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Updated 21 Dec 2021

Walmart Database Admin Interview Experiences

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I appeared for an interview in Jul 2021.

Round 1 - Video Call 

(2 Questions)

Round duration - 50 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

This round majorly focused on the architecture side of Database .

  • Q1. Can you explain the Oracle Database Architecture?
  • Ans. 

    Oracle Database Architecture is a set of physical and logical structures that manage data storage and retrieval.

    • Consists of physical structures like data files, control files, redo logs, and tablespaces

    • Includes logical structures like tables, indexes, views, and sequences

    • Uses memory structures like SGA (System Global Area) and PGA (Program Global Area)

    • Processes like background processes and server processes handle data

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Can you explain the architecture of Oracle Data Guard?
  • Ans. 

    Oracle Data Guard is a high availability and disaster recovery solution for Oracle databases.

    • Oracle Data Guard consists of a primary database and one or more standby databases.

    • Redo data from the primary database is transmitted to the standby database(s) to keep them synchronized.

    • In case of a failure at the primary database, one of the standby databases can be activated to take over.

    • Data Guard can operate in synchronous...

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Video Call 

(2 Questions)

Round duration - 50 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Major stress was given on Performance Tuning and AWR Reports .

  • Q1. What is DMV in Microsoft SQL Server?
  • Ans. 

    DMV stands for Dynamic Management Views in Microsoft SQL Server, providing information about the current state of the server.

    • DMVs are special views that return server state information that can be used for monitoring, diagnosing performance issues, and tuning.

    • They are based on system tables and return live data about the server's health and performance.

    • Examples of DMVs include sys.dm_exec_requests, sys.dm_os_wait_stats

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Can you explain AWR report analysis and how it relates to performance testing?
  • Ans. 

    AWR report analysis is a tool used to diagnose and troubleshoot performance issues in Oracle databases.

    • AWR (Automatic Workload Repository) collects and maintains performance statistics for Oracle databases.

    • AWR reports provide detailed information on database performance over a period of time.

    • Analysis of AWR reports helps identify performance bottlenecks, resource usage, and potential areas for optimization.

    • AWR report a...

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Video Call 

(2 Questions)

Round duration - 40 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Some questions revolving around Backups in Oracle and some standard DBMS questions were asked in this round.

  • Q1. What are the advantages of using views in a database management system?
  • Ans. 

    Views in a database management system provide security, simplify complex queries, and improve performance.

    • Enhance security by restricting access to certain columns or rows

    • Simplify complex queries by pre-defining joins and aggregations

    • Improve performance by storing frequently used queries as views

    • Allow for data abstraction and reduce redundancy

    • Provide a layer of abstraction for users to interact with the data

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What are the types of backups available in Oracle?
  • Ans. 

    Types of backups in Oracle include full backup, incremental backup, and archive log backup.

    • Full backup: Backs up the entire database including all data and schema objects.

    • Incremental backup: Backs up only the data that has changed since the last backup.

    • Archive log backup: Backs up the redo logs that are generated by the database.

    • Offline backup: Database is shut down before backup.

    • Online backup: Database remains open du...

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - HR 

(2 Questions)

Round duration - 30 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This is a cultural fitment testing round .HR was very frank and asked standard questions. Then we discussed about my role.

  • Q1. What do you know about the company?
  • Q2. Why should we hire you?

Interview Preparation Tips

Eligibility criteriaAbove 3 years of experienceWalmart interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - DBMS , MySQL , Oracle , Database Architecture , CassandraTime required to prepare for the interview - 3 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Start by reading and understanding the job description of Oracle Database Administrator (DBA).
Tip 2 : Put your efforts in working on your concepts and making them strong. In the interview, they look for sound technical knowledge rather than just theoretical knowledge.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Every skill must be mentioned.
Tip 2 : Focus on skills, projects and experiences more

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview questions from similar companies

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Aug 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. All technical questions related to a database Administrator and the technology I am working .

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Entire interview process till time of onboarding was awesome . Didn't find any difficulty throughout the process.

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Oct 2020. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. Online Aptitude Test
  • Q2. Questions from my resume/previous employment
  • Q3. Scenario based question/Business case study

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - This interview was for Data analyst role at Reliance Retail. First , I had online aptitude test-50 questions 12 minutes. You need to at least solve 20 correctly. Post this I had online technical interview which lasted for about 40minutes. Initially the interviewer asked me about few accomplishments from my previous employment which had impacted business. I took him through few major projects that I worked and how these impacted business. I made sure to keep everything aligned to data analyst role. I spoke about what Data visualization tools (Domo/tableau) and languages(SQL) I had used previously to analyze data. He had follow up questions and I again made sure to explain clearly by highlighting my role. Next , there was one scenario based question asked.
Q: There are a couple of reliance stores that are bleeding(doing really bad) in one region. You have all the necessary data related to these stores. What would be those factors that you will consider first ? What will you do to ensure these stores do well.
Since I had retail background it was easier for me to understand the scenario based question. The interviewer wanted to understand how I would approach the problem.
Last, I had few questions to the interviewer based on the role.
On the same day I received call from HR saying that I have cleared the interview and offered the role.

I appeared for an interview before Sep 2020.

Round 1 - Assignment 

Round duration - 90 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Round 2 - Face to Face 

(2 Questions)

Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

This was the technical round, held around at 10 AM IST on Google Meet.
Firstly she greeted me and asked me to tell something about myself, to which I introduced myself, explaining my academic and some projects also.
After that we moved on to the Hackathon project, which was smart cart self-checkout system. I explained the project along with the code, wherever necessary.
Every word you say while explaining should be clear to you.I used Firebase and SQL while explaining my project, to which she asked some questions related to it, 
Then she moved to the DBMS part, types of joins,what is indexing, how to approach if you were to design a payment system.
At last she asked me some Data Structure questions, which were of medium complexity

  • Q1. 

    Remove the Kth Node from the End of a Linked List

    You are given a singly Linked List with 'N' nodes containing integer data and an integer 'K'. Your task is to delete the Kth node from the end of this Lin...

  • Ans. 

    Remove the Kth node from the end of a singly linked list given the position 'K'.

    • Traverse the list to find the length 'N' of the linked list.

    • Calculate the position of the node to be removed from the beginning as 'N - K + 1'.

    • Traverse the list again and remove the node at the calculated position.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 

    House Robber Problem Statement

    Consider Mr. X, a professional robber who is planning to rob houses along a street. These houses are arranged in a circle, which means the first house is a neighbor to the l...

  • Ans. 

    House Robber problem where adjacent houses have connected security system, find maximum money Mr. X can rob without triggering security.

    • Use dynamic programming to keep track of maximum money robbed at each house.

    • At each house, decide whether to rob the current house or skip it based on maximum money robbed so far.

    • Handle the circular nature of houses by considering two cases: robbing the first house and not robbing the ...

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - HR 

Round duration - 30 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

The interviewer was very frank and cheerful. This was held at 2:30 PM IST on Google Meet.
He firstly greeted me and asked me how I was doing.
How was my previous round, any technical difficulties?
Then he asked me to introduce myself.
He started telling about his journey to Lowe's and his technical background.
Then he asked some HR related questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI completed Computer Science Engineering from Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology. Eligibility criteria7.5 CGPALowe's India interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data structures and algorithms, OOPS, operating Systems,SQL, DBMS, Machine Learning.Time required to prepare for the interview - 6 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Practice DSA questions, interview questions as much as you can.(400 leetcode questions) + (1000+ geeksforgeeks score) is good approximation of your preparation.
Tip 2 : You should have a good internship experience or 1 or 2 good projects on Android/web-d or Machine Learning.You should be through with your projects and be able to tell further improvements for the future.
Tip 3 : Be CONFIDENT with what you say. Don't murmur or speak in the mouth.The interviewer wants to know your thought process.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Resume is the first impression of you.so it must be very eye-catching. write some decent (maybe 1 or 2 is enough) projects on resume.
Tip 2 : Should be through with each and every point you have written on your resume. people usually write 10- 15 skills on resume while confident in only 5.Please don't do it.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed before Apr 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

There was a aptitude test with coding problems

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic Puzzles were asked
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Mar 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Coding test contains 2 questions 1 moderate and 1 easy level

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Asked about DSA,Heap sort,Merge sort.
Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself
  • Ans. 

    I am a passionate software developer with experience in Java, Python, and web development.

    • Graduated with a degree in Computer Science

    • Worked on various projects using Java and Python

    • Familiar with web development technologies like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Why Lowe's,how can Lowe's improve its customer services
  • Ans. 

    I believe Lowe's is a reputable company with a strong focus on customer satisfaction. They can improve their customer services by implementing personalized recommendations, enhancing their online platform, and providing better in-store experiences.

    • Implement personalized recommendations based on customer preferences and purchase history

    • Enhance the online platform for easier navigation, product search, and checkout proce...

  • Answered by AI
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

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

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Delete a node from a bst
  • Ans. 

    To delete a node from a binary search tree (BST), we need to handle three cases: node has no children, node has one child, and node has two children.

    • Start at the root and traverse the tree to find the node to be deleted.

    • Handle the three cases: node has no children, node has one child, and node has two children.

    • For a node with two children, find the inorder successor (smallest node in the right subtree) to replace the n

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. DP based question

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Why string arr immutable
  • Ans. 

    String arrays are immutable because they cannot be changed once created.

    • Strings in an array cannot be modified individually

    • Any changes to a string array result in a new array being created

    • Immutable arrays ensure data integrity and prevent unintended side effects

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. How we can create a custom immutable class
  • Ans. 

    To create a custom immutable class, use final keyword for class, private final fields, and no setter methods.

    • Use the final keyword for the class to prevent inheritance

    • Declare all fields as private and final to prevent modification

    • Do not provide setter methods for the fields to maintain immutability

    • Provide getter methods to access the fields

  • Answered by AI

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Mar 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

6 Questions

  • Q1. Internal working of hash map
  • Ans. 

    Hash map is a data structure that stores key-value pairs and uses a hash function to map keys to indices in an array.

    • Hash function is used to convert the key into an index in the array

    • Collisions occur when two keys map to the same index, which can be resolved using separate chaining or open addressing

    • Load factor is the ratio of number of elements to the size of the array, and affects the performance of hash map

    • Operatio...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Core Java Concepts
  • Q3. SQL queries to get 2nd highest salary
  • Ans. 

    SQL query to get 2nd highest salary

    • Use ORDER BY and LIMIT to get the highest salary

    • Use subquery to exclude the highest salary and get the 2nd highest

    • Example: SELECT salary FROM employees ORDER BY salary DESC LIMIT 1,1

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Authentication and Authorisation
  • Q5. Data structures and algorithms questions
  • Q6. Questions on design side

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - It was very good experience giving interview at Lowe's. Recruitment process is very smooth.

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed in Oct 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Java8, ds and algo
  • Q2. Java springboot Microservices

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Please well as it is very good organization

Walmart Interview FAQs

How to prepare for Walmart Database Admin 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 Walmart. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Walmart expect are Change Management, SQL, Administration, Application Development and Automation.

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