Morgan Stanley | | Senior Associate | Mid April | India

I had an interview experience at Morgan Stanley for a Software Engineer position. The interview process consisted of four rounds.

Round 1: Online Assessment

The first round was an online assessment that included 10 multiple-choice questions and two coding questions. The coding questions were of medium difficulty level.

Round 2: Technical Interview I

The second round was a technical interview that focused on data structures and algorithms, Java concepts, and SQL queries. Some of the questions asked were:

• Find loop in LinkedList, follow up - remove loop from linked list.
• Check if linked is palindrome or not.
• Singleton design pattern with Code.
• OOPS concept with example.
• Difference b/w String and StringBuffer.
• Internal working of HashMap.
• Write SQL queries for 3rd highest salary and some join related questions.
• When to choose NoSQL over SQL.

Round 3: Technical Interview II

The third round was another technical interview that focused on data structures and algorithms, Java concepts, and optimization. Some of the questions asked were:

• Find starting point of loop in linked list.
• First non-repeating character in string.
• Sort array after squaring elements.
• Longest common prefix of strings.
• Internal working of HashMap and HashSet.
• How to handle large no. of incoming requests.
• Different memory areas in JVM.
• Streams related questions.

Hiring Manager Round

The final round was with the hiring manager. It involved a discussion about my project, the technologies used, fallback mechanisms, and recent features implemented. There were also some behavioral questions.

Overall, I found the interview process to be challenging but rewarding. The interviewers were professional and provided helpful feedback. I enjoyed the experience and learned a lot from the process.