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Associate Software Developer
Caterpillar Inc
4 rounds | 2 Coding
problems
Selected Interview preparation journey
Journey
This was the first company to get into my campus placement. I prepared a lot for this placement. I had like 1 year plus of streak on coding platforms, which helped me a lot to understand and solve problems in interviews. Communication skills were very important here as they will hire you if we show them we can cope with anything and manage.
Application story
The company came on campus, there wasn’t any application needed. students with a 7.5 CGPA and with a computer science background were able to apply.
Preparation
Duration: 6 months
Topics: DSA, Python, Django, .NET, C, C++, Node, React, Spring boot, GitHub, Azure.
Tip 1: Do a lot of practice on coding platforms, and focus on Dynamic Programming.
Tip 2: Have a legitimate project to talk about in a face-to-face interview.
Application process
Where: Campus
Eligibility: 7.5 CGPA
Tip 1: Learn and Improve the skills required for the role and put them in your resume
Tip 2: Include projects on your resume that are relevant to the job role.
Interview rounds
01
Round
Easy
Online Coding Interview
Duration60 minutes
Interview date1 Sep 2022
Coding problem0
60 MCQ Quantitative Aptitude questions.
02
Round
Medium
Online Coding Interview
Duration30 minutes
Interview date8 Sep 2022
Coding problem2
1. Sort Array in O(n) Time complexity.
Moderate
15m average time
85% success
0/80
Asked in companies
You are given an array consisting of 'N' positive integers where each integer is either 0 or 1 or 2. Your task is to sort the given array in non-decreasing order.
Note :
1. The array consists of only 3 distinct integers 0, 1, 2.
2. The array is non-empty.
2. HashMap based problem to find pair of parentheses.
Moderate
10m average time
90% success
0/80
Asked in companies
Given an integer ‘N’ representing the number of pairs of parentheses, Find all the possible combinations of balanced parentheses with the given number of pairs of parentheses.
Note :
Conditions for valid parentheses:
1. All open brackets must be closed by the closing brackets.
2. Open brackets must be closed in the correct order.
For Example :
()()()() is a valid parentheses.
)()()( is not a valid parentheses.
03
Round
Medium
Face to Face
Duration20 minutes
Interview date15 Sep 2022
Coding problem0
Group Discussion round.
04
Round
Hard
Face to Face
Duration30 minutes
Interview date15 Sep 2022
Coding problem0
DSA-related problems included, Stack, Linked List, and Dynamic Programming.Project-related questions about Web development.
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