Infosys SP and DSP all about Projects in resume

Why Projects Matter So Much for Infosys SP & DSE

For these high-skill roles, Infosys interviewers use your projects to understand:

• Your technical depth
• Real-world problem solving
• Ownership and contribution
• Code quality and logic
• Ability to learn new technologies independently

So projects can heavily influence selection even if DSA or theory answers are average.

Common Questions Interviewers Ask About Projects

Basic Project Questions

1. Explain your project end-to-end.
2. What problem were you trying to solve?
3. Why did you choose this project?
4. What was your contribution? (Individual responsibility)

Technical Deep Dive Questions

1. Explain architecture / workflow / data flow.
2. Why did you choose this tech stack?
3. What algorithms did you use?
4. How did you handle security/performance?
5. What challenges did you face and how did you solve them?
6. Can you write code for the core module right now?
7. Explain database schema and relations.
8. Did you use design patterns? Which ones and why?

Problem-Solving Focused (especially for SP)

• How did you optimize your code?
• Was there a time complexity bottleneck? How did you reduce it?
• What cases did you consider while testing?
• If I increase data size by 100x, will your system handle it? How?

SP role interviews often move toward algorithmic and performance optimisation.

Project-Based Live Coding Requests

Interviewers sometimes ask:

• “Rewrite your sorting function from the project with improved complexity.”
• “Can you implement this feature using OOPs principles?”
• “Optimize this SQL query from your project.”
• “Write REST API with proper validation.”

Especially in SP interviews, they ask you to code part of your project on the spot.

Behavioral / Ownership Questions

1. Did you work alone or in a team?
2. Which part of the project did you lead?
3. What did you learn from this project?
4. If you restart this project, what would you change?
5. How do you handle conflicts or challenges in team projects?

Expected Tools / Skills for Good Impact

Students aiming for SP should highlight optimisation and algorithms.
Students aiming for DSE should highlight full-stack, deployment, APIs, and cloud knowledge.

Golden Tips to Impress the Interviewer When Explaining a Project

First give 1–2 minute clean summary (problem → solution → tech stack → result)
Emphasize your individual contribution (not the whole team)
Show deeper technical decision-making
Don’t add something you cannot explain 100%
If asked a question you don’t know, say “I didn’t work on that part” rather than guessing
If possible, prepare a flowchart / architecture diagram in advance to show during interview

High-Impact Sample Project Explanation Format (Infosys Recommended)

“My project is an AI-powered job recommendation system. The goal is to match job seekers with suitable job roles based on their resume and skillset.
I used Python, Flask, and MongoDB as the tech stack.
I built the machine learning model, optimized cosine similarity matching, and implemented API integration with the frontend.
The biggest challenge was performance, so I switched from linear search to vector indexing, reducing response time from 4.2 sec to 0.9 sec.
We deployed the app on AWS using Docker.”

This kind of short, technical, and result-focused response strongly impresses SP & DSE interviewers.

Final Important Note

For Infosys SP and DSE:

• DSA + Projects combination = High selection chance
• Even if one coding question in interview goes wrong, strong project explanation can still save the interview