New Grad / Junior Backend at EY

BackendNew Grad / JuniorNo offer◆ Commonly asked· 2023

A junior backend hiring drive. Fundamentals over puzzles — OOP, DBMS and SQL carried the most weight.

The loop · 4 rounds

Round 01 · 3 questions

Online Assessment

Timed online coding / aptitude screen, usually the first filter.

Quantitative aptitude: profit, loss and percentages.
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#aptitude
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Quantitative aptitude: simple and compound interest.
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#aptitude
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Verbal ability: reading comprehension passage.
New Grad / JuniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
#verbal
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Round 02 · 2 questions

DSA / Coding

Data structures & algorithms on a whiteboard or shared editor.

Check whether two strings are anagrams.
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#string
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Check whether a number is prime.
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#math
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Round 03 · 4 questions

Tech Deep-Dive

Deep questions on your core stack and fundamentals.

Explain SQL joins: inner, left, right and full outer.
New Grad / JuniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
#sql
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Explain virtual memory, paging and segmentation.
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#os
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Explain primary key, foreign key, unique key and candidate key.
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#dbms
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Difference between an abstract class and an interface.
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#oops
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Round 04 · 3 questions

Behavioral / HR

Values, collaboration, and past-experience (STAR) questions.

Do you have any backlogs or academic gaps? Please explain.
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What do you know about our company and the services we provide?
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How do you handle pressure and tight deadlines?
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◆ This experience is composed from commonly reported questions for this role and level. Real, individually-shared interviews will be layered in over time.