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New York Life Software Engineer Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a New York Life Software Engineer interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated daily.

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CodingStart here. 15 questions · ~175 min
First Unique Character IndexEasy
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Return the index of the first non-repeating character in a string using frequency counting in linear time.

Hash TablesArraysStringsNew York Life
Merge Overlapping Sorted IntervalsMedium
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Sort intervals by start time, then greedily merge overlaps into a non-overlapping result array.

intervalsSortingArray ManipulationNew York Life
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SQL & Data Manipulation3 questions + 1 drill · ~45 min
Second Highest Without AggregatesHard
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Find the second highest salary in each department without using aggregate functions.

SubqueriesRankingSelf-JoinsNew York Life
SQL Random Number SelectionEasy
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Select five random numbers from a PostgreSQL table using randomized ordering and a row limit.

Data Manipulationsqldatabase queryingNew York Life
SQL Deduplication for TransactionsMedium
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Identify duplicate transaction records and mark the retained row using PostgreSQL window functions.

deduplicationdata cleaningsqlNew York Life
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Technical Fundamentals4 questions · ~47 min
Walk Me Through Java Spring ExperienceMedium

Evaluates depth of Java/Spring experience and architectural understanding.

javaarchitectureNew York Life
JavaScript Fundamentals and PatternsMedium

Tests core JS knowledge and typical frontend design patterns.

javascriptdesign patternsNew York Life
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System Design4 questions · ~47 min
End-to-End Complex ProjectMedium

Assesses project lifecycle understanding and delivery narration.

architecturedeploymentNew York Life
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Behavioral & Leadership17 questions · ~199 min
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More topics2 questions · ~23 min
Database Migrations in ProdMedium

Tests migration planning, rollback, and zero-downtime considerations.

productionNew York Life
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