Security engineer jp morgan

Profile Experience: 2.6 years

Role: Contract Consultant at product based company. (Java, Spring Boot, React)

Location: Hyderabad

Applied via: Naukri

Notice period: 90 days (mentioned flexible later)

All there rounds continuous face to face. Managerial round not asked any questions but explained about project .

🧪 Rounds Overview 🔹 Round 1: Technical (Java + Spring Boot) Focus on:

Java concepts (String, Collections, Exception Handling)

Spring Boot annotations, lifecycle, @Component vs @Bean

REST API design, status codes

Some tricky questions on concurrency and fail-fast/fail-safe

Code: Merge two arrays with unique, non-common elements using Java Streams

🔹 Round 2: React Topics:

React lifecycle, useEffect vs useLayoutEffect

State management: useContext vs Redux

Custom hooks and component performance

🔹 Round 3: Managerial Explained about:

Project background, team size, responsibilities

Challenges faced in secure coding, production bugs

React usage, Spring Boot microservices flow

Project sounded interesting: new 10-member team being built

Work setup: 5 days WFO discussed, I said remote currently but open

💬 Post-Interview HR Conversation HR asked: Joining timeline — I said 3 months (explained contract)

Also mentioned: Can try to negotiate notice period or buyout

HR said they'd get back soon, but no update yet

🔄 Current Status Waiting for response (Interview was on June 20, 2025)

Sent follow-up emails, expressed flexibility (buyout, early joining)