Got the offerSDE 2 at Oracle
- Difficulty
- Process took
- 2-3 Weeks
- Rounds
- 5
- Format
- Remote
- Applied via
- Referral
How it went
No substitute only practice
What they would tell you
No substitute only practice
How to prepare
Backend knowledge play a important role, in order to tackle java/ spring boot questions, DSA, SQL
Their background
Total round - Screening, Two Technical, Behavioral, Last System Design. Sharing my experience to help others preparing for similar roles
Round by round
- 1
Screening Round60 min
Process began with screening round, which included a medium-level problem involving hashmap, along with some Java and Spring Boot questions
- 2
Coding Round 160 min
Two DSA problems were asked Linked-list-based (Easy) standard operations and traversal problems Tree-based (Medium) something similar to Binary Tree Maximum Path Sum
- 3
Coding Round 260 min
Dynamic Programming (Medium) problem Four SQL problems Further Java/Spring Boot questions
- 4
Behavioral Round60 min
The interviewer looked for clarity in explaining past experience and some situation-based behavioral questions
- Give an example of a time you took initiative without being asked
- Describe a project you led. What challenges did you face and how did you overcome them?
- 5
System Design Round60 min
Problem: Design a Document Collaboration Platform Also the discussion back to my past projects, highlighting how I would apply my experience to ensure robust design and thread-safe operations.
What came up
A candidate-reported account, lightly edited. Interview processes change by team and date.