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R.R. Donnelley Software Developer Interview Questions and Answers for Experienced

Updated 5 May 2021

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I appeared for an interview in Sep 2022.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic about Javascript,HTML,CSS
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Design a weather app
  • Ans. 

    A weather app that provides accurate and up-to-date weather information.

    • Include real-time weather updates

    • Provide hourly and daily forecasts

    • Include radar and satellite maps

    • Allow users to set location and receive alerts for severe weather

    • Include a widget for quick access to weather information

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare for Javascript,html,css basix and some array string DS

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jul 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Online test with two section one is general aptituide and Basic cs concepts. And Second round containing the 2 dsa question with intermediate level question.

Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Two sorted array in asscending order give the media of two array after merging in asscending order.
  • Ans. 

    The median of two sorted arrays merged in ascending order.

    • Merge the two sorted arrays into a single sorted array.

    • Find the median of the merged array.

    • If the merged array has an odd length, the median is the middle element.

    • If the merged array has an even length, the median is the average of the two middle elements.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Question on resume on java script 1. whats is closure? 2. what is hoisting? cookie session.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare the DSA very well because only DSA will help to take most of the time in interview. AND good knowledge of what you have written in the resume.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Jan 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Data structure and algorithm problems

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Think out loud for all questions you solve
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Introduce yourself
  • Ans. 

    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

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. DS/Ago problem - dynamic programming

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - nothing
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Apr 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. It was all about java oops and basic questions
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. It will related to the our project and some scenario based questions
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

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

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Nov 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

It consited of apti as well as coding questions

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic questions of coding were asked like arrays,strings
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed before Apr 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Prepare js array and string functions, and React js core concepts
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I appeared for an interview before Oct 2023.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

It was based on frontend technologies

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic frontend question
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Managerial round

I appeared for an interview in Dec 2020.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

(2 Questions)

Round duration - 75 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This round was conducted in Hackerrank portal for a total duration of 75 minutes and was divided into 4 sections.

1st Section : Aptitude Section : 14 questions , 28 minutes
2nd Section : Technical Section : 12 questions , 17 minutes
3rd Section :1 coding Questions : 20 minutes+30 minutes

This Round was Conducted on Hackerrank (Webcam Enabled).

  • Q1. Given a problem statement and a piece of code, how would you find and correct the bug in the code?
  • Ans. 

    To find and correct a bug in code, analyze problem statement, review code, use debugging tools, and test different scenarios.

    • Understand the problem statement and expected output

    • Review the code for syntax errors, logical errors, and potential bugs

    • Use debugging tools like breakpoints, print statements, and IDE debuggers

    • Test the code with different inputs and edge cases to identify the bug

    • Make necessary corrections and re

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 

    Nodes at Distance K from Target Node in Binary Tree

    Given a Binary Tree of distinct integers and two integers, target and K, return a list of values of all nodes located at a distance K from the target no...

  • Ans. 

    Find nodes at distance K from target node in a Binary Tree.

    • Use BFS to traverse the tree and keep track of the distance of each node from the target node.

    • Maintain a set to keep track of visited nodes to avoid revisiting them.

    • Return the values of nodes at distance K from the target node.

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Video Call 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 90 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

I was shared a link of Google Meet and the Google Docs was shared where there was 1 coding problem to be coded there and then the code was run on an IDE to check the sample tests.
Then the interview was followed by a lot of Operating System and Computer System Architecture Questions.
There were 2 Interviewers and both were helpful.
The timing was from 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM

  • Q1. 

    Subarray Challenge: Largest Equal 0s and 1s

    Determine the length of the largest subarray within a given array of 0s and 1s, such that the subarray contains an equal number of 0s and 1s.

    Input:

    Input beg...

  • Ans. 

    Find the length of the largest subarray with equal number of 0s and 1s in a given array.

    • Iterate through the array and maintain a count of 0s and 1s encountered so far.

    • Store the count difference in a hashmap with the index as key.

    • If the same count difference is encountered again, the subarray between the two indices has equal 0s and 1s.

    • Return the length of the longest subarray found.

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - HR 

Round duration - 45 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

The round was held on Google Meet with HR from 2:30 PM to 3:15 PM.
The HR was friendly and asked the basic questions.

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI applied for the job as SDE - 1 in MumbaiEligibility criteriaAbove 8 CGPAMedia.net interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - DP, Greedy Techniques, Sorting Concepts, OS, DBMSTime required to prepare for the interview - 2 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Practice daily 4-5 medium level problems on sites like Leetcode, CodeZen, Hackerearth
Tip 2 : Even though Data Structures and Algorithms is the base but study Course Subjects like DBMS,OS,OOPS too.
Tip 3 : Try to Participate in Contests on LeetCode,Codeforces.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Mention atleast 1 project and past work experience as it sets good impression.
Tip 2 : Keep your resume up to date for the role you are applying.
Tip 3 : Try to keep your resume of 1 Page.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

R.R. Donnelley Interview FAQs

How to prepare for R.R. Donnelley Software Developer interview for experienced candidates?
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