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SDE - 1

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3 rounds | 5 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Preparation
Duration: 10 months
Topics: Operating System, DBMS, Data Structures and Algorithms , OOP , Computer Networks
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : Never leave any topic from any chapter / Subject
Tip 2 : Learn to explain your thoughts well
Tip 3 : Learn from previous experiences / interviews / problems asked.
Tip 4 : Atleast 4 projects in Resume

Application process
Where: Campus
Eligibility: Computer Science related branches
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1 : Atleast 4 projects on Resume
Tip 2 : Do not write false things. You always get caught. Be genuine.

Interview rounds

01
Round
Easy
Online Coding Interview
Duration120 Minutes
Interview date14 Aug 2020
Coding problem2

Coding + CS fundamental MCQ + Aptitude

1. Weighted Job Scheduling

Moderate
15m average time
85% success
0/80
Asked in companies
MeeshoGoogleGoldman Sachs

You are given 'N' jobs with their start time 'Start', end time 'End' and profit 'Profit'. You need to tell the maximum profit you can obtain by performing these jobs such that no two jobs overlap.

Note:
The start time of one job can be equal to the end time of another.
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2. Ninja and Binary Tree

Moderate
25m average time
75% success
0/80
Asked in companies
AmazonGoldman SachsGoogle

Ninja has to implement a binary tree class from scratch. The Ninja can perform three types of queries on this binary tree.

  • ‘I’ ‘VAL’: In this query, Ninja has to insert a Node with the value ‘VAL’ in the binary tree.
  • ‘D’ ‘VAL’: In this query, Ninja has to delete a Node with the value ‘VAL’ from the binary tree.
  • ‘R’: In this query, Ninja has to print a random node from the tree.

All the Node values in the binary tree are different. All nodes are equally likely to be chosen.

For example:

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02
Round
Medium
Telephonic
Duration60 Minutes
Interview date18 Aug 2020
Coding problem2

In depth questions on Subjects like OOP , DBMS , OS , Javascript.

1. OS Questions

What is virtual memory. What are its uses. Different OS related problems, Indexing

2. Javascript Questions

What is javascript, its uses, server client problems.

03
Round
Hard
Face to Face
Duration30 Minutes
Interview date18 Aug 2020
Coding problem1

Questions on my resume, projects, internship done. Interviewer was a bit harsh on me.

1. Technical Questions

Compiler design related questions, differences between Python and C in very depth.

Low level vs High level language, kernel related questions

Here's your problem of the day

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

Skill covered: Programming

Which operator is used for exponentiation in Python?

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