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S&P Global Software Developer Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 25 Oct 2023

Top S&P Global Software Developer Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. Number Pattern Problem Statement Design a seating arrangement for a high-security meeting. There are 'N' rows of tables set up where the first row contains one table, th ...read more
  • Q2. Insert Interval Problem Statement You are provided with a list of 'N' non-overlapping intervals, each defined by two integers, 'start' and 'end', sorted in ascending ord ...read more
  • Q3. Quick Sort Problem Statement Sort the given array of integers in ascending order using the quick sort algorithm. Quick sort is a divide-and-conquer algorithm where a piv ...read more

S&P Global Software Developer Interview Experiences

6 interviews found

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Sep 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Properly align and format text in your resume. A recruiter will have to spend more time reading poorly aligned text, leading to high chances of rejection.
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Aptitude Test + Technical Questions + One Coding Question

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Detect the loop in a Singly linked list
  • Ans. 

    Detect loop in a singly linked list

    • Use two pointers, one moving one step at a time and the other moving two steps at a time

    • If there is a loop, the two pointers will eventually meet

    • If any of the pointers reach the end of the list, there is no loop

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 2 Sum (find a pair of numbers that sums up to a target)
  • Ans. 

    The 2 Sum problem involves finding a pair of numbers in an array that adds up to a given target.

    • Use a hash table to store the complement of each number as you iterate through the array.

    • Check if the current number's complement exists in the hash table.

    • If found, return the indices of the two numbers.

    • If no pair is found, return an empty array.

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Then there was a GD
Followed by Technical Interview Round 1 and Round 2

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Qunatative, Reasoning, Blood Relation

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. CS fundamentals, DSA
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Behavioural Questions only

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
-

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed before Mar 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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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 

Mid level programming and mcq questions

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Architecture round and coding Peer programming C# questions React questions Recurssive programming String manipulation
  • Q2. String manuplation Array questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be prepared for the interview by various online source.

I appeared for an interview in Oct 2020.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

(2 Questions)

Round duration - 70 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Timing: Window for 2 days
Environment: Online
Time: 50 Min. for 50 MCQ and 20 min for 2 Coding Questions

  • Q1. 

    Number Pattern Problem Statement

    Design a seating arrangement for a high-security meeting. There are 'N' rows of tables set up where the first row contains one table, the second row contains two tables, a...

  • Ans. 

    Design a seating arrangement for a high-security meeting with specific table assignments for security personnel and guests.

    • Create a loop to iterate through each row from 1 to N.

    • Assign tables on either end of each row to security personnel.

    • For rows with only one table, assign it to security personnel.

    • Display the seating arrangement with the number of people at each table.

    • Example: For 4 rows, the output pattern is 1, 11,

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 

    Insert Interval Problem Statement

    You are provided with a list of 'N' non-overlapping intervals, each defined by two integers, 'start' and 'end', sorted in ascending order by 'start' values. Your task is ...

  • Ans. 

    The task is to insert a given interval into a list of non-overlapping intervals while maintaining sorted order.

    • Iterate through the list of intervals to find the correct position to insert the given interval.

    • Merge any overlapping intervals with the given interval.

    • Update the list of intervals accordingly.

    • Handle edge cases such as when the given interval completely overlaps with existing intervals.

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Video Call 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 45 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Timing: Morning
Environment: On MS-Teams

  • Q1. 

    Quick Sort Problem Statement

    Sort the given array of integers in ascending order using the quick sort algorithm. Quick sort is a divide-and-conquer algorithm where a pivot point is chosen to partition the...

  • Ans. 

    Quick sort is a divide-and-conquer algorithm that sorts an array by choosing a pivot point and partitioning the array into two parts recursively.

    • Choose a pivot element (e.g., rightmost element) to partition the array into two subarrays.

    • Recursively apply quick sort to the subarrays until the entire array is sorted.

    • Time complexity can be optimized to NlogN in the worst case by selecting the pivot strategically.

    • Ensure the...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI completed Information Technology from Bharati Vidyapeeth's College of Engineering. I applied for the job as Software Development in GurgaonEligibility criteria70 % throughout ( in Xth, XIIth, B.Tech so far), up to one pending Backlog in B.Tech, is allowed.IHS Markit interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structures and Algorithms, OOPS, Operating Systems, DBMS, Computer NetworkTime required to prepare for the interview - 6 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : For DS and Algo, keep practicing every day on Leetcode, HackerEarth, and make a habit of participating in contests.
Tip 2 : Projects are vital in interviews, have at least 3 projects on Resume, in the field/profile which you're applying for.
Tip 3 : Give Mock Interviews.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Resume should be short and keep it under 1 page.
Tip 2 : Include skills that you're 100% confident in.
Tip 3 : Highlight your internships and projects section appropriately

Final outcome of the interviewRejected

Skills evaluated in this interview

S&P Global interview questions for designations

 Software Developer II

 (1)

 Developer

 (2)

 Software Engineer

 (7)

 Java Developer

 (1)

 Salesforce Developer

 (1)

 Senior Software Engineer

 (4)

 Associate Software Engineer

 (3)

 Lead Software Engineer

 (1)

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Quantitative, verbal, reasoning and basic technical questions.
Duration: 1 hour
Total Questions: 50

Round: Technical + HR Interview
Experience: Questions based on data structures, algorithms, and object oriented programming concepts.
Tested basic knowledge in Finance sector especially related to the company.

College Name: Delhi Technological University, Delhi

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Pre-placement offer
Experience: Each intern was assigned a individual project and mentor.
In the last week of internship there was project presentation and interview.
interview was easy .For me 50% of the questions were about project and some questions about algorithms and DBMS.
More emphasis was given to the quality of work on project.

General Tips: Working in company is complete different from working on course project. learning many new frameworks required for the project was really challenging.
Programming : Tree, Btree, Tries ..
Operating System: Memory Management
Networks: OSI model
DBMS : basics. they dint ask me any. Show case your interest in big data, servers and passion for technology
Skill Tips: Be confident, even if you don't know the exact answer don't give up tell your approaches to interviewer. some times they will also help you. Software Developer some question s you can ask are: what technologies do your company works on. how are freshers will be selected to different teams in the company.
Skills:
College Name: NIT Surathkal

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Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. How to invoke the xml file using LibXML?
  • Ans. 

    To invoke an XML file using LibXML, use the xmlReadFile() function.

    • Include the libxml/parser.h header file.

    • Use the xmlReadFile() function to read the XML file and create a xmlDocPtr object.

    • Use the xmlDocGetRootElement() function to get the root element of the XML document.

    • Use the xmlNodeGetContent() function to get the content of a node.

    • Use the xmlFreeDoc() function to free the memory allocated for the xmlDocPtr object...

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. SQL Joins
  • Q2. Swap 2 numbers without 3rd variable
  • Ans. 

    Swapping two numbers without using a third variable

    • Use arithmetic operations to swap the values

    • Add the two numbers and store the result in the first variable

    • Subtract the second number from the result and store it in the second variable

    • Subtract the second variable from the first variable to get the original value of the second variable

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - 1st Round : Long set of Aptitude questions
2nd Round : Technical Interview
3rd Round : Technical Interview and HR questions

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Aug 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Logical and reasoning, Maths

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Basic coding Java & C

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Array and types
  • Q2. Inheritance & OOPS

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - For fresher, Prepare basics
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Feb 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Good number of questions on permutations, english etc

Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What do you know about this company?
  • Ans. 

    The company is a leading software development firm specializing in creating innovative solutions for various industries.

    • Specializes in creating innovative software solutions

    • Works with clients from various industries

    • Known for high-quality and reliable products

    • Has a strong team of experienced developers

    • Focuses on staying up-to-date with the latest technologies

  • Answered by AI

S&P Global Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in S&P Global Software Developer interview?
S&P Global interview process usually has 3-4 rounds. The most common rounds in the S&P Global interview process are Resume Shortlist, Aptitude Test and Technical.
How to prepare for S&P Global 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 S&P Global. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at S&P Global expect are SQL, HTTP, SDLC, Agile and Application Development.
What are the top questions asked in S&P Global Software Developer interview?

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  2. Detect the loop in a Singly linked l...read more
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S&P Global Software Developer Interview Process

based on 5 interviews

2 Interview rounds

  • Resume Shortlist Round
  • Technical Round
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Job security

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Company culture

3.2

Promotions

3.5

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