Tesco Software Development Engineer II Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

2 DSA questions and some MCQ on Java and Spring

Q1. Longest palindromic substring
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A palindromic substring is a string that reads the same forwards and backwards.
• Use dynamic programming to find the longest palindromic substring.

• Start by considering each character as the center of a potential palindrome.

• Expand outwards from each center to check for palindromes of odd and even lengths.
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Q2. Remove duplicates in place from a 1D array
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Remove duplicates from a 1D array of strings in place
• Iterate through the array and use a HashSet to keep track of unique elements

• Replace duplicates with null or an empty string to remove them in place
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Q1. Project discussion
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Q2. Search min element in a rotated sorted array with duplicate elements
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Search for the minimum element in a rotated sorted array with duplicate elements.
• Use binary search to find the minimum element in the rotated sorted array.

• Handle the case where duplicate elements are present by adjusting the search conditions.

• Consider cases where the array is not rotated or contains only one element.
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Q3. Ways of declaring singleton class
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A singleton class is a class that can only have one instance created throughout the application.
• Declare a private static instance variable of the class

• Create a private constructor to prevent external instantiation

• Provide a public static method to access the instance
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Q1. Project discussion
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Q2. Behavioural questions
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Q1. How indexing works internally?
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Indexing in databases is a way to optimize search queries by creating a data structure that allows for faster retrieval of data.
• Indexing creates a data structure (like B-trees or hash tables) that maps keys to the locations of corresponding data entries.

• When a query is made, the database engine uses the index to quickly locate the relevant data entries instead of scanning the entire database.

• Indexes can be created on o...read more
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Q1. Intoduce yourself
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I am a passionate software developer with experience in Java, Python, and web development.
• Experienced in Java and Python programming languages

• Proficient in web development technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a team environment
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Q2. Your Projects
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Developed a web application for tracking personal fitness goals
• Used React.js for front-end development

• Implemented RESTful APIs for data retrieval and storage

• Utilized MongoDB for database management
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3 sum problem was asked to complete

Take home project to design app

Mettl test , scored 90% still didn't get shortlist for tech round

Q1. Web services spring react
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Q2. Java code string
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