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One of the questions they asked was: “Walk me through a technical challenge you faced in a project and how you solved it.” I described a performance issue I encountered while building a web application, where inefficient database queries slowed response time. I walked through how I identified the bottleneck using logs and query profiling, optimized the queries using indexing, and validated improvements through testing. They wanted to evaluate structured problem-solving, clarity of thought, and ability to translate technical work into business value.
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Trainee Software Engineer

Interviewed at HSBC

3.8★
Nov 2, 2025

One of the questions they asked was: “Walk me through a technical challenge you faced in a project and how you solved it.” I described a performance issue I encountered while building a web application, where inefficient database queries slowed response time. I walked through how I identified the bottleneck using logs and query profiling, optimized the queries using indexing, and validated improvements through testing. They wanted to evaluate structured problem-solving, clarity of thought, and ability to translate technical work into business value.

First he asked to introduction Then asked the frontend and backend for the projects i have mentioned in the resume I have done a project using GUI he asked me to write GUI code Then asked about difference between python and Java Gave a coding question ,like in a list there are elements like [ A 4 Y F U P 3 1 6,9] OUTPUT :[(Y,1)(U,3)(P,4)(F,6)(A,9)] Alphabets in descending order Numbers in ascending order Then operating system concepts Why HSBC?
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Trainee Software Developer

Interviewed at HSBC

3.8★
Mar 1, 2025

First he asked to introduction Then asked the frontend and backend for the projects i have mentioned in the resume I have done a project using GUI he asked me to write GUI code Then asked about difference between python and Java Gave a coding question ,like in a list there are elements like [ A 4 Y F U P 3 1 6,9] OUTPUT :[(Y,1)(U,3)(P,4)(F,6)(A,9)] Alphabets in descending order Numbers in ascending order Then operating system concepts Why HSBC?

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