Saksoft Software Developer Interview Questions and Answers

Round duration - 100 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

The complete test will be Audio and Video Proctored, Please be available in front of the camera throughout the test duration. Assessment login details will be sent to the candidate’s registered email id prior to assessment. The Aptitude 25 questions - 35 Minutes, English 25 questions - 30 Minutes, Technical 25 questions - 35 Minutes. Those who clear the first test would have a second test of Psychometric duration 60 Mins on the same day of the test. Shortlisted candidates would have interviews post that.

Round duration - 30 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

This round consisted of various technical questions such as questions on web technologies, databases, OOPS concepts, and coding questions.

Q1. 
Binary Palindrome Check
Given an integer N, determine whether its binary representation is a palindrome.
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The first line contains an integer 'T' representing the number of test cases. 
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Check if the binary representation of a given integer is a palindrome.
• Convert the integer to binary representation.

• Check if the binary representation is a palindrome by comparing it with its reverse.

• Return true if it is a palindrome, false otherwise.
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Round duration - 15 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

I was asked to introduce myself and about my hobbies. They were very general questions. They asked me about my strengths and weakness. In the end, they asked me would I re-locate.

Q1. Your Strengths and weaknesses
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Round duration - 45 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

I was asked 2 coding questions, questions from my projects and questions related to different java concepts. One question from cloud computing was also asked.

Q1. 
Maximum Subarray Sum Problem Statement
Given an array arr of length N consisting of integers, find the sum of the subarray (including empty subarray) with the maximum sum among all subarrays.
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Find the sum of the subarray with the maximum sum among all subarrays in a given array.
• Iterate through the array and keep track of the current sum and maximum sum seen so far.

• If the current sum becomes negative, reset it to 0 as it won't contribute to the maximum sum.

• Return the maximum sum as the result.

• Example: For input arr = [-2, 1, -3, 4, -1], the maximum subarray sum is 4.
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Q2. 
Add Two Numbers as Linked Lists
You are given two singly linked lists, where each list represents a positive number without any leading zeros.
Your task is to add these two numbers and return the sum as ...read more
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Add two numbers represented as linked lists and return the sum as a linked list.
• Traverse both linked lists simultaneously while keeping track of carry

• Create a new linked list to store the sum

• Handle cases where one list is longer than the other

• Consider edge cases like carry at the end of addition
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Round duration - 15 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

It was a normal discussion about the role, the job expectations and about the company culture.

Q1. What are the different types of views?
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Views in software development represent different ways to present data to users, enhancing user experience and interaction.
• 1. Model View Controller (MVC): Separates application logic, user interface, and data. Example: Ruby on Rails.

• 2. Model View ViewModel (MVVM): Facilitates two-way data binding. Example: WPF applications.

• 3. Single Page Application (SPA): Loads a single HTML page and dynamically updates content. Examp...read more
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Q2. How do you optimize your Spark code?
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Optimizing Spark code involves improving performance through efficient resource usage and minimizing data shuffling.
• Use DataFrames and Datasets instead of RDDs for better optimization and performance.

• Leverage built-in functions for transformations instead of using UDFs, as they are optimized by Catalyst.

• Persist intermediate DataFrames when reused multiple times to avoid recomputation.

• Optimize data partitioning by using...read more
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