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Updated 7 May 2023

Westpac Senior Software Engineer Interview Experiences

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

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Array of integers nums and an integer target, return indices of 2 numbers that they add up to target
  • Ans. 

    Return indices of 2 numbers in an array that add up to a target integer.

    • Use a hash table to store the complement of each number in the array.

    • Iterate through the array and check if the complement exists in the hash table.

    • Return the indices of the two numbers that add up to the target.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Given a string, return the longest palindromic substring string
  • Ans. 

    Return the longest palindromic substring of a given string.

    • A palindrome is a string that reads the same backward as forward.

    • Use dynamic programming to solve the problem efficiently.

    • Start with the longest possible substring and check if it's a palindrome.

    • If it's not, try the next longest substring until you find a palindrome.

    • Return the longest palindrome found.

  • Answered by AI

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

Duration : 1 hours
Question type : Greedy algo question(DSA)
Platform : of any choice

Round 2 - LLD 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. LLDs Designing on any system
  • Ans. 

    LLDs are detailed design documents that describe the software architecture of a system.

    • LLDs typically include detailed information on modules, components, interfaces, and data for a system.

    • They help in understanding how different parts of the system interact and communicate with each other.

    • Examples of LLDs include class diagrams, sequence diagrams, and data flow diagrams.

    • LLDs are crucial for developers to implement the...

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Coding plus behavioral plus LLD

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Pretty simple and engaging tests, little preparations will do the trick

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

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

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

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Difference between list and tuple
  • Ans. 

    List is mutable, tuple is immutable in Python.

    • List can be modified after creation, tuple cannot.

    • List uses square brackets [], tuple uses parentheses ().

    • List is used for collections of items that may change, tuple for fixed collections.

    • Example: list - [1, 2, 3], tuple - (1, 2, 3)

  • Answered by AI

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Jul 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

General knowledge and development skills and new things..

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for IDFC FIRST Bank Senior Software Engineer interview:
  • Software Development
  • New development
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I want to stand myself.. Make myself strong and more knowledgeable..
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Sep 2024. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic Java and react question
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Little technical and project oriented question
Round 3 - Coding Test 

Basic hacker rank problem

Round 4 - CTO round 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Asked few questions on react and java

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Dec 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. What is static in java?
  • Ans. 

    Static is a keyword in Java used to create class-level variables and methods.

    • Static variables are shared among all instances of a class

    • Static methods can be called without creating an instance of the class

    • Static blocks are used to initialize static variables

    • Static import is used to import static members of a class

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Write a program to replace consecutive same character by single '$' . for e.g. string='Heelo Wworldd'. Output- H$lo $orl$.
  • Ans. 

    The program replaces consecutive same characters in a string with a single '$'.

    • Iterate through each character in the string

    • Compare the current character with the next character

    • If they are the same, replace the next character with '$'

    • Continue until the end of the string

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Difference between Function overloading and Function overrriding
  • Ans. 

    Function overloading is having multiple functions with the same name but different parameters. Function overriding is having a derived class implement a method with the same name and parameters as a method in its base class.

    • Function overloading is used to provide different ways of calling a function with different parameters.

    • Function overriding is used to provide a specific implementation of a method in a derived class...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Read all OOPs concept before going to interview. Prepare SQL also.

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Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Some technical questions were asked
  • Q2. They spring hibernate MVC flow and core java and Oracle connectivity questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Technical + HR Interview
Experience: There was a Team manager and his junior for the interview

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Sep 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

It had more than 30 aptitude questions and 2 coding questions

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. It was totally a tech round all questions were from Data structure, dbms, java, computer networking

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident and if you don't know any answer don't take time say it directly with confidence
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Behavioural and culture fit

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How many rounds are there in Westpac Senior Software Engineer interview?
Westpac interview process usually has 2 rounds. The most common rounds in the Westpac interview process are Resume Shortlist and Technical.
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