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Updated 13 Jun 2025
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79 Interview questions

A Data Engineer 1 was asked 3mo ago
Q. Describe a time when you optimized a SQL query and how you approached it.
Ans. 

I optimized a slow SQL query by analyzing execution plans and indexing key columns, resulting in a significant performance boost.

  • Identified slow query using monitoring tools like SQL Profiler.

  • Analyzed the execution plan to find bottlenecks, such as table scans.

  • Added indexes on frequently queried columns, improving lookup speed.

  • Rewrote the query to use JOINs instead of subqueries for better performance.

  • Tested the o...

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A Data Engineer 1 was asked 3mo ago
Q. Describe a time you debugged a failing ETL pipeline.
Ans. 

I collaborated with a team to identify and resolve issues in a failing ETL pipeline, ensuring data integrity and timely delivery.

  • Identified the failure point in the ETL pipeline by analyzing logs and error messages.

  • Collaborated with data engineers to review the transformation logic that was causing data discrepancies.

  • Implemented a temporary fix to reroute data while a permanent solution was developed.

  • Conducted a r...

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An Analytics consultant II was asked 4mo ago
Q. How frequently have you worked with large datasets?
Ans. 

I have extensive experience working with large datasets in various projects.

  • Worked with large datasets in previous roles

  • Utilized tools like SQL, Python, and R for data analysis

  • Performed data cleaning, transformation, and visualization on large datasets

  • Built predictive models using big data

An Engineering Manager was asked 4mo ago
Q. What is an automation framework, and how is it used in software development?
Ans. 

An automation framework is a set of guidelines, rules, and tools used for automated testing of software applications.

  • Automation frameworks provide a structured way to automate testing processes, making it easier to write and maintain test scripts.

  • They help in reducing manual intervention, increasing test coverage, and improving the efficiency of the testing process.

  • Examples of automation frameworks include Seleniu...

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An Engineering Manager was asked 4mo ago
Q. What is the program for checking whether a string is balanced or not, without using push and pop methods?
Ans. 

Use a stack to check if a string is balanced without push and pop methods.

  • Create an empty array to act as a stack

  • Iterate through each character in the string

  • If the character is an opening bracket, add it to the stack

  • If the character is a closing bracket, check if the stack is empty or the top element is not the corresponding opening bracket

  • If the stack is empty or the top element does not match, the string is not ...

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A Software Engineer was asked 5mo ago
Q. Given three jugs with different capacities and no measuring tools, how can you measure out a specific amount of water using the jugs you have?
Ans. 

Use the jugs to measure out a specific amount of water by filling and pouring between the jugs.

  • Fill the largest jug and pour into the other jugs to measure out specific amounts.

  • Use the jugs to transfer water back and forth until you have the desired amount in one of the jugs.

  • Repeat the process of filling and pouring until you have the correct amount of water in one of the jugs.

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A Software Engineer was asked 5mo ago
Q. What is indexing in Database Management Systems (DBMS)?
Ans. 

Indexing in DBMS is a technique used to improve the performance of queries by allowing faster retrieval of data.

  • Indexes are data structures that store a small portion of the data set in an easily searchable format.

  • They help in speeding up the data retrieval process by reducing the number of disk accesses needed.

  • Indexes can be created on one or more columns of a table to improve the performance of SELECT queries.

  • Ex...

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A Software Engineer was asked 5mo ago
Q. How do you delete an entry in a MongoDB database?
Ans. 

To delete an entry in MongoDB database, you can use the deleteOne() or deleteMany() methods.

  • Use deleteOne() method to delete a single document based on a specific condition

  • Use deleteMany() method to delete multiple documents based on a specific condition

  • Make sure to specify the filter criteria to accurately delete the desired entry

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A Senior Software Engineer was asked 5mo ago
Q. Given the head of a singly linked list, reverse the list, and return the reversed list.
Ans. 

Reverse a linked list by changing the direction of pointers.

  • Start with three pointers: current, previous, and next.

  • Iterate through the linked list, updating pointers to reverse the direction.

  • Return the new head of the reversed linked list.

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A Senior Software Engineer was asked 5mo ago
Q. Explain the internal workings of a HashMap.
Ans. 

HashMap is a data structure that stores key-value pairs and uses hashing to quickly retrieve values based on keys.

  • HashMap internally uses an array of linked lists to store key-value pairs.

  • When a key-value pair is added, the key is hashed to determine the index in the array where it will be stored.

  • If multiple keys hash to the same index, a linked list is used to handle collisions.

  • Retrieving a value involves hashing...

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UKG Interview Experiences

111 interviews found

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - HR 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Talk me about you
  • Ans. 

    Experienced Integration Consultant with strong technical skills and a passion for problem-solving.

    • Over 5 years of experience in designing and implementing integration solutions

    • Proficient in various integration technologies such as MuleSoft, Dell Boomi, and API management tools

    • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a track record of delivering successful projects on time

    • Excellent communication and collaborat...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Tell me what your major situation facing in a project.
  • Ans. 

    The major situation facing in a project was a critical system outage affecting multiple integrations.

    • The outage caused delays in data processing and impacted business operations.

    • We had to quickly identify the root cause and implement a temporary workaround to minimize downtime.

    • Communication with stakeholders and managing expectations was crucial during this crisis.

    • Regular updates and progress reports were provided to k...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Have you heard of us?
  • Ans. 

    Yes, I have heard of your company.

    • I have researched your company online and read about your services.

    • I have seen job postings and news articles mentioning your company.

    • I have spoken to current or former employees who have mentioned your company.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. What are your weaknesses?
  • Ans. 

    I tend to be overly critical of my own work, which can sometimes lead to perfectionism.

    • I have a tendency to take on too much work at once

    • I struggle with delegating tasks to others

    • I can be overly self-critical and strive for perfection

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. What are your ways of learning?
  • Ans. 

    I learn through hands-on experience, online courses, reading technical documentation, and collaborating with colleagues.

    • Hands-on experience with real-world projects

    • Online courses and tutorials on relevant topics

    • Reading technical documentation and manuals

    • Collaborating with colleagues and sharing knowledge

  • Answered by AI
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I appeared for an interview in Apr 2025, where I was asked the following questions.

  • Q1. Can you walk me through one of your project?
  • Ans. Here interviewers are looking to understand: • How you approach design problems • Your thinking and process • The impact of your work • How you collaborate with others • Your storytelling skills 1. Pick the Right Project • You’re confident and proud of • Has measurable impact or learnings • Involves a complete UX process (research → design → testing → iteration). Tip: If you’re interviewing for a senior role,...
  • Answered by dsedesigner
  • Q2. Why did you take certain design decisions in that project?
  • Q3. What is your design process like?
  • Q4. How do you collaborate with PMs and engineers in your day to day design life?
  • Q5. Tell me about a scenario where you, as a designer and a developer, wouldn't agree on the same design decision.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - 1. Be ready to explain the rationale behind every design decision, not just the outcome. 2. Keep your solution user-centric while designing the assignment, time-box your work, and prioritize clarity over fancy visuals. 3. While whiteboarding, think aloud. Structure your thoughts. Focus on solving the right problem. 4. Show that you are a team player and strategic thinker who can align design with business and user goals. 5. Be authentic. Show ownership, clarity of thoughts, and alignment with the company's values.
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is an automation framework, and how is it used in software development?
  • Ans. 

    An automation framework is a set of guidelines, rules, and tools used for automated testing of software applications.

    • Automation frameworks provide a structured way to automate testing processes, making it easier to write and maintain test scripts.

    • They help in reducing manual intervention, increasing test coverage, and improving the efficiency of the testing process.

    • Examples of automation frameworks include Selenium, Ap...

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is the program for checking whether a string is balanced or not, without using push and pop methods?
  • Ans. 

    Use a stack to check if a string is balanced without push and pop methods.

    • Create an empty array to act as a stack

    • Iterate through each character in the string

    • If the character is an opening bracket, add it to the stack

    • If the character is a closing bracket, check if the stack is empty or the top element is not the corresponding opening bracket

    • If the stack is empty or the top element does not match, the string is not balan...

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. General discussion jobs realated.

Software Developer Interview Questions & Answers

user image preeti parmar

posted on 19 Dec 2024

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Question related to operating system and computer network

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Traverse all child nodes in tree
  • Ans. 

    Traverse all child nodes in a tree data structure

    • Use depth-first or breadth-first traversal algorithms

    • Recursively visit each child node starting from the root node

    • Consider using a stack or queue data structure for traversal

    • Example: Traverse all nodes in a binary tree

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Question related to cloud and oops
Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Question related to my background and how web site work
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Reverse the linked list.
  • Ans. 

    Reverse a linked list by changing the direction of pointers.

    • Start with three pointers: current, previous, and next.

    • Iterate through the linked list, updating pointers to reverse the direction.

    • Return the new head of the reversed linked list.

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Internel working of Hashmap
  • Ans. 

    HashMap is a data structure that stores key-value pairs and uses hashing to quickly retrieve values based on keys.

    • HashMap internally uses an array of linked lists to store key-value pairs.

    • When a key-value pair is added, the key is hashed to determine the index in the array where it will be stored.

    • If multiple keys hash to the same index, a linked list is used to handle collisions.

    • Retrieving a value involves hashing the ...

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary Discussion
Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jun 2024. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Hacker rank mcq medium to hard level 1 hr duration

Round 2 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Oops , diff composition and inheritance
  • Ans. 

    Composition and inheritance are two fundamental concepts in OOP, defining relationships between classes.

    • Inheritance allows a class to inherit properties and methods from another class, promoting code reuse. Example: class Dog extends Animal.

    • Composition involves building classes using references to other classes, allowing for flexible and dynamic relationships. Example: class Car has Engine.

    • Inheritance creates an 'is-a'...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Design pattern explain singleton , abstract factory
  • Ans. 

    Singleton ensures a class has only one instance, while Abstract Factory provides an interface for creating families of related objects.

    • Singleton pattern restricts the instantiation of a class to one object, ensuring there is only one instance of the class.

    • Abstract Factory pattern provides an interface to create families of related or dependent objects without specifying their concrete classes.

    • Singleton pattern can be i...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Implement linked list , all combination string in python
  • Ans. 

    Implement linked list and generate all combination strings in Python.

    • Create a Node class to represent each element in the linked list.

    • Implement methods to add nodes, delete nodes, and generate all combinations of strings.

    • Use recursion to generate all combinations of strings.

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Introduction about my skills and projects
  • Q2. Situation based question on my projects , talk about security and performance in my projects
Round 4 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Introduction about me and my family members
  • Ans. 

    I'm a passionate software developer with a love for coding and a supportive family that inspires my creativity.

    • I have a degree in Computer Science and have worked on various projects, including a mobile app for local businesses.

    • In my free time, I enjoy contributing to open-source projects, which helps me stay updated with the latest technologies.

    • My family is very supportive; my partner often helps me brainstorm ideas f...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Relocation comfortable , about my friends who are placed , why many people from my college

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - mostly questions depend on interviewer , some my friend were asked basic question , mine were still moderate level , my luck is worst already more than 20 interview all are above 10 lpa , this one is 25lpa , luck matter most

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jul 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

The coding test consists of multiple-choice questions and one medium-hard level coding question.

Round 2 - Technical 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Given three jugs with different capacities and no measuring tools, how can you measure out a specific amount of water using the jugs you have?
  • Q2. What is the angle between the minute and hour hand of a clock at 3:45?
  • Ans. 

    The angle between the minute and hour hand of a clock at 3:45 is 157.5 degrees.

    • Calculate the angle formed by the hour hand from 12 o'clock position to 3:45 position (135 degrees)

    • Calculate the angle formed by the minute hand from 12 o'clock position to 3:45 position (22.5 degrees)

    • Subtract the smaller angle from the larger angle to get the angle between the two hands (157.5 degrees)

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What is indexing in Database Management Systems (DBMS)?
  • Ans. 

    Indexing in DBMS is a technique used to improve the performance of queries by allowing faster retrieval of data.

    • Indexes are data structures that store a small portion of the data set in an easily searchable format.

    • They help in speeding up the data retrieval process by reducing the number of disk accesses needed.

    • Indexes can be created on one or more columns of a table to improve the performance of SELECT queries.

    • Example...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. What is the lifecycle of a React component?
  • Ans. 

    The lifecycle of a React component includes mounting, updating, and unmounting phases.

    • Mounting phase: constructor, render, componentDidMount

    • Updating phase: shouldComponentUpdate, render, componentDidUpdate

    • Unmounting phase: componentWillUnmount

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. How you delete entry in mongodb database
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Aug 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Design a efficiënte db read
  • Ans. 

    Efficient database read design

    • Use indexing to quickly locate data

    • Minimize the number of reads by fetching only necessary columns

    • Consider denormalizing data for faster reads

    • Implement caching mechanisms to reduce database load

    • Optimize queries by avoiding unnecessary joins

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Exception handling
  • Q3. Customruntime exception
  • Q4. Design abstract factory
  • Ans. 

    Abstract Factory pattern provides an interface for creating families of related objects without specifying their concrete classes.

    • Encapsulates a group of individual factories that have a common theme.

    • Example: A GUI toolkit can have factories for creating buttons and text fields for different operating systems.

    • Promotes loose coupling by allowing the client to work with interfaces rather than concrete classes.

    • Example: A ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Design a system to read the data efficiently without iterating on record repeatedly
  • Ans. 

    Use indexing to access data directly without iterating

    • Implement a database with proper indexing on key fields

    • Utilize data structures like hash tables or binary search trees for quick access

    • Consider using caching mechanisms to store frequently accessed data

    • Optimize queries by using efficient algorithms like merge sort or quicksort

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare core java and design questions

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Hacker rank exam, 2 DSA coding questions

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Backend questions on spring boot
  • Q2. Angular routing and service
Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Cultural fit question
  • Q2. And prior job experience and mental ability test

Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 28 Feb 2025

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I appeared for an interview in Aug 2024.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basics of US Payroll and about taxes in different states with their rates.
  • Q2. Garnishments basic and employee's leaves and pto exceptions.
  • Ans. 

    Garnishments are deductions from an employee's wages to satisfy a debt or legal obligation. Leaves and PTO exceptions refer to situations where garnishments may not apply.

    • Garnishments are court-ordered deductions from an employee's wages to pay off debts such as child support or tax obligations.

    • Employee leaves and PTO exceptions may impact garnishment calculations, as the employee may not be receiving their full wages ...

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Briefing about self and worked experience
  • Q2. Psychological questions, personality test by senior manager.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be honest and have a good communication skill.
Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in May 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. The interviewer is from testing panel how the testing panel can take a developer interview they don’t have any knowledge about java worst interviewer in my life they waste my 1hour. after answer all the qu...
  • Q2. What is encapsulation. Protected and default difference i have to explain her with example. Collection and hashmap i explain all the things in hashmap even the implementation After that she said to write ...
  • Q3. She asked me about helm chart and aws.I did answer according to it. My interview was pretty well but very next day what i got to know from HR that my basic was not clear that’s very very unprofessional beh...

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for UKG Software Developer interview:
  • Basic Java
  • Coding
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Don’t expect anything from UKG even after u did very well in your interview.Pathetic experience worst interviewer.I wish there should be some ukg review portal so that i can share the interviewer feedback as well.

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How many rounds are there in UKG interview?
UKG interview process usually has 1-2 rounds. The most common rounds in the UKG interview process are Technical, One-on-one Round and HR.
How to prepare for UKG 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, Python, Javascript, GCP and AWS.
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The duration of UKG interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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Moderate 69%
Hard 4%

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Less than 2 weeks 76%
2-4 weeks 16%
4-6 weeks 6%
6-8 weeks 2%
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