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SDE - 1

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5 rounds | 5 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Preparation
Duration: 3 months
Topics: Data Structures, Algorithms, OOPS, Algorithms, Dynamic Programming
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : go through others experience to know the pattern
Tip 2 : clearly tell your thought process to interviewer

Application process
Where: Company Website
Eligibility: No
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1 : Avoid adding irrelevant skills achievements
Tip 2 : add deployed links to projects

Interview rounds

01
Round
Medium
Online Coding Test
Duration90 minutes
Interview date15 Jul 2022
Coding problem1

1. Maths based questions

Mathematical problem with conditions, sorting

Problem approach

Step 1: wrote code for the given cases
Step 2: checked for corner cases
Step 3: try optimisation

02
Round
Medium
Assignment
Duration30 minutes
Interview date20 Jul 2022
Coding problem1

1. Technical Questions

Work Simulation test

Problem approach

Tip 1: analyse given data
Tip 2: check feasability
Tip 3: select most suitable option

03
Round
Easy
Video Call
Duration60 minutes
Interview date28 Jul 2022
Coding problem1

1. Subarrays With Zero Sum

Easy
0/40
Asked in companies
MicrosoftOYOAmazon

You are given ‘N’ integers in the form of an array ‘ARR’. Count the number of subarrays having their sum as 0.

For example :
Let ‘ARR’ be: [1, 4, -5]
The subarray [1, 4, -5] has a sum equal to 0. So the count is 1.
Problem approach

Step 1: discuss naive approach
Step 2: optimise the approach
Step 3: write code
Step 4: discuss corner cases

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04
Round
Easy
Video Call
Duration60 minutes
Interview date28 Jul 2022
Coding problem1

1. Min Jumps

Easy
15m average time
85% success
0/40
Asked in companies
AckoHSBCIBM

You live in a Ninja town which is in the form of a N * M grid. In this town, people travel from one place to another by jumping over the buildings which are present in each cell of the grid. It is Christmas eve, and Santa wants to give gifts and chocolates to the kids who live in the building which is present at the cell (N - 1, M - 1). Initially, Santa is present on cell (0, 0). Since Santa is in a hurry, help him find a path from starting point to the endpoint with the least amount of time.

The Santa may go only from one building to any of its adjacent buildings which is present either to the right or to the bottom or bottom right cell i.e. if the current position is (x, y), he may go to (x + 1, y + 1) or (x + 1, y) or (x, y + 1) given that the new coordinates are in the grid. The time taken to reach from one building to another is equal to the absolute difference between the heights of buildings.

Note:

1. The heights of the buildings are positive.
2. Santa starts from the cell (0, 0) and he has to reach the building (N - 1, M - 1).
3. Santa cannot leave the grid at any point of time.
Problem approach

Step1 : brute force approach
Step 2: cover corner cases
Step 3: optimisation

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05
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration60 minutes
Interview date28 Jul 2022
Coding problem1

1. Design based Question

Designing classes and methods for given problem

Problem approach

Tip 1: Understand requirement and discuss naive approach 
Tip 2: Design the solution
Tip 3: optimise based on follow up questions

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