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Optum Full Stack Engineer Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a Optum Full Stack Engineer interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated daily.

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CodingStart here. 8 questions · ~120 min
Reverse a String EfficientlyMedium
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Assess whether binary search applies to string reversal, then reverse the string correctly with symmetric two-pointer swaps.

binary searchArray ManipulationAlgorithmsOptum
Maximum Product Pair in O(n)Medium
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Find two array elements with maximum product in O(n) time by tracking the two largest and two smallest values.

ArraysArray ManipulationAlgorithmsOptum
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Execution3 questions · ~45 min
Balance Debt and Feature DeliveryMedium

Explain how you prioritize technical debt versus feature work while aligning stakeholders and protecting delivery speed.

Trade-offsScope ManagementPrioritizationOptum
Backend Performance and SQL ServerHard

Explain how you would diagnose and improve backend performance issues originating in SQL Server.

cost optimizationExecutionbottlenecksOptum
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Technical Fundamentals3 questions · ~45 min
Delegates, Events, and Runtime BasicsHard

Compare C# delegates, events, dynamic, and var with ASP.NET Core app.Run and app.Use middleware behavior.

javascriptWeb Platformtechnical fundamentalsOptum
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Behavioral & Leadership6 questions · ~90 min
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More topics3 questions · ~45 min
SQL: Users with Multiple LoginsEasy
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Identify users with more than two login events using aggregation and a user-to-login join.

Group Bydatabase queryingAggregationsOptum
Managing Secrets in ASP.NET CoreHard

Explain secure ASP.NET Core secret storage, access, rotation, monitoring, and response to credential exposure.

secrets managementleast privilegeapplication securityOptum
SQL Server Query Execution OrderMedium
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Demonstrate SQL's logical query execution order with joins, filtering, aggregation, window ranking, sorting, and limiting.

query optimizationdatabase queryingAggregationsOptum

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