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SDE - 1
Amazon
3 rounds | 6 Coding
problems
Selected Interview preparation journey
Preparation
Duration: 6 months
Topics: Data structure and Algorithms, DBMS, OS, System Design
Tip 1 : Participate in live contests on websites like Codechef, Codeforces etc as much as possible.
Tip 2 : Practice previous interview questions from LeetCode, GeeksForGeeks.
Tip 3 : Revise Computer Science subjects like DBMS, OOPS thoroughly.
Application process
Where: Campus
Eligibility: 6 CGPA
Tip 1 : Add projects and Internships if you have done any and add only those things which you really know.
Interview rounds
01
Round
Easy
Online Coding Interview
Duration90 minutes
Interview date15 Dec 2020
Coding problem1
The round consisted of mcqs and 1 coding question.
- MCQ’s(Total -19)
Topics: Trees(5), semaphores(3), deadlocks(5) and algorithms(6)
1. Anagram Pairs
Easy
20m average time
80% success
0/40
Asked in companies
Given a Binary Tree of 'N' number of total nodes, return the sequence of values of the leftmost and rightmost node at each level.
For example:
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Problem approach
I simply used hashing to solve this problem by checking the frequency of characters in both strings.
02
Round
Easy
Face to Face
Duration90 minutes
Interview date15 Dec 2020
Coding problem2
1. Successor Problem
Problem approach
I have done this question earlier so just use already built algorithm which traverses the number from the back.
2. Circular Move
Problem approach
I simply started from 0,0 point and if the robot again reaches to 0,0 point then motion is circular. I explained my whole approach on paper to the interviewer.
03
Round
Easy
Face to Face
Duration90 minutes
Interview date15 Dec 2020
Coding problem3
1. Find Number of Islands
Problem approach
Simply gave the interviewer, DFS based approach by visiting adjacent connected components and counting the number of islands. The interviewer was satisfied with my approach.
2. Reverse Stack Using Recursion
Problem approach
I told him proper algorithm with code on paper to the interviewer. He asked me to dry run the algorithm which I did by taking an example of stack.
3. Leftmost & Rightmost Nodes of Binary Tree
Problem approach
I used Level order approach to solve this question and the interviewer was quite satisfied with my approach and he was happy with my response.
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