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Shift Technology Software Engineer Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a Shift Technology Software Engineer interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated weekly.

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CodingStart here. 17 questions · ~149 min
Max Profit From PricesEasy
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Find the maximum profit from one buy and one later sell using a one-pass greedy algorithm.

AlgorithmsShift Technology
Difference Between Interface and Abstract Class in JavaMedium

Explain the differences between interfaces and abstract classes in Java and when to use each.

Hash TablesArraysStringsShift Technology
Linear Search to Binary SearchEasy

Explain how replacing linear search with binary search reduces lookup time from O(n) to O(log n) on sorted data.

time complexitySearchingbasicsShift Technology
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SQL & Data Manipulation4 questions + 3 drills · ~65 min
Optimizing Large Transaction Table JoinsHard

Explain how to tune a slow PostgreSQL query that joins several large transaction tables using indexes, join strategy, and partitioning.

JoinsperformancesqlShift Technology
Handling Deadlocks in Concurrent TransactionsMedium

Explain how to detect, prevent, and recover from deadlocks in concurrent PostgreSQL transaction workloads.

deadlocksdatabase managementmysqlShift Technology
Indexing and Performance TradeoffsMedium

Tests understanding of database indexing internals and performance implications for production systems.

Performance TuningperformancebasicsShift Technology
Top-Performing Products QueryMedium
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Rank Tesco products by Q2 revenue using a date-filtered join, aggregation, and RANK window function.

sqlperformance analysisTTesco
Top Models Per Asset ClassEasy
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Rank Balyasny research models by average return within each asset class using DENSE_RANK and aggregation.

performancesqlBalyasny Asset Management
Top-Performing Segments QueryMedium
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Rank Volkswagen Group Italia product segments by quarterly revenue over the latest three quarters using joins, aggregation, and RANK().

sqlperformance analysisVolkswagen Group Italia
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Behavioral & Leadership19 questions · ~166 min
Deep Dive on a Resume ProjectEasy

Tests ownership, communication, and technical depth by asking you to explain one resume project with clear decisions, impact, and reflection.

Stakeholder ManagementCommunicationOwnershipShift Technology
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More topics1 question · ~9 min
TPM Module PurposeMedium

Assesses your knowledge of security and infrastructure components relevant to software systems.

SecurityShift Technology
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