Oracle OCI SMTS KMS Screening Interview Experience
Interview Experience
Candidate Profile & Context *
Current Role: SSE at Walmart (6 YOE). *
Target Role: OCI KMS Team (Security Products Group, Tier-0 Service). *
Interview Round: Screening (conducted by SM
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Candidate Profile & Context *
Current Role: SSE at Walmart (6 YOE). *
Target Role: OCI KMS Team (Security Products Group, Tier-0 Service). *
Interview Round: Screening (conducted by SMTS).
Coding Problems 1.
Jump Game 1: Algorithm to determine reachability of the last index. 2.
Array Optimization: Calculate the sum of array maximums after K operations, where each operation consists of reducing the current maximum element to half its value.
Theoretical & System Design Questions *
Scalability: Strategies for scaling a system from 1,000 to 1,000,000 TPS. *
Deployment: The process and requirements for productionizing a system. *
Infrastructure: Fundamental concepts of Kubernetes. *
Frameworks: Comparison between Spring and Spring Boot. *
Design Patterns:
Explanation and application of Dependency Injection.
Outcome
Screening round cleared; loop rounds pending scheduling.
About This Question
This is a candidate experience report from a oracle interview for a swe role reported in 2025.
It covers the following topics: Arrays, System Design, Greedy, Oop .