AMD India Pvt. interview experience Real time questions & tips from candidates to crack your interview
Software Engineer
AMD India Pvt.
3 rounds | 4 Coding
problems
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Preparation
Duration: 2 months
Topics: Data Structures, Pointers, C/C++, OOPS, Operating Systems, , Computer Architecture, Networking, System Design, Algorithms, Dynamic Programming
Tip 1 : Good level of C Understanding is a must. Companies who are into developing hardware stuff are more focused on Linux, C, Linux Kernel, Operating Systems, Computer Architecture, and DSA.
Tip 2 : Have at least 1 good project and 1 normal project in the resume which you can demonstrate clearly
Tip 3 : Communication is also one of the key factors while giving your interviews. One can never know whether we are thinking in the right direction or not. So be loud and clear about your thought process.
Application process
Where: Linkedin
Eligibility: Atleast 1 year of experience in Linux Kernel Development
Tip 1 : Keep it short and sweet (Probably 1 page is more than enough to showcase your skills)
Tip 2 : Always study for the company and role you're applying to and based on that re- structure your resume such that skills align with the role.
Interview rounds
01
Round
Medium
Online Coding Interview
Duration90 minutes
Interview date1 Mar 2022
Coding problem1
It was first virtual screening round containing on MCQ's and code snippets. Covered a lot of basic understanding to medium-level understanding of programming.
1. Wildcard Pattern Matching
Hard
50m average time
30% success
0/120
Asked in companies
Given a text and a wildcard pattern of size N and M respectively, implement a wildcard pattern matching algorithm that finds if the wildcard pattern is matched...
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02
Round
Medium
Online Coding Interview
Duration90 minutes
Interview date7 Jun 2022
Coding problem2
The second round was an actual face-to-face round with the interviewer which lasted for 45 mins.
1. LCA Of Binary Tree
Moderate
10m average time
90% success
0/80
Asked in companies
You have been given a Binary Tree of distinct integers and two nodes ‘X’ and ‘Y’. You are supposed to return the LCA (Lowest Common Ancestor) of ‘X’ and ‘Y’.
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Problem approach
Lowest Common Ancestor is pretty generic coding problems in tree.
Step 1: If Node A and Node B exists on the left of the tree, recursively traverse left of tree
Step 2: Else if Both exists on right, then traverse right
Step 3: Else if root > smaller node and root < larger node, then return root
2. Theory Question
- What are locks?? What are semaphores??
- Write pseudo code for a multithreading app where the producer produces some data and the consumer consumes it after the producer is done producing some data.
- Asked a few questions on Linux Kernel like how will context switch happen from user space to kernel space (Glibc library)
- What does MODULE_INIT and MODULE_EXIT does ??
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03
Round
Easy
HR Round
Duration30 minutes
Interview date9 Jun 2022
Coding problem1
This was the final round of General HR questions with the Hiring Manager of the company
1. Basic HR Questions
1. Tell me about yourself
2. Why do you want to switch your job?
3. Tell us what role you played in the last team and what impact it made?
4. Given a puzzle similar to measuring 4 units of water in a cup, given 2 cups of size 5 and 3
5. Where do you see yourself in the next 5 years?
Problem approach
Just stay honest and stay confident
Here's your problem of the day 
Solving this problem will increase your chance to get selected in this company
What is the result of 4 % 2?
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