Student 2's Bank of America Interview Experience

Interview Experience

Introduction, coding problems on strings and dynamic programming

Introduction: I was asked to introduce myself
Given a string, modify it so that alternate letters are in uppercase and lowercase
A medium-level string and dynamic programming question - Decode Ways (https://leetcode.com/problems/decode-ways/description/)
Explain how you solved Question 3
Why do you believe you are the best fit for this role?

Java OOP concepts, DSA basics, and project discussion. 170 candidates shortlisted (115 UG + 55 PG)

Describe OOP principles
Explain the meaning of `public static void main(String args[]) { }`
Explain constructors
Java function to find the current time
Difference between `struct` and `class`
Explain static variables and functions, and where they occupy space (Heap or Stack)
Explain friend functions and classes
Difference between instance and class variables
Describe inheritance and its types
Explain interfaces
Write Java programs to find vowels and check for palindromes
Final Year Project: Explain the problem statement, modules, and functionalities
Personal Project: Describe Full Stack MERN project with JWT Authentication and OAuth implementation

⏱ 60 minutes

In-depth project discussion for approximately one hour

Coding questions varied for each candidate, so practice diverse problem types
Provide detailed code snippets and diagrams for each technical question
Be prepared for in-depth project discussions with workflow diagrams
Understand JWT Authentication and OAuth implementation thoroughly if mentioned in projects
Total offers: 54 (37 UG + 17 PG) out of 270 applicants