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Full Stack Developer at Volvo Cars

Difficulty
Process took
1-2 Weeks
Rounds
3
Format
Remote
Applied via
Company Website

How it went

  • No matter the outcome, focus on continuous learning. Every interview teaches you something, whether it’s a new problem-solving technique, a design pattern, or better communication skills. Keep practicing

What they would tell you

  • No matter the outcome, focus on continuous learning. Every interview teaches you something, whether it’s a new problem-solving technique, a design pattern, or better communication skills. Keep practicing

How to prepare

  • For technical rounds, be prepared for Java, and SQL fundamentals, focusing on both theory and practical coding scenarios.

Their background

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Round by round

  1. 1

    Coding Assessment Round60 min

    Assessment consist 12-12 MCQ's in 3 section Programming language Web Fundamental Database / DBMS

  2. 2

    Technical Interview60 min

    Began with introductions and discussion about my current responsibilities and projects, then technical discussion SQL Questions

    • Write a query to find the third-highest salary without using LIMIT

    • Difference between SELF JOIN, CROSS JOIN, and NATURAL JOIN

    • How to use CTE (Common Table Expressions) for hierarchical queries

    • How to write a query to find employees who joined in the last 6 months

    • Query to find departments with more than 10 employees Java Questions

    • Explain abstract classes vs interfaces with examples

    • Difference between HashMap and LinkedHashMap

    • What is Java Reflection API and when would you use it?

    • How does Garbage Collection work in Java?

    • Difference between ==, .equals(), and .hashCode() Web Development

    • How to handle race conditions with Promises

    • Differences between var, let, and const

    • Output prediction questions

    • How does event loop work in JS?

    • Difference between any, unknown, and never types in TypeScript I answered most of these confidently

  3. 3

    Managerial Round60 min

    Round was conducted by two interviewers

    • Discussion about my daily workflow, coding practices, and software design approach
    • They asked about past projects

What came up

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