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Consulting Engineer

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6 rounds | 9 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Preparation
Duration: 3 months
Topics: Networking, Operating System, Data Structures, Database, Object Oriented Programming
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : Be good with your networking concepts.
Tip 2 : Coding questions are also asked so you should be good at it.
Tip 3 : Be clear with OS concepts

Application process
Where: Other
Eligibility: Above 7 CGPA
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1 : Mention only the projects you are thorough with in your resume.
Tip 2 : Do mention extra curricular activities in your resume if you have participated.

Interview rounds

01
Round
Easy
Online Coding Interview
Duration30 Minutes
Interview date7 Sep 2020
Coding problem3

It was in the morning around 11am and lasted for 30 mins 26 MCQs were there.
You get 26 questions based on Dry Run Codes, CCNA, OS, DBMS, IWT, Cyber Security and some networking problems which you'll need to solve. It's a proctored examination.

1. Networking Question

How many maximum VLAN's can be created?

Problem approach

Tip 1 : Read networking thoroughly

2. Networking Question

How many bits of a MAC address are used by OUI portion?

Problem approach

Tip 1 : Read networking thoroughly
 

3. Networking Question

At which OSI layer does a hub operate at?

Problem approach

Tip 1 : Read networking thoroughly

02
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration60 minutes
Interview date14 Sep 2020
Coding problem3

This was a video submission round were you need to submit your video solution for the problem they have given.
You're given three problem statements, each one completely different from the other and unique in their own way. You're required to Analyze, Research and Come up with a solution for any one of them using 5G or any other latest technologies. Your solution should be unique, innovative, scalable and feasible to implement. Here's the catch, you only have 90 seconds to do all that

1. Situation Based Question

In the light of present COVID pandemic, the healthcare industry is seeing unprecedented challenges. Technology has therefore become a critical tool for healthcare. How can AI be leveraged to provide people with critical real-time updates, FAQs, symptom screenings and potential case detection?

Problem approach

Tip 1 : Bring innovative ideas
Tip 2 : Be confident and have a smile on your face
Tip 3 : Do not copy someone's idea

2. Situation Based Question

The network availability and faster provisioning in the era of the digital world is a high priority. How SDN can play a role in providing a high availability network. Provide a solution and self-heal in case of failure or impact in the network.

Problem approach

Tip 1 : Bring innovative ideas.
Tip 2 : Be confident and have a smile on your face.
Tip 3 : Do not copy someone's idea.

3. Situation Based Question

Use connected technology to solve business problems seen in unrecognized sectors. Take any unorganized sector and find a technological solution to help that industry during an pandemic like situation.

Problem approach

Tip 1 : Bring innovative ideas.
Tip 2 : Be confident and have a smile on your face.
Tip 3 : Do not copy someone's idea.

03
Round
Easy
Telephonic
Duration60 Minutes
Interview date19 Sep 2020
Coding problem0

This assessment is to evaluate your competency in a high pressured work environment. Contains general aptitude and psychological questions.

04
Round
Hard
Online Coding Interview
Duration60 Minutes
Interview date12 Oct 2020
Coding problem1

It was in the afternoon 2-3pm.
You need to clear this test to proceed to the interviews. 
UR Test contains 26 questions, were 25 are MCQs from DSA, DBMS, CCNA, Cyber Security and other domain subjects and 1 competitive coding question

1. The Skyline Problem

Hard
15m average time
85% success
0/120
Asked in companies
SnapdealUberCisco

You are given 'N' rectangular buildings in a 2-dimensional city. Your task is to compute the skyline of these buildings, eliminating hidden lines return the skyline formed by these buildings collectively. A city's skyline is the outer contour of the silhouette formed by all the buildings in that city when viewed from a distance. The geometric information of each building is given in the array of buildings where BUILDINGS[i] = [LEFT_i, RIGHT_i, HEIGHT_i]:

-> LEFT_i is the x coordinate of the left edge of the ith building.

-> RIGHT_i is the x coordinate of the right edge of the ith building.

-> HEIGHT_i is the height of the ith building.

You may assume all buildings are perfect rectangles grounded on an absolutely flat surface at height 0.

The skyline should be represented as a list of "key points" sorted by their x-coordinate in the form [[x1, y1], [x2, y2], ...]. Each key point is the left endpoint of some horizontal segment in the skyline except the last point in the list, which always has a y-coordinate 0 and is used to mark the skyline's termination where the rightmost building ends. Any ground between the leftmost and rightmost buildings should be part of the skyline's contour.

Note:
There must be no consecutive horizontal lines of equal height in the output skyline. For instance, [...,[2 3], [4 5], [7 5], [11 5], [12 7],...] is not acceptable; the three lines of height 5 should be merged into one in the final output.

As such: [..., [2 3], [4 5], [12 7],...]. 

Also, the buildings are sorted by a non-decreasing order.

For more clarification see sample case 1.
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06
Round
Hard
Face to Face
Duration60 Minutes
Interview date6 Nov 2020
Coding problem1

It starts in the morning depending on your number you will be called my took place in afternoon around 1pm.
They'll ask you questions and some situations, how you will handle them and how can you improve them. You answer should be original as the interviewer is a lot more experienced than you are, thus they know when you're saying the words from the internet. Be original, Be Confident

1. Remove character

Easy
0/40
Asked in companies
CiscoLivekeeping (An IndiaMART Company)Hewlett Packard Enterprise

For a given a string(str) and a character X, write a function to remove all the occurrences of X from the given string.

The input string will remain unchanged if the given character(X) doesn't exist in the input string.

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07
Round
Easy
HR Round
Duration20 Minutes
Interview date6 Nov 2020
Coding problem1

This round is as important as any other. They check your communication skills, confidence and your ability to handle things. You'll be told your offer CTC in this round so listen carefully too!

1. Basic HR Questions

What do you know about our company?
What does success means to you?
You are interested in AI and ours is a networking company so why should we hire you?

Problem approach

Tip 1 : Be confident with whatever you are telling the interviewer
Tip 2 : Have thorough knowledge regarding the company
Tip 3 : Have a smile on your face

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