Oracle Software Engineer Mock Interview

Practice 26 Oracle Software Engineer interview questions covering database systems, cloud architecture, and coding challenges.

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Please describe a stack and the two operations it performs.

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When the Oracle interviewer asks you to describe something, you should immediately identify the question as being technical. When responding to a technical question, you first define the term or concept and then describe how it is used in the work you are performing. If the interviewer asks you follow-up questions, they are expressing a strong interest in this topic and indicating that it is important to their operations. This is a signal for you to expand on your answer and give them more details than you normally would.

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"A stack is a data structure that has several distinct characteristics. Stacks use a LIFO process, organizing the data as last in, first out. This differs from a queue, which processes data as first-in, first-out. The two operations a stack performs are push, which is insertion of the data at the top of the stack, and pop, which is removal of the last item added to the stack."

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26Oracle Interview Questions & Answers

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1.Oracle is very proud of our products and the people who develop them. In your opinion, what distinguishes a great software engineer from an average one?

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2.Here at Oracle, we value work life balance and initiative. What personal software development projects have you worked on outside of work?

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3.If hired by Oracle, can you estimate what portion of your day will involve coding and other activities you will perform when not coding?

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4.Walk me through your process for designing scalable applications.

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5.Describe the process you use to create a program, from requirements definition to delivery.

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6.How do you go about addressing errors in your code?

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7.What process do you use to test and find bugs in an application you've developed?

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8.How would you implement Dijkstra's Shortest Path using a programming language with which you are familiar?

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9.Many Oracle Software Engineers prefer to program in Java. Can you describe how you would implement linear search in JavaScript?

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10.How do you go about organizing CSS files, and why do you prefer this approach?

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11.Walk me through the steps to build a single page application with multiple sections using the programming framework in which you typically work.

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12.Which do you prefer - a micro-service approach or a monolithic app?

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13.How would you accelerate the response time of a website you created for us here at Oracle?

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14.Can you describe a tough software development problem you encountered in your last job and discuss how you solved it?

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15.What are some of the programming languages you are familiar with, and which ones do you prefer?

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16.What do you look for or check when reviewing another team member's code?

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17.What do you feel are the critical principles of good software engineering?

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18.Can you describe Oracle's software development life cycle as you understand it?

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19.Here at Oracle, we have embraced Agile methodology. How experienced are you with the Agile software development process?

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20.Please describe responsive design and the difference between fixed and fluid layouts.

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21.Please describe a stack and the two operations it performs.

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22.What are the differences between an array and a stack?

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23.What are the differences between blocking and non-blocking calls in the context of Node.js?

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24.Oracle web developers are incorporating HTML5 in their most recent websites. Can you describe the functions of web workers in HTML5?

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25.Can you define black box testing and white box testing and discuss the differences between them?

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Oracle Software Engineer Mock Interview

Please describe a stack and the two operations it performs.

26Oracle Interview Questions & Answers

1.Oracle is very proud of our products and the people who develop them. In your opinion, what distinguishes a great software engineer from an average one?

2.Here at Oracle, we value work life balance and initiative. What personal software development projects have you worked on outside of work?

3.If hired by Oracle, can you estimate what portion of your day will involve coding and other activities you will perform when not coding?

4.Walk me through your process for designing scalable applications.

5.Describe the process you use to create a program, from requirements definition to delivery.

6.How do you go about addressing errors in your code?

7.What process do you use to test and find bugs in an application you've developed?

8.How would you implement Dijkstra's Shortest Path using a programming language with which you are familiar?

9.Many Oracle Software Engineers prefer to program in Java. Can you describe how you would implement linear search in JavaScript?

10.How do you go about organizing CSS files, and why do you prefer this approach?

11.Walk me through the steps to build a single page application with multiple sections using the programming framework in which you typically work.

12.Which do you prefer - a micro-service approach or a monolithic app?

13.How would you accelerate the response time of a website you created for us here at Oracle?

14.Can you describe a tough software development problem you encountered in your last job and discuss how you solved it?

15.What are some of the programming languages you are familiar with, and which ones do you prefer?

16.What do you look for or check when reviewing another team member's code?

17.What do you feel are the critical principles of good software engineering?

18.Can you describe Oracle's software development life cycle as you understand it?

19.Here at Oracle, we have embraced Agile methodology. How experienced are you with the Agile software development process?

20.Please describe responsive design and the difference between fixed and fluid layouts.

21.Please describe a stack and the two operations it performs.

22.What are the differences between an array and a stack?

23.What are the differences between blocking and non-blocking calls in the context of Node.js?

24.Oracle web developers are incorporating HTML5 in their most recent websites. Can you describe the functions of web workers in HTML5?

25.Can you define black box testing and white box testing and discuss the differences between them?

26.How would you go about explaining Oracle's cloud computing environment to someone who doesn't have a technical background?