For every software role, they are conducting an online test. I was preparing for Amazon and Google, so the questions felt like a cakewalk.

After the first round, I had a telephonic interview, which focused mostly on basic Java questions. There were no tricks or trivia.

Once I cleared the second round, I went to the VA campus and had four rounds of interviews: two behavioral and two technical.

The technical rounds were the easiest interviews I've ever had, with basic Java questions.

The Senior Manager was asking questions from a printout. I was asked to write the Singleton class, which I did in four ways.

Difference between abstract class and interface. Various questions about class path. Spring bean life cycles. Spring DI. Aspect-oriented programming. Spring context. Difference between REST and SOAP.