Accenture Software Engineer Interview Preparation - Priyansh Dangi
Round 1 - Aptitude and Technical Skills
- What is your OOPS concept knowledge? Explain.
- What is the difference between an interface and an abstract class?
- What is the use of the final keyword in Java?
- What is a Thread in Java and why do we use it?
- What is the difference between an ArrayList and a LinkedList?
- Explain the concept of polymorphism.
- What is exception handling in Java?
- What is the difference between a stack and a queue?
- How do you implement inheritance in Java?
- What do you understand by recursion?
Round 2 - Behavioral Skills
Here are some behavioral questions that you might encounter during this round:
When answering behavioral questions, use STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) format to structure your response.
For example:
- Have you ever had to handle a difficult situation at work? What was the outcome?
- Can you tell me about a time when you collaborated with someone from a different department? What was the project and what was your role?
- How do you prioritize tasks when you have multiple projects to work on?
- Can you tell me about a time when you took the initiative to improve a process or solve a problem at work?
- What is your greatest strength and how have you leveraged it in the past?
- Have you ever had to adapt to a new technology or programming language? How did you go about learning it?
- Can you tell me about a time when you had to work under a tight deadline? What was the project and how did you manage your time?
- How do you handle conflicts in a team environment?
- Can you tell me about a time when you had to explain a technical concept to a non-technical person?
- What is your long-term career goal and how do you plan to achieve it?
- Situation: During my previous job, a major client requested a feature that was not within the scope of our current project.
- Task: As a team lead, it was my responsibility to evaluate the request and decide whether to implement it.
- Action: I set up a meeting with the client and our development team to discuss the feasibility of the feature and the impact it would have on our current project.
- Result: After careful consideration, we decided to implement the feature. This resulted in increased customer satisfaction and a stronger relationship with the client.
Round 3 - Coding Skills
In this round, you will be asked to write a code snippet to solve a given problem. The problem can be related to algorithms, data structures, or any other concepts related to software development. Make sure you have a solid understanding of the following topics:
When solving coding problems, make sure to discuss both Time and Space complexity for your solution. Also, make sure to test your code on different test cases before submitting.
- Arrays and Strings
- Linked List
- Trees and Graphs
- Stacks and Queues
- Recursion
- Sorting and Searching
- Dynamic Programming
Round 4 - System Design
For the System Design round, you might be asked to design a system based on a given scenario. This could include both high-level and low-level details of the system. Here are some tips to help you prepare:
- Make sure to ask clarifying questions before jumping into the design process.
- Start with defining the requirements and constraints.
- Identify the key components of the system and their responsibilities.
- Architect the system using a suitable design pattern.
- Discuss scalability, reliability, and security aspects of the system.
- Consider both functional and non-functional requirements of the system.
- You may be asked to optimize your design for certain performance metrics. Be prepared to identify and talk about the trade-offs of your design choices.
- Practice designing systems for different scenarios.
Additional Information - Priyansh Dangi's Profile
- Priyansh has completed a BE in Computer Science Engineering from Sagar Group of Institution, Bhopal with a CGPA of 7.32.
- He has worked on projects such as Doctor-Patient-Portal, and an ATM DBMS program using Java.
- His technical skills include programming languages such as Java, database technologies such as JDBC, SQL, MySQL, and frameworks such as Hibernate and Spring.
- Priyansh possesses additional skills in web technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, along with development tools such as Visual Studio Code and Eclipse IDE.