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Senior Software Developer

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3 rounds | 6 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Journey
I started my coding journey on youtube, where I first learned the data structure and Algorithm. Then I started my preparation of Data Structure on the LinkedIn.
Application story
I applied through referral .
Why selected/rejected for the role?
I was rejected because I could not give precise and optimized solutions to the questions asked .
Preparation
Duration: 4 Months
Topics: Data Structures, Pointers, OOPS, System Design, Algorithms, Dynamic Programming,System Design, Link List and Graphs
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : Practice Atleast 250 Questions
Tip 2 : Ex- Do atleast 2 projects

Application process
Where: Referral
Eligibility: Above 7 CGPA
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1 : Have some projects on resume.
Tip 2 : Do not put false things on resume

Interview rounds

01
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration70 Minutes
Interview date16 Dec 2022
Coding problem3

1. Minimum Number of Platforms

Moderate
30m average time
70% success
0/80
Asked in companies
MeeshoGrabAmazon

You have been given two arrays, 'AT' and 'DT', representing the arrival and departure times of all trains that reach a railway station.

Your task is to find the minimum number of platforms required for the railway station so that no train needs to wait.

Note :
1. Every train will depart on the same day and the departure time will always be greater than the arrival time. For example, A train with arrival time 2240 and departure time 1930 is not possible.

2. Time will be given in 24H format and colons will be omitted for convenience. For example, 9:05AM will be given as "905", or 9:10PM will be given as "2110".

3. Also, there will be no leading zeroes in the given times. For example, 12:10AM will be given as “10” and not as “0010”.
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2. Technical Questions

What are semaphores? 
Follow up questions - 
What is critical section problem?

3. Flip Bit to Win

Easy
20m average time
80% success
0/40
Asked in companies
HSBCMicrosoftShareChat

Ninjas are often known for their stealth execution and accuracy to get the job done right. While honing their art of moving through dense forests stealthily, they need the maximum number of continuous trees one after the other for practicing.

Trees are represented by 1s and empty places by 0s (basically a binary representation of a given integer). You are also given an extra tree which you can plant at any empty place (i.e. you can flip one of the zeroes in the binary representation to 1). The tree should be planted such that the maximum number of consecutive trees is maximized.

Your task is to report the maximum number of consecutive trees after plantation.

Note:

You may also choose not to plant that extra tree at all.
For Example:
Input: 54
Output: 5

The binary representation of 54 is 110110.
After flipping the third bit from the left, we get consecutive 5 bits. i.e. 111110.
Problem approach

"Flip Bit to Win" is a coding problem that involves finding the longest sequence of 1s in a binary number (represented as an integer), with the option to flip at most one 0 bit to 1 in order to maximize the length of the sequence. Here's a high-level algorithm to solve this problem:

Convert the input integer to a binary string representation.

Initialize variables to keep track of the current sequence length, the previous sequence length, and the maximum sequence length.

Loop through each bit in the binary string from left to right:

a. If the current bit is 1, increment the current sequence length by 1.

b. If the current bit is 0, update the maximum sequence length by taking the maximum value among the current sequence length, the previous sequence length plus 1 (indicating that you flip the current 0 bit to 1), and the previous sequence length (indicating that you skip the current 0 bit).

c. Update the previous sequence length with the current sequence length.

Return the maximum sequence length as the result.

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02
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration70 Minutes
Interview date16 Dec 2022
Coding problem2

1. N-th Term Of GP

Easy
15m average time
90% success
0/40
Asked in companies
MicrosoftDisney + HotstarCuemath

You are given the first term (A), the common ratio (R) and an integer N. Your task is to find the Nth term of the GP series.

The general form of a GP(Geometric Progression) series is A, A(R), A(R^2), A*(R^3) and so on where A is the first term of GP series

Note :

As the answer can be large enough, return the answer modulo 10^9 + 7.

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2. Dice Throws

Hard
35m average time
65% success
0/120
Asked in companies
MicrosoftDisney + HotstarShareChat

You are given D dice, each having F faces numbered 1 to F, both inclusive. The task is to find the possible number of ways to roll the dice together such that the sum of face-up numbers equal the given target S.

Note :
As the answer can be large, return your answer modulo 10^9  + 7.
Follow Up :
Can you solve this using not more than O(S) extra space?
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03
Round
Easy
HR Round
Duration30 Minutes
Interview date16 Dec 2022
Coding problem1

1. Basic HR Questions

Tell me about yourself.
Why should I hire you?
What are your strengths and weaknesses?
Why do you want to work at our company?

What are your goals?
What motivates you to do good job?
Give me an example of your creativity.

Here's your problem of the day

Solving this problem will increase your chance to get selected in this company

Skill covered: Programming

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