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Rackspace Software Developer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 18 May 2022

Rackspace Software Developer Interview Experiences

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I was interviewed before May 2021.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - Assignment 

Build a simple email based validation application webapp. Including unit tests.

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. General Discussion around resume, interests etc
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Focus area was Linux and basic file system, network understanding.
Round 5 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Focus area was software development life cycle and Tech stacks mentioned in resume.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be sure you know about the tools and technologies mentioned in your resume.

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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.

Rackspace Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Rackspace Software Developer interview?
Rackspace interview process usually has 5 rounds. The most common rounds in the Rackspace interview process are One-on-one Round, Resume Shortlist and Assignment.
How to prepare for Rackspace Software Developer 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 Rackspace. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Rackspace expect are Python, Coding, Javascript, Linux and HTTP.
What are the top questions asked in Rackspace Software Developer interview?

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