DigiCert Interview Experience | Senior Software Engineer
Summary
I applied for a Senior Software Engineer position at DigiCert through LinkedIn Easy Apply. My interview experience was significantly hampered by technical issues with the interviewer, making it a frustrating encounter, but I'm sharing the questions for the benefit of others.
Full Experience
I applied for the Senior Software Engineer position at DigiCert via LinkedIn Easy Apply. The recruiter promptly scheduled my interview for a Saturday. The first round, which was scheduled for 45 minutes, unfortunately concluded in just 20 minutes due to severe connectivity issues on the interviewer's end, making them barely audible throughout our conversation. Frankly, this was one of the worst interview experiences I've had to date. Despite the unfortunate circumstances, I'm providing the questions in hopes that someone else might benefit from them, otherwise, it would genuinely feel like a hilarious waste of my time.
Interview Questions (5)
Discuss the concept of annotations in Java, explaining what they are and their fundamental purpose.
Explain the process and syntax for defining and implementing your own custom annotations in Java.
Address why I am interested in working specifically for DigiCert, aligning my career goals and interests with the company's mission or opportunities.
Explain the concepts of WeakHashMap and weak references in Java, discussing their use cases and how they differ from strong references.
Write SQL queries to find the maximum salary for an employee and to retrieve the second highest salary from an employee table.