OCLC Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 10 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at OCLC.
OCLC
Software Engineer
Intern Easy Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Coding
The process was enjoyable, and the interviewers were great. It wasn't overly difficult, but there were a few rounds of interviews conducted over Zoom. There was no online assessment or anything similar. a a a a a. a a
Confirmed questions1 question
- Describe how you would implement a complete cache system using Java.
OCLC
Software Engineer
Mid Average Neutral experience Accept offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Panel
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
after speaking with a recruiter, i had interviews with the team and managers. they mentioned needing knowledge of Spark and also mentioned knowledge of xml and library data. the last interview was a fit interview. really helps to have knowledge of Spark.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Do you have knowledge of sql and java?
OCLC
Software Engineer
Mid Average Positive experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
OCLC saw my CV and a short intro, and then I was invited to the office in Leiden for an interview of potentially up to an hour. Mostly usual questions were asked about my previous (technical) tasks and specialisms by two people from HR and management. They also gave a good explanation of what OCLC does in terms of development and international connections. Specifically, I didn't immediately get a (technical) assessment or anything like that.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Regarding my technical background, what software experience do I bring from my previous work activities?
OCLC Software Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from OCLC interview reports.
“Can you explain what Rest web services are?”
Read reports →“Could you compare Java and C languages?”
Read reports →“Could you explain XML and XSD?”
Read reports →“Could you implement quicksort?”
Read reports →“Can you explain the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architectural pattern?”
Read report →“Describe how you would implement a complete cache system using Java.”
Read report →“Can you explain the MVC framework?”
Read report →“What do you know about Spring Boot?”
Read report →“Do you have any questions about JavaScript?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 10 OCLC interview reports.