68 questions · from 5 interviews · 1 asked more than once
Accolite Digital interview questions
Every question candidates reported from their Accolite Digital interviews, most frequently asked first. Each links to the write-up it came from, so you can see the round and how it went.
Accolite Digital coding and DSA questions
- 01
Lowest Common Ancestor in a Binary Search Tree (BST)
During the online coding assessment, I encountered a question similar to finding the Lowest Common Ancestor (LCA) in a Binary Search Tree (BST). A key requirement was to also write JUnit test cases for my solution.
Medium · From Accolite x Bounteous Interview Experience | Software Engineer (Bangalore) | 2.5+ Years Experience
- 02
Ant Movement on X-axis
An ant is traveling in a forest represented as the x-axis. Starting from the origin (position = 0), the ant must reach a target position x. With each step, the ant can move either ‘a’ units forward or ‘b’ units backward. The ant cannot move behind position 0,…
- 03
ZigZag Conversion
The interviewer asked me to solve LeetCode problem 6: ZigZag Conversion.
Medium · From Interview Experience: bounteous x Accolite
- 04
Print Primes in Range
Write a program to print all prime numbers between 1 and 20, including both 1 and 20.
Easy · From Accolite Digital || Software Engineer || January 2023 || Women In Tech || Off Campus || Selected
- 05
Check String Palindrome
Given a string, determine if it is a palindrome.
Easy · From Accolite Digital || Software Engineer || January 2023 || Women In Tech || Off Campus || Selected
- 06
Remove Duplicates from Array
Given an array, remove duplicate elements from it.
Easy · From Accolite Digital || Software Engineer || January 2023 || Women In Tech || Off Campus || Selected
- 07
Basic Data Structures & Recursion
Explain the concepts of recursion, arrays, stacks, and queues.
Easy · From Accolite Digital || Software Engineer || January 2023 || Women In Tech || Off Campus || Selected
- 08
Find Missing Numbers in Sorted Array
Given a sorted array of integers, identify and print all the missing numbers within a certain range or sequence.
Medium · From Accolite Digital || Software Engineer || January 2023 || Women In Tech || Off Campus || Selected
- 09
Longest Consecutive Sequence
Given an unsorted array of integers, find the length of the longest consecutive elements sequence. The algorithm should run in O(n) time.
Hard · From Accolite Digital || Software Engineer || January 2023 || Women In Tech || Off Campus || Selected
- 10
Reverse a Linked List
Reverse a singly linked list.
Easy · From Accolite Digital || Software Engineer || January 2023 || Women In Tech || Off Campus || Selected
- 11
Merge Sort and Quick Sort Analysis
Discuss the working mechanism, time complexity, and space complexity of Merge Sort and Quick Sort algorithms.
Medium · From Accolite Digital || Software Engineer || January 2023 || Women In Tech || Off Campus || Selected
- 12
Power of a Number (Divide and Conquer)
Implement a function to calculate x raised to the power of n using the Divide and Conquer approach, without using any built-in power functions.
Medium · From Accolite Digital || Software Engineer || January 2023 || Women In Tech || Off Campus || Selected
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Binary Tree Inorder Traversal
Given the root of a binary tree, return the inorder traversal of its nodes' values.
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Binary Tree Zigzag Level Order Traversal
Given the root of a binary tree, return the zigzag level order traversal of its nodes' values. (i.e., from left to right, then right to left for the next level and alternate between).
- 15
Reverse Linked List
Given the head of a singly linked list, reverse the list, and return the reversed list.
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Reverse Nodes in k-Group
Given the head of a linked list, reverse the nodes of the list k at a time, and return the modified list.
- 17
Word Search
Given an m x n grid of characters board and a string word , return true if word exists in the grid.
- 18
Coin Change
You are given an integer array coins representing coins of different denominations and an integer amount representing a total amount of money. Return the fewest number of coins that you need to make up that amount.
- 19
First Unique Character in a String (Multiple Approaches)
Given a string s , find the first non-repeating character in it and return its index. If it does not exist, return -1. Be prepared to discuss multiple approaches to solve this problem.
Easy · From Accolite Digital | SDE Interview | Accepted | 2022
- 20
Climbing Stairs
You are climbing a staircase. It takes n steps to reach the top. Each time you can either climb 1 or 2 steps. In how many distinct ways can you climb to the top?
- 21
Burn the Binary Tree Starting From Target Node
Given the root of a binary tree and a target node, simulate burning the tree starting from the target. The fire spreads to adjacent nodes (parent, left child, right child) in one minute. Determine the minimum time required to burn the entire tree.
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Minimize Operations to Reach Target Array
Consider an array with n elements and value of all the elements is zero. We can perform following operations on the array: 1. Incremental operations: Choose 1 element from the array and increment its value by 1. 2. Doubling operation: Double the values of all…
Medium · From Accolite Digital | Intern+FTE | Hyderabad | July 2021 [Offer]
- 23
Check for Armstrong Number
Given a number x, determine whether the given number is an Armstrong number or not. Input : 153 Output : Yes 111 + 555 + 333 = 153 Input : 120 Output : No 111 + 222 + 000 = 9
Easy · From Accolite Digital | Intern+FTE | Hyderabad | July 2021 [Offer]
- 24
Find Odd Occurrences in Order
You need to print Odd Occurrence of the number in order of their occurrence. Counting of number is regardless of magnitude. testcase 1 n = 15 Array = { 10, 0, 1, -1, 10, 7, -8, 9, -7, 2, 9, 3, 8, 8, -9 } output = 0 -8 9 2 3 testcase 2 n = 17 Array = { 2, -12,…
Medium · From Accolite Digital | Intern+FTE | Hyderabad | July 2021 [Offer]
- 25
Remove Duplicates from String
Given a string S, the task is to remove all the duplicate characters in the given string. input = "Leetcode" output = "Letcod" input = "LaBabAlce" output = "LaBce"
Easy · From Accolite Digital | Intern+FTE | Hyderabad | July 2021 [Offer]
1 more in the Accolite Digital write-ups.
Accolite Digital system design questions
- 01
System Design & Architecture Discussion (Microservices, Spring Boot, CI/CD)
In the techno-managerial round, we had a deep dive into advanced technical topics including Spring Boot, Microservices, REST APIs, API Gateway, deployment processes, and CI/CD pipelines. The questions were scenario-based, challenging me to describe my…
From Accolite x Bounteous Interview Experience | Software Engineer (Bangalore) | 2.5+ Years Experience
- 02
Website Performance Troubleshooting
Diagnose potential reasons for a slow website and propose a systematic approach to troubleshoot and resolve the performance issues.
Accolite Digital behavioural and HR questions
- 01
Project Discussion
Discuss the details, technologies, and challenges of your past projects.
Asked 2 times · From Accolite Digital || Software Engineer || January 2023 || Women In Tech || Off Campus || Selected
- 02
Tell Me About Yourself
Introduce yourself and provide a brief overview of your background, experience, and career aspirations.
- 03
Research Work Discussion
Discuss any research work you have conducted, including its objectives, methodologies, and outcomes.
- 04
Programming Languages Experience
Enumerate the programming languages you have experience with and briefly describe your proficiency in each.
- 05
Why Accolite and Role Fit
Explain your motivation for joining Accolite and how your skills and experience align with the requirements of the role.
- 06
Strengths and Weaknesses
Discuss your key professional strengths and areas where you are working to improve, providing concrete examples.
- 07
Time Management
Explain your strategies and techniques for effective time management and prioritization.
- 08
Tell me about yourself, hobbies, and family background.
I was asked to introduce myself, including details about my hobbies and family background.
From Accolite Digital | Intern+FTE | Hyderabad | July 2021 [Offer]
- 09
Greatest Success and Failures
The interviewer asked me to share examples of my greatest successes and greatest failures, and what I learned from them.
From Accolite Digital | Intern+FTE | Hyderabad | July 2021 [Offer]
- 10
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
I was asked about my career aspirations and where I envision myself in the next five years.
From Accolite Digital | Intern+FTE | Hyderabad | July 2021 [Offer]
- 11
Why should we hire you?
The interviewer asked why they should consider hiring me for the role.
From Accolite Digital | Intern+FTE | Hyderabad | July 2021 [Offer]
Accolite Digital other questions
- 01
Deadlock and Starvation Concepts
Explained the concepts of Deadlock and Starvation .
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Deadlock Avoidance Methods
Deadlock avoidance methods.
- 03
Process vs. Threads
Differentiate between Processes and Threads .
- 04
Multiprogramming and Page Faults
Multiprogramming and Page Faults.
- 05
Database Normalization
Normalization in databases, including 1NF, 2NF, and 3NF.
- 06
Network Topologies
Explain Network topologies and their types.
- 07
Deep Copy and Shallow Copy
What is Deep copy and Shallow copy?
- 08
Copy Constructor Use
Describe the use of a Copy constructor.
- 09
Git Commands Discussion
Discuss various common Git commands and their usage.
Easy · From Accolite Digital || Software Engineer || January 2023 || Women In Tech || Off Campus || Selected
- 10
SQL Joins and Types
Explain what SQL joins are and describe different types of joins (e.g., INNER, LEFT, RIGHT, FULL).
Easy · From Accolite Digital || Software Engineer || January 2023 || Women In Tech || Off Campus || Selected
- 11
Deadlock Explanation and Avoidance
Explain what a deadlock is in an operating system context and discuss methods to prevent or avoid deadlocks.
Medium · From Accolite Digital || Software Engineer || January 2023 || Women In Tech || Off Campus || Selected
- 12
SQL Clauses and Queries
Explain the usage of WHERE, HAVING, and GROUP BY clauses in SQL, and write some corresponding MySQL queries.
Medium · From Accolite Digital || Software Engineer || January 2023 || Women In Tech || Off Campus || Selected
- 13
SQL vs NoSQL Differences
Explain the fundamental differences between SQL (Relational) and NoSQL databases, including their working principles and use cases.
Medium · From Accolite Digital || Software Engineer || January 2023 || Women In Tech || Off Campus || Selected
- 14
IPv4 vs IPv6
Discuss the key differences between IPv4 and IPv6, including address format, address space, and features.
Easy · From Accolite Digital || Software Engineer || January 2023 || Women In Tech || Off Campus || Selected
- 15
Aggregation and Composition in Java
Explain the concepts of Aggregation and Composition in Java object-oriented programming, including their differences and use cases.
Medium · From Accolite Digital || Software Engineer || January 2023 || Women In Tech || Off Campus || Selected
- 16
Favorite Data Structure
Identify your favorite data structure and explain why, providing examples of its use cases.
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Recursion vs. Iteration Advantages
Discuss the advantages of using recursion compared to iteration for solving problems.
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Multithreading in Java
Explain the concept of multithreading in Java, its benefits, and how it is implemented.
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Troubleshooting Java Memory Issues
Describe methods and tools for identifying and resolving memory-related problems in Java applications.
- 20
SQL Joins (Outer and Inner)
Explain the concepts of inner join and outer join in SQL, providing examples of when each would be used.
- 21
Explain Encapsulation
The interviewer asked me to explain the concept of Encapsulation in Object-Oriented Programming.
From Accolite Digital | Intern+FTE | Hyderabad | July 2021 [Offer]
- 22
Method Overloading vs. Overriding
I was asked to differentiate between Method Overloading and Method Overriding, providing examples.
From Accolite Digital | Intern+FTE | Hyderabad | July 2021 [Offer]
- 23
Explain Inheritance
The interviewer asked me to explain the concept of Inheritance in Object-Oriented Programming.
From Accolite Digital | Intern+FTE | Hyderabad | July 2021 [Offer]
- 24
Algorithm Development Approaches
The interviewer asked me to explain what an algorithm is and various approaches to develop algorithms.
From Accolite Digital | Intern+FTE | Hyderabad | July 2021 [Offer]
- 25
Explain Normalization
I was asked to explain the concept of Normalization in databases.
From Accolite Digital | Intern+FTE | Hyderabad | July 2021 [Offer]
4 more in the Accolite Digital write-ups.
Accolite Digital interview questions FAQ
What questions are asked in Accolite Digital interviews?
Candidates reported 68 distinct questions across 5 Accolite Digital interviews. 26 coding and DSA questions, 2 system design questions, 11 behavioural and HR questions, 29 other questions.
Which Accolite Digital interview questions are asked most often?
The most repeated are "Project Discussion" (2 times).
How difficult are Accolite Digital interview questions?
Of the questions candidates rated, 46% were easy, 50% medium and 4% hard.