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UST Senior Software Developer Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 8 Oct 2024

Top UST Senior Software Developer Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. Middle of Linked List Given the head node of a singly linked list, your task is to return a pointer to the middle node of the linked list. If there are an odd number of ...read more
  • Q2. What are the basic annotations that Spring Boot offers?
  • Q3. How does ConcurrentHashMap work in Java?
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UST Senior Software Developer Interview Experiences

6 interviews found

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

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Apr 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. I have given interview for forntend angular developer. Questions were related with basics of angular, javascript and javascript coding. then in second technical round advanced angular related questions wer...

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for UST Senior Software Developer interview:
  • Angular
  • Javascript
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Agile Methodology
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Python core concepts and basic coding challenges

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - focus on basics

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I was interviewed in Oct 2021.

Round 1 - Video Call 

(7 Questions)

Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

This round had 1 question related to DSA and then the rest of the questions were from Java , OOPS and Spring Boot.

  • Q1. 

    Middle of Linked List

    Given the head node of a singly linked list, your task is to return a pointer to the middle node of the linked list.

    If there are an odd number of elements, return the middle elemen...

  • Q2. How does ConcurrentHashMap work in Java?
  • Q3. What are the features of a lambda expression in Java 8?
  • Q4. What is dependency injection?
  • Q5. What is the difference between the PUT and POST methods in API?
  • Q6. Can you explain the SOLID principles in Object Oriented Design?
  • Q7. What do you mean by virtual functions in C++?
Round 2 - Video Call 

(9 Questions)

Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

This round started with some questions from Spring Boot and Hibernate and then the interviewer moved on to some more questions from MVC and Microservices.

  • Q1. What are the basic annotations that Spring Boot offers?
  • Q2. Can you explain the @RestController annotation in Spring Boot?
  • Q3. What is Hibernate caching?
  • Q4. Can you explain the N+1 SELECT problem in Hibernate?
  • Q5. What are the concurrency strategies available in Hibernate?
  • Q6. Can you explain in brief the role of different MVC components?
  • Q7. How is routing carried out in MVC?
  • Q8. Explain how independent microservices communicate with each other.
  • Q9. Can you explain OAuth?
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 30 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was a Technical Cum HR round where I was first asked some basic Java related concepts and then we discussed about my expectations from the company , learnings and growth in the forthcomig years. I would suggest be honest and try to communicate your thoughts properly in these type of rounds to maximise your chances of getting selected.

  • Q1. Why are you looking for a job change?

Interview Preparation Tips

Eligibility criteriaAbove 2 years of experienceUST Global interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structures, Algorithms, Java, Spring, MVC, DBMS, OOPSTime required to prepare for the interview - 4 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Must do Previously asked Interview as well as Online Test Questions.
Tip 2 : Go through all the previous interview experiences from Codestudio and Leetcode.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Have at-least 2 good projects explained in short with all important points covered.
Tip 2 : Every skill must be mentioned.
Tip 3 : Focus on skills, projects and experiences more.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Sep 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Fail safe fail fast Why is string immutable String buffer vs String builder Executor framework Lombok Transient Volatile Synchronized keyword Finally keyword Finalize Will finally execute if we return ...
  • Ans. 

    Questions related to Java concepts and frameworks

    • Fail safe fail fast - used in concurrent programming to handle exceptions and ensure thread safety

    • String is immutable to ensure thread safety and prevent unintended changes to the string

    • String buffer vs String builder - both are used to manipulate strings, but string builder is faster and not thread-safe

    • Executor framework - used for asynchronous task execution and thread...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Spring bean scopes

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare core java thoroughly

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 (1)

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Linked list,semaphores
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Pointers

Round 3 - Aptitude Test 

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident

Get interview-ready with Top UST Interview Questions

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Mainframe related

Interview questions from similar companies

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

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. React questions
  • Q2. JavaScript questions
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. React questions
  • Q2. JavaScript questions
Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Company related questions
  • Q2. Questions based on previous experience
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Microservice Architecture
  • Q2. Rest api vs soap api
  • Ans. 

    REST API is lightweight, flexible, and widely used, while SOAP API is more rigid and heavy.

    • REST API uses standard HTTP methods like GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, while SOAP API uses XML for communication.

    • REST API is stateless and can be cached, making it faster, while SOAP API is stateful and requires more bandwidth.

    • REST API is easier to implement and understand, while SOAP API has more built-in security features.

    • Examples: R

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

Questions from Resume, solving code snippets, DSA Algo

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Explain GCD, Core Data, Higher Order Functions, ARC
  • Ans. 

    GCD, Core Data, Higher Order Functions, ARC are key concepts in iOS development.

    • GCD (Grand Central Dispatch) is a technology for managing concurrent operations.

    • Core Data is a framework for managing the model layer objects in an application.

    • Higher Order Functions are functions that operate on other functions, taking them as arguments or returning them.

    • ARC (Automatic Reference Counting) is a memory management technology

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Weak Unowned, iOS App States
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Mar 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(6 Questions)

  • Q1. Http1.1 vs 2.0 vs 3.0
  • Ans. 

    HTTP/1.1 is the older version with persistent connections, HTTP/2.0 introduces multiplexing and server push, and HTTP/3.0 uses QUIC protocol for faster performance.

    • HTTP/1.1 uses persistent connections for each request/response, leading to potential performance issues.

    • HTTP/2.0 introduces multiplexing, allowing multiple requests/responses to be sent over a single connection simultaneously.

    • HTTP/2.0 also supports server pu...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Print all the possible subsets from a given slice of integers
  • Ans. 

    Print all possible subsets from a given slice of integers

    • Use recursion to generate all possible subsets

    • For each element in the slice, include or exclude it in the subset

    • Keep track of the current subset being generated

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Questions on GRPC implementation
  • Q4. About code profiling
  • Q5. What is context package in golanguage
  • Ans. 

    Context package in Go language provides a way to pass around deadlines, cancellation signals, and other request-scoped values.

    • Context package is used to manage deadlines, cancellation signals, and request-scoped values in Go programs.

    • It allows passing data between function calls without having to pass them explicitly as arguments.

    • Context package is commonly used in web servers to manage request-specific data and timeou...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. RestApi vs GRPC
  • Ans. 

    REST API is a standard protocol for web services using HTTP, while gRPC is a high-performance, open-source RPC framework.

    • REST API uses HTTP for communication, making it easy to implement and widely supported.

    • gRPC is a modern, high-performance RPC framework that uses HTTP/2 for transport and Protocol Buffers for serialization.

    • gRPC is more efficient in terms of performance and supports features like bidirectional streami...

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. How to copy slice element and reflect the new changes done in original slice to new slice
  • Ans. 

    Use copy() function to create a new slice and reflect changes in original slice to the new slice.

    • Use the copy() function to create a new slice with the same length as the original slice.

    • Make changes to the original slice.

    • The changes made to the original slice will automatically reflect in the new slice as well.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. How do you handle panic in golang
  • Q3. Why golang is best compared to other languages
  • Ans. 

    GoLang is best for its simplicity, efficiency, concurrency support, and strong community backing.

    • Efficient performance due to compiled nature and garbage collection

    • Concurrency support with goroutines and channels

    • Strong standard library with built-in support for networking, encoding, and more

    • Simple and clean syntax that promotes readability and maintainability

    • Growing community and ecosystem with popular frameworks like

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Explain Kubertnetes Architecture
  • Ans. 

    Kubernetes is an open-source container orchestration platform for automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications.

    • Kubernetes follows a master-slave architecture with a master node controlling multiple worker nodes.

    • Master node components include API server, scheduler, controller manager, and etcd.

    • Worker node components include kubelet, kube-proxy, and container runtime (e.g. Docker).

    • Kubernet...

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

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