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UKG Principal Software Engineer Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 27 Sep 2024

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UKG Principal Software Engineer Interview Experiences

3 interviews found

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Linked list implementation
  • Ans. 

    Linked list is a data structure where each element points to the next element in the sequence.

    • Nodes contain data and a reference to the next node

    • Operations include insertion, deletion, and traversal

    • Example: Singly linked list, Doubly linked list

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Arrays related DSA
Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What you know about UKG
  • Ans. 

    UKG is a leading provider of HR, payroll, and workforce management solutions.

    • UKG stands for Ultimate Kronos Group, formed by the merger of Kronos Incorporated and Ultimate Software.

    • They offer cloud-based human capital management software for HR, payroll, and workforce management.

    • Their solutions help organizations streamline processes, improve employee engagement, and drive better business outcomes.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Salary expectations

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Understanding of the project structure.
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Framework related questions
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Culture fitment queries.

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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Job Portal and was interviewed before Oct 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. EXPLAIN current project application architecture.
  • Ans. 

    Current project application architecture is microservices-based with containerization using Docker and orchestration with Kubernetes.

    • Microservices architecture for scalability and flexibility

    • Containerization with Docker for easy deployment and management

    • Orchestration with Kubernetes for automated scaling and load balancing

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Explain Oauth and Jwt implementation
  • Ans. 

    OAuth is an authorization framework that allows third-party applications to obtain limited access to a user's data without exposing their credentials. JWT is a compact, self-contained way for securely transmitting information between parties as a JSON object.

    • OAuth allows users to grant access to their resources without sharing their credentials directly.

    • JWT is a token format that can be used for securely transmitting i...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Web Api implementation and pattern used
  • Ans. 

    Web API implementation using RESTful architecture with MVC pattern.

    • Use RESTful principles for designing API endpoints

    • Implement controllers to handle incoming requests and return responses

    • Leverage MVC pattern for separating concerns and improving maintainability

    • Utilize DTOs (Data Transfer Objects) for transferring data between layers

    • Implement authentication and authorization mechanisms for secure access

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
-

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Oct 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Design a rate limiter api

I was interviewed before Mar 2021.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Oops concepts, Scenario based QA question
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. This one also technical round and various testing concepts
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Offshore round on technical discussion.
Round 4 - HR 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. What are your salary expectations?
  • Q2. Why are you looking for a change?
  • Q3. Why should we hire you?
  • Q4. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
  • Q5. Tell me about yourself.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - work on core concepts clear.
SDLC concepts need to be cleared and also related to framework.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Sep 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Why you joined as Data science team
  • Q2. What is difference between AI and ML ops
  • Ans. 

    AI Ops focuses on managing and deploying artificial intelligence models, while ML Ops focuses on managing and deploying machine learning models.

    • AI Ops involves managing and deploying artificial intelligence models, which may include deep learning, natural language processing, and computer vision.

    • ML Ops involves managing and deploying machine learning models, which typically involve statistical algorithms and data analy...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What is your 3 yrs & 5 yrs goal if you joined this company
Round 2 - Case Study 

Major focus on busniess output

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What do you know about Credit Card Transaction lifecycle
  • Ans. 

    Credit card transaction lifecycle involves authorization, clearing, and settlement processes.

    • Authorization: Initial approval of the transaction by the card issuer.

    • Clearing: The process of exchanging transaction details between the merchant and the card issuer.

    • Settlement: The final transfer of funds from the cardholder's account to the merchant's account.

    • Chargeback: A reversal of a transaction due to disputes or fraud.

    • I...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Make sure you have some relevant ServiceNow certification

I was told after 2nd round, just before mty final round that their criteria has changed & are now looking for someone with mandate prior ServiceNow certifications

Wasted my time in the 1st 2 rounds for no reason

I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed in Jan 2020. There were 7 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. All Super Confused, Super Slow, Super irregular, Super Selfish, Super irritating, super stingy (in terms of salary) interview procedure.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Super Confused, Super Slow, Super irregular, Super Selfish, Super irritating, super stingy (in terms of salary) interview procedure.

It all started 3 months back with a consultancy call to forward to 'Principal Engineer' position for their Airlines business. I said yes as this was the right role which matches my skill set and past experience.

This Super Confused, Super Slow, Super irregular, Super Selfish, Super irritating, super stingy (in terms of salary) interview procedure started 3 months ago with first round from HR. Took 7 days to call tell me i am suitable and matching for the position and to fix next technical rounds. Called for face to face to their office in Prestige Tech Park.

Reached promptly half-an-hour before the scheduled time as i respected this company. 2 rounds happened on the same day. Second round was with Junior Manager who got just promoted into that role as he was for long time with Amadeus. One hour, he was extremely satisfied with my technical capabilities. Suggested me to the third round - with Senior Manager. She was from Data background earlier and apart from data related technologies she does not know any other. She just knows what tools are need for her job and doe snot understand a bigger picture of any technicalities - as like in a pure people manager. One more hour and I was sent back on that day.

LONG GAP OF 2 weeks!!! Call from HR. Informed me happily that I Cleared 2nd and 3rd rounds. Was invited for 4th and 5th rounds again after 1 week to their office.

Reached promptly half-an-hour before the scheduled time as i respected this company. 4th round was the business head of Airline, 45 mins. Cleared and was sent to 5th round with a Senior Architect. Went for 1.5 hours. This also included some stress test questions continuously negating whatever clear answers I gave him. How is Amadeus bearing such Architects!?!?!?

LONG GAP OF 5 weeks!!! Call from HR. Informed me happily that I Cleared 4th and 5th rounds. Now she says, they want to consider me one level below the applied position. I agreed for that too!?!?!? Why do you want to do such for good candidates this way?

Later after a Gap of 1 week, she calls and invites me for final HR round. I felt good. Before HR round there is a fitment assessment test which is like forcing you that you are a negative thinking person. Somehow cleared it and attended HR round.

Again, Reached promptly half-an-hour before the scheduled time as i respected this company. HR round was so long that I never attended any MNCs HR round for so long. It went on for 1 hour 15 mins!!! Expected Salary was discussed thoroughly on either ends.

Again long gap of 1 week, and informs me HR round is cleared. Asks me to send last 3 payslips and last offer. I sent them immediately without any delay.


AGAIN LONG GAP OF 2 WEEKS. Now, HR says, Airline business is not doing well, and their Hospitality business wants to interview me 2 more rounds! After 1 week, she arranges 7th round with Director of Hospitality unit - whose background core is Mining from Dhanbad school of mines!?!?!? - and he is trying to judge a Masters in Computers on high tech data structures! WAIT, WHAT!?!?!?! You can understand their standards with this. Somehow, he could poorly manage it for 1 hour and I am sure i performed pretty good. I could see that in his replies.

Later after a Gap of 1 week, and today she calls me and informs me that I have gaps in education!!!What, what? Were you blind when you first scanned my resume before giving a 1st round of HR screening call???

If you clearly can't afford a techie from product companies, just keep quiet. Don't waste 3 months of anybody's precious time giving false hopes to the candidates. Even after reading similar feed backs on Amadeus, i made a big mistake of attending their rounds whenever they called me promptly.
STAY AWAY FROM THIS Super Confused, Super Slow, Super irregular, Super Selfish, Super irritating, super stingy (in terms of salary) COMPANY.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
-

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Feb 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

45 minutes, Ballot Voting

I was interviewed before Mar 2021.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Oops concepts, Scenario based QA question
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. This one also technical round and various testing concepts
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Offshore round on technical discussion.
Round 4 - HR 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. What are your salary expectations?
  • Q2. Why are you looking for a change?
  • Q3. Why should we hire you?
  • Q4. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
  • Q5. Tell me about yourself.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - work on core concepts clear.
SDLC concepts need to be cleared and also related to framework.

UKG Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in UKG Principal Software Engineer interview?
UKG interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the UKG interview process are Technical, HR and Resume Shortlist.
How to prepare for UKG Principal Software Engineer 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 UKG. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at UKG expect are Java, Angular, Javascript, Hibernate and HTML.
What are the top questions asked in UKG Principal Software Engineer interview?

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