Student 2's Bank of America Interview Experience

Interview Experience

Coding Round

Introduction, coding problems on strings and dynamic programming

Questions Asked:

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?

Technical Round 1

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

Questions Asked:

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

Technical Round 2

⏱ 60 minutes

In-depth project discussion for approximately one hour

Questions Asked:

Brief introduction
Explain one of your projects in detail including the workflow
What challenges did you face in the project?
What were your contributions to the project?
Numerous follow-up questions based on responses

Tips for Juniors

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

Interview Experience

Coding Round

Introduction, coding problems on strings and dynamic programming

Questions Asked:

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?

Technical Round 1

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

Questions Asked:

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

Technical Round 2

⏱ 60 minutes

In-depth project discussion for approximately one hour

Questions Asked:

Brief introduction
Explain one of your projects in detail including the workflow
What challenges did you face in the project?
What were your contributions to the project?
Numerous follow-up questions based on responses

Tips for Juniors

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

Student 2

Company Insights

Interview Experience

Coding Round

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Technical Round 1

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Technical Round 2

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Tips for Juniors

Student 2

Company Insights

Interview Experience

Coding Round

Questions Asked:

Technical Round 1

Questions Asked:

Technical Round 2

Questions Asked:

Tips for Juniors