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      Java Developer Interview

      1 Mar 2019
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Toronto, ON
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      The process took 1 week. I interviewed at HSBC (Toronto, ON)

      Interview

      First had a phone call and the interviewer asked basic java questions and why I am looking for a switch. The next phase was the in person coding challenge. The interview process in this case was a mess. The interviewers told me they didn't even know they were interviewing 5 minutes earlier. Then they came in without the sheet which I needed to do the coding challenge. Just gave me a basic idea and asked me to solve the problem. I started coding and when I was almost done they bring in the requirement sheet. I notice that they actually had a couple more methods to implement which they didn't tell me and I would've never known. Then I actually ran my code and showed them that my methods actually work according to their specifications. Then they asked me a few questions, which I got most but may have missed a few. But the feedback I received was I couldn't even get my code to compile which is absurd! Overall my experience is negative and if anyone is approached by this company, don't even bother. They give wrong feedback to recruiters which could negatively impact your career. Like at least be truthful about the feedback for God's sake.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      what are optionals, streams, hash maps etc
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      Java Software Developer Interview

      2 Jan 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Hong Kong
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at HSBC (Hong Kong)

      Interview

      Contract position, asked around CV profile based question. Then proceeding to Java fundamentals, data structures and concurrency. Asked with scenario based question, need to use IDE to do pair coding.

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      Java Software Engineer Interview

      9 June 2024
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Guangzhou, Guangdong
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      I applied in-person. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at HSBC (Guangzhou, Guangdong) in June 2024

      Interview

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      4 Jan 2023
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Pune
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      Application

      I applied through university. I interviewed at HSBC (Pune) in Nov 2022

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