the opening in technosoft. I had attended three round of interview, if you have real skill and self confidence you will definitely placed in technosoft global services

Senior Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

Apexon user image Anonymous

posted on 25 Jan 2022

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Jan 2021. There were 2 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 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Kafka architecture and APIs
    • Add your answer
  • Q2. Java and microservices
    • Add your answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Apexon Senior Software Engineer interview:
  • Java
  • Devops
  • Cloud Computing
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Keep your concepts clear and your answers precise.

Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

Apexon user image Anonymous

posted on 1 Sep 2022

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Sep 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 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Do you have knowledge of Hadoop data ware house?
  • Ans. 

    Yes, I have knowledge of Hadoop data warehouse.

    • I have experience in designing and implementing Hadoop-based data warehouses.

    • I am proficient in Hadoop ecosystem technologies such as HDFS, MapReduce, Hive, and Pig.

    • I have worked with large-scale data processing and storage using Hadoop.

    • I am familiar with data warehousing concepts such as ETL, data modeling, and data integration.

    • I have used Hadoop to build data warehouses

    • Answered by AI
    Add your answer
  • Q2. SQl questions using joins.
    • Add your answer
  • Q3. Have you used python scripts in your testing?
  • Ans. 

    Yes, I have used Python scripts extensively in my testing.

    • I have used Python scripts for automated testing of web applications.

    • I have also used Python scripts for unit testing of backend code.

    • Python's unittest module is particularly useful for this purpose.

    • I have also used Python scripts for load testing and performance testing.

    • Python's requests library is very helpful for testing APIs.

    • I have also used Python scripts f

    • Answered by AI
    Add your answer
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is your current ctc and what is your expected ctc?
    • Add your answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Please prepare the SQL for ETL job role and apexon interviews would be a easy one to crack.

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Iris Software user image Anonymous

posted on 3 May 2021

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Apr 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Core java question. and basic question on angular 8. Difference between promise and graph
    • Add your answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Brush up basic.

Senior Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

Incedo user image Anonymous

posted on 23 Apr 2022

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Apr 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Technical interview with my primary skill set Where all details asked about technology And given one program to do using primary skill
    • Add your answer
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary Discussion Questions about why to change org And More specific to HR questions About yourself
    • Add your answer
Round 3 - Managiral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Question about last project work About Yourself
    • Add your answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Company is growing with different skillset and domain

Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

Incedo user image Anonymous

posted on 26 Mar 2021

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Mar 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. Difference between Hashtable and hashmap?
  • Ans. 

    Hashtable is synchronized while hashmap is not.

    • Hashtable is thread-safe while hashmap is not.

    • Hashtable does not allow null keys or values while hashmap allows one null key and multiple null values.

    • Hashtable is slower than hashmap due to synchronization.

    • Hashtable is a legacy class while hashmap is a newer implementation.

    • Answered by AI
    Add your answer
  • Q2. Difference between hashmap and concurrent hashmap?
  • Ans. 

    Hashmap is not thread-safe while Concurrent Hashmap is thread-safe.

    • Hashmap is not suitable for multi-threaded environments as it can lead to race conditions and data inconsistencies.

    • Concurrent Hashmap allows multiple threads to access and modify the map concurrently without any data inconsistencies.

    • Concurrent Hashmap uses a technique called lock striping to achieve thread-safety.

    • Concurrent Hashmap is slower than Hashma...

    • Answered by AI
    Add your answer
  • Q3. Jdbc step
    • Add your answer
  • Q4. Spring ioc
    • Add your answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Interview was average they asked questions from core java spring hibernate... And so on..

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Senior Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

Globant user image Anonymous

posted on 14 Oct 2022

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Oct 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 - Coding Test 

They will ask you simple programs to check your logical abilities.

Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Normal Salary discussion round
    • Add your answer
  • Q2. Questions about family and location
    • Add your answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well whatever you have mentioned in your resume and be confident about it.

Senior Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

Bounteous x Accolite user image Anonymous

posted on 16 Apr 2021

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Oct 2020. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. DS Questions 1. kth largest element. 2. Implement merge sort
    • Add your answer
  • Q2. Springboot basics, oops, collection api
    • Add your answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepeare DS well

Senior Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

Bounteous x Accolite user image Anonymous

posted on 16 Apr 2021

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. 1.Implement merge sort. 2. Kth largest element.
  • Ans. 

    Implement merge sort and find kth largest element in an array.

    • Merge sort is a divide and conquer algorithm that recursively divides the array into two halves, sorts them and then merges them.

    • Kth largest element can be found using quick select algorithm or by sorting the array and returning the kth element from the end.

    • Merge sort has a time complexity of O(nlogn) and space complexity of O(n).

    • Quick select has a time comp...

    • Answered by AI
    Add your answer
  • Q2. Springboot RestTemplate, singleton, oops
    • Add your answer

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Qualys Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Qualys Principal Software Engineer interview?
Qualys interview process usually has 3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Qualys interview process are One-on-one Round and Coding Test.
How to prepare for Qualys Principal 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 Qualys. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Qualys expect are C++, Business Development, C, Linux and Linux Internals.
What are the top questions asked in Qualys Principal Software Engineer interview?

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