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Graduate Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

Akilesh A Arigela

posted on 13 Mar 2015

Interview Questionnaire

6 Questions

Q1. Intro abt urself

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Q2. Interested areas

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Q3. Memory management topic in linked lists

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Memory management in linked lists involves allocation and deallocation of nodes.

Dynamic memory allocation is used to create nodes in a linked list.
Memory leaks can occur if nodes are not properly deallocated.
Freed memory should be returned to the operating system using free() function.
Using a garbage collector can automate memory management in linked lists.

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Q4. Basic C coding questions from loops and conditional topics

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Q5. Differences between arrays and linked lists

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Arrays are fixed in size and contiguous in memory, while linked lists are dynamic and non-contiguous.

Arrays have constant time access to elements, while linked lists require traversal.
Arrays are better for random access, while linked lists are better for insertion and deletion.
Arrays use less memory overhead, while linked lists use more due to pointers.
Examples: array of integers vs linked list of nodes.
Examples: array

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Q6. Explain algorithms of few problem statements

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Explaining algorithms for various problem statements

For sorting: bubble sort, insertion sort, merge sort, quick sort
For searching: linear search, binary search
For graph traversal: breadth-first search, depth-first search
For dynamic programming: Fibonacci sequence, knapsack problem
For string manipulation: string reversal, palindrome check

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Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Aptitude part is easy but questions based on C programming were bit difficult.
You need to practise and understand how C code works line by line
Tips: Google C online multiple choice questions.
Start solving those
Total Questions: written test

Round: Test
Experience: You can write your code either in C,C++ or java
3 coding questions will be given ,out of which 2 will be code very easily but third one is based on trees(difficult).
I have dine two and qualified for next round.
1st and 2nd code based on basic loops and conditional statements.
Tips: Practise coding .
Total Questions: coding round

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: As I am from ece branch questions for me were mostly from C and DSA.
They only observe how you are approaching the problem statement
Tips: Be fair to them in what subject u r perfect.
DSA and C are enough if u r from ece branch.
Practise those subjects well.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: All basic HR questions
Need not worry about it.
My HR is friendly.
They help you rather than troubling you.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: This is done only for formality.
Mostly all the selected students attend this round just to talk to the main HR manager.

Skills: how to approach the problem statement., weather you are ready to learn new things.
College Name: VIT VELLORE

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Graduate Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

S AVINASH

posted on 2 Dec 2015

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: First round was an aptitude round had 80 questions 80 mins and divided into 4 sections with 20 questions each.
Verbal Abilities, Quantitative aptitude, Logical reasoning, C output questions were there.

Round: coding round
Experience: Second round was a coding round which has 3 questions in a hour and the total marks being 100 depending on the complexity of the questions marks are allotted(for us it was 10,30,60 marks). First 2 questions were simple logic third one was a 60marks question on Btrees.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Technical Round, had some questions on database join operations and circular linked list and some resume based questions.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Finally HR interview questions were on teamwork and managerial skills.

General Tips: Be confident and convey clearly what your area of interest is.
Skill Tips: Refer R.S.Agarwal for aptitude and try out indiabix online test.
Company presentation are very time consuming but do attend them its gives you an idea of what the company is looking form you. Campus of the company is amazing. Focus on database and data structures, Google out recent puzzles that must do it.
Skills:
College Name: NIT Surathkal

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Adnan Thingna

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Interview experience

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Difficulty level

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Result

Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Nov 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test

Exam of 30 to 40 questions

Round 2 - Technical

(1 Question)

Q1. Basic rules of accounting, meaning of accountung, golden rules of accounting

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Basic rules of accounting include the meaning of accounting and the golden rules of accounting.

Accounting is the process of recording, summarizing, analyzing, and reporting financial transactions.
The basic rules of accounting include the principles of conservatism, consistency, materiality, and full disclosure.
The golden rules of accounting are: Debit the receiver, Credit the giver; Debit what comes in, Credit what goe...

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Round 3 - HR

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Q1. Salary discussions

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Anonymous

posted on 6 Aug 2023

Interview experience

Bad

Difficulty level

Moderate

Process Duration

Less than 2 weeks

Result

Selected

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed in Feb 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist

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Round 2 - HR

(4 Questions)

Q1. Data explain about yourself

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I am a highly motivated and detail-oriented individual with a strong background in data analysis and problem-solving.

Proficient in data manipulation and analysis using tools like Excel, SQL, and Python.
Experienced in conducting statistical analysis and creating data visualizations.
Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify patterns and trends in data.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verb...

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Q2. Explain About yourself

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I am a highly motivated and detail-oriented individual with a strong background in finance and accounting.

Bachelor's degree in Finance
3 years of experience in financial analysis
Proficient in financial modeling and forecasting
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

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Q3. Explain knowledge and skills

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Knowledge and skills refer to the understanding and abilities that an individual possesses.

Knowledge is the theoretical understanding of a subject or topic.
Skills are the practical abilities to perform tasks or apply knowledge.
Knowledge can be acquired through education, training, or experience.
Skills are developed through practice and hands-on experience.
Examples of knowledge include understanding of programming langu...

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Q4. Explain about qualification

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Qualification refers to the education, skills, and experience required for a particular job or role.

Qualification includes academic degrees, certifications, and relevant work experience.
It demonstrates the candidate's knowledge, expertise, and ability to perform the job.
Examples of qualifications can be a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a certification in project management, or 5 years of experience in marketing...

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Round 3 - HR

(1 Question)

Q1. Knowledge about vacancy requirements

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posted on 1 Aug 2021

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Q2. Work for Home

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Q4. Eny business development

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Q5. Software skills

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Q6. How to work

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Q7. Iam fresher

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Q8. BPO course

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Anonymous

posted on 16 Sep 2021

I was interviewed before Sep 2020.

Round 1 - Coding Test

(1 Question)

Round duration - 90 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was MCQ+Coding round.

Q1. How can you check if two strings are anagrams of each other?

Ans.

Check if two strings are anagrams by comparing the sorted versions of the strings.

Sort both strings and compare if they are equal.
Use a hashmap to store the frequency of characters in each string and compare the maps.
Ignore spaces and punctuation when comparing the strings.

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Round 2 - Face to Face

Round duration - 90 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was face to face interview round.

Round 3 - Face to Face

Round duration - 90 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was face to face interview round.

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI completed Computer Science Engineering from National Institute Of Technology, Silchar, Assam. I applied for the job as SDE - 1 in SiddharthnagarEligibility criteria6 CGPAAmazon interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Basic Computer Science backgroundTime required to prepare for the interview - 6 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Participate in live contests on websites like Codechef, Codeforces etc as much as possible.
Tip 2 : Practice previous interview questions from LeetCode, GeeksForGeeks.
Tip 3 : Revise Computer Science subjects like DBMS, OOPS thoroughly.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Add projects and Internships if you have done any and add only those things which you really know.

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Anonymous

posted on 16 Sep 2021

I was interviewed before Sep 2020.

Round 1 - Coding Test

(1 Question)

Round duration - 90 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Interview started at 11:00 am. It was an online round. During the coding round I submitted optimized solution and got full acceptance of the solutions.

Q1.

Detect Cycle in a Directed Graph

You are provided with a directed graph composed of 'N' nodes. You have a matrix called 'EDGES' with dimensions M x 2, which specifies the 'M' edges in the graph. Each edge...

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Detect cycle in a directed graph using depth-first search (DFS) algorithm.

Use DFS to traverse the graph and detect back edges indicating a cycle.
Maintain a visited array to keep track of visited nodes during traversal.
If a node is visited again during traversal and it is not the parent node, then a cycle exists.
Return true if a cycle is detected, false otherwise.

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Round 2 - Face to Face

(1 Question)

Round duration - 80 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Interview started at 10:00 am. Interview went well, I was able to connect with the interviewer and enjoyed the whole interview

Q1.

Next Smallest Palindrome Problem Statement

Find the next smallest palindrome strictly greater than a given number 'N' represented as a string 'S'.

Explanation:

You are given a number in string format, a...

Ans.

Find the next smallest palindrome greater than a given number represented as a string.

Convert the string to an integer, find the next greater palindrome, and convert it back to a string.
Handle cases where the number is a palindrome or has all digits as '9'.
Consider both odd and even length numbers when finding the next palindrome.

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Round 3 - Face to Face

(1 Question)

Round duration - 80 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Interview started at 11:00 am. Interview went well.

Q1.

Boundary Traversal of a Binary Tree

Given a binary tree of integers, your task is to return the boundary nodes of the tree in Anti-Clockwise direction starting from the root node.

Input:

The first line ...

Ans.

Return the boundary nodes of a binary tree in Anti-Clockwise direction starting from the root node.

Traverse the left boundary nodes in a top-down manner
Traverse the leaf nodes from left to right
Traverse the right boundary nodes in a bottom-up manner
Handle cases where duplicates occur in the boundary nodes
Implement the function without printing as printing is already managed

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Interview Preparation Tips

Eligibility criteriaGood knowledge of Data Structures, Some great projects which are used by the usersAmazon interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structures, Web development, System Design, Algorithms, Dynamic Programming, Database, OS, Networking, OOPS, DevOpsTime required to prepare for the interview - 8 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : For Data Structures number of questions doesn't matter. Try to understand the logic behind them and try to apply them in creating multiple scenario's. Learn them by heart.
Tip 2 : For Web.Development Try to learn full stack development. See which part interests you more, Increase your knowledge horizon, Always try to build a system a system considering It will be served to millions of customers. By doing this 1-2 projects will increase and cover all the major things which one should learn in their career/college.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Always try to make it a single page
Tip 2 : Always make resume company specific. eg. Data Structures part more if you are applying for MNC's eg. Amazon, Google, DE Shaw, browserstack.

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SAMKIT JAIN

posted on 27 Aug 2017

I was interviewed in Aug 2017.

Interview Questionnaire

7 Questions

Q1. Implement Merge Sort.

Ans.

Merge Sort is a divide and conquer algorithm that sorts an array by dividing it into two halves, sorting them separately, and then merging the sorted halves.

Divide the array into two halves
Recursively sort the two halves
Merge the sorted halves

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Q2. Given a BST containing distinct integers, and a number ‘X’, find all pairs of integers in the BST whose sum is equal to ‘X’.

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Find pairs of integers in a BST whose sum is equal to a given number.

Traverse the BST and store the values in a hash set.
For each node, check if (X - node.value) exists in the hash set.
If yes, add the pair (node.value, X - node.value) to the result.
Continue traversal until all nodes are processed.

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Q3. Given a set of time intervals in any order, merge all overlapping intervals into one and output the result which should have only mutually exclusive intervals.

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Merge overlapping time intervals into mutually exclusive intervals.

Sort the intervals based on their start time.
Iterate through the intervals and merge overlapping intervals.
Output the mutually exclusive intervals.
Example: [(1,3), (2,6), (8,10), (15,18)] -> [(1,6), (8,10), (15,18)]

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Q4. What are the different types of hashing? Suggest an alternative and a better way for Linear Chaining.

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Different types of hashing and alternative for Linear Chaining

Different types of hashing include division, multiplication, and universal hashing
Alternative for Linear Chaining is Open Addressing
Open Addressing includes Linear Probing, Quadratic Probing, and Double Hashing

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Q5. Implement AVL Tree.

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An AVL tree is a self-balancing binary search tree where the heights of the left and right subtrees differ by at most one.

AVL tree is a binary search tree with additional balance factor for each node.
The balance factor is the difference between the heights of the left and right subtrees.
Insertion and deletion operations in AVL tree maintain the balance factor to ensure the tree remains balanced.
Rotations are performed ...

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Q6. Minimum number of squares whose sum equals to given number n.

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Find the minimum number of squares whose sum equals to a given number n.

Use dynamic programming to solve the problem efficiently.
Start with finding the square root of n and check if it is a perfect square.
If not, then try to find the minimum number of squares required for the remaining number.
Repeat the process until the remaining number becomes 0.
Return the minimum number of squares required for the given number n.

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Q7. Insertion sort for a singly linked list.

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Insertion sort for a singly linked list.

Traverse the list and compare each node with the previous nodes
If the current node is smaller, swap it with the previous node
Repeat until the end of the list is reached
Time complexity is O(n^2)

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Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: There were 2 coding questions (no penalty for wrong submission) and 20 Multiple Choice Questions(with negative marking). We were given 90 minutes to solve them. MCQs were based on Data Structures, OS, CN, C outputs, OOP etc.
Tips: Experience in Competitive Programming might help in solving coding questions. No constraints were mentioned and detailed Instructions related to problem were stated vaguely. So code carefully.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Questions: 22

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The interviewer asked me to introduce myself and a brief introduction of the projects that I have done. She first asked me questions related to my project. After that she moved on to the data structures part.
Tips: Take your time to approach the problems and if the question is not clear ask the interviewer to explain it again.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The interviewer asked me about how my previous round went. After that, he asked me to introduce myself and a brief introduction of the projects that I have done. He first asked me a few questions related to my project. Then he moved on to the data structures part. In this round the interviewer gave me strict time limit for coding the solution on paper for each problem and as soon as I was done coding he gave me 2-3 minutes every time to find errors and debug my code.
Tips: Do not panic even if the interviewer sets time limit while solving problems. If the question is not clear ask the interviewer to explain it again.

College Name: The LNM Institute Of Information Technology, Jaipur

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Interview Questionnaire

5 Questions

Q1. About your self

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Q2. About your previous company and job profile

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Q3. How do you relate your previous job profile with the profile you are applying

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Q4. Any thing extra ordinary you have done in your previous company (s) that has changed your business

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Implemented a new customer feedback system that increased customer satisfaction by 20%

Implemented a new customer feedback system to gather insights and improve customer experience
Analyzed feedback data to identify common issues and areas for improvement
Implemented changes based on feedback to address customer concerns and enhance overall satisfaction
Trained team members on how to effectively use the new system and inte...

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Q5. Hobbies and all

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