KPMG
Multinational professional services network, and one of the Big Four accounting organizations.
4 Rounds
~21 Days
Medium
The Interview Loop
Recruiter Screen (30 min)
Standard fit check, behavioral questions, and resume overview.
Technical Loop (3-4 Rounds)
Deep dive into domain knowledge, coding, and system design.
Interview Question Bank
Backend Engineer
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Technical
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hard
How do you ensure ACID properties in a distributed microservices environment?
#Distributed Systems
#Transactions
#Saga Pattern
#Two-Phase Commit
Backend Engineer
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Technical
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hard
How do you handle database migrations and schema changes with zero downtime?
#Database Migrations
#CI/CD
#Zero Downtime Deployment
Full Stack Engineer
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Technical
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easy
What are the ACID properties, and why are they critical for KPMG's financial ledger software?
#Relational Databases
#Transactions
#Data Integrity
Full Stack Engineer
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Technical
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medium
Explain the differences between clustered and non-clustered indexes in SQL Server or PostgreSQL.
#SQL
#Indexing
#Performance Tuning
Software Engineer
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Technical
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medium
What are the differences between clustered and non-clustered indexes in a relational database?
#Performance Tuning
#SQL
#Indexing
Software Engineer
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Technical
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medium
Explain the N+1 query problem in the context of ORMs like Entity Framework or Hibernate. How do you resolve it?
#ORMs
#Performance
#SQL
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