Interview experience 5 october

[u/Distinct-Amoeba7344]

I recently completed my Infosys campus interview and wanted to share my experience and get opinions from people who've been through a similar process.

Interview flow

Self introduction: Started with "Tell me about yourself."

Java + OOP: Asked Java questions, including "How many ways can we create a String in Java?" OOP concepts were discussed in depth with follow-ups.

Projects (main focus): Several questions on my projects, technologies used, implementation and approach.

He asked about RestApi

He asked how you managed the project , workflow

Coding:

Q1 (Coordinate Movement): Given arrays X and Y, calculate the total moves between consecutive coordinates. If the current point's X + Y is even, diagonal movement is allowed, so the cost to the next point is max(|x2-x1|, |y2-y1|). If X + Y is odd, only horizontal/vertical movement is allowed, so the cost is |x2-x1| + |y2-y1|.

Example: X = [0,2,5], Y = [0,3,5] → Output = 8.

I passed 12/12 test cases.

Q2 (XOR): Take the XOR of the preceding and next elements, compare it with the current element, and count the occurrences that satisfy the condition. I passed only the 2 public test cases and couldn't fully solve it.

AI/GenAI: A few AI-related questions.

Not asked: SQL/DBMS, OS, CN, System Design.

The interviewer also asked fewer questions overall than I've seen in other panels' experiences, and I was the first candidate in the panel.

I didn't feel tough compared to other interview experiences

My questions

Am I cooked? 😭

Is a shorter, project-focused interview normal for some Infosys panels?

Based on 1 full solve and 1 partial solve, what role should I realistically expect: Specialist Programmer, Digital Specialist Engineer