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2 rounds | 4 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Journey
I came to know about this job from there official site i have applied to this job and get selected for exam, then i have given the exam and also got selected for the interview
Application story
I applied for this profile on the company website where i got the test link after applying for the jobs
Why selected/rejected for the role?
I was not able to answer the optimal approach for a problem that's why i think i was rejected in the interview
Preparation
Duration: 4 months
Topics: Data Structures, Pointers, OOPS, System Design, Algorithms, Dynamic Programming
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : Graph should be on your tips.
Tip 2 : while explaining the solution to interviewer, dont just hop onto the most optimal solution. Start with the brute force one, give the cons of brute force solution, and then go step by step till you reach the optimal solution.
Tip 3 : Improve on your communication skills as well.

Application process
Where: Company Website
Eligibility: Above 7 CGPA
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1 : Mention only what is required for your profile, for e.g. do not stress too much on your co curricular stuff. Rather, try explaining more of your technical stuff that is relevant for your job.
Tip 2 : keep it limited to 1 page. And make sure its a pdf and not an image.

Interview rounds

01
Round
Easy
Video Call
Duration60 minutes
Interview date11 Nov 2022
Coding problem2

1. Trapping Rain Water

Moderate
15m average time
80% success
0/80
Asked in companies
RazorpayMorgan StanleyUber

You have been given a long type array/list 'arr’ of size 'n’.


It represents an elevation map wherein 'arr[i]’ denotes the elevation of the 'ith' bar.



Note :
The width of each bar is the same and is equal to 1.
Example:
Input: ‘n’ = 6, ‘arr’ = [3, 0, 0, 2, 0, 4].

Output: 10

Explanation: Refer to the image for better comprehension:

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Note :
You don't need to print anything. It has already been taken care of. Just implement the given function.
Problem approach

You have been given a long type array/list 'ARR' of size 'N'. It represents an elevation map wherein 'ARR[i]' denotes the elevation of the 'ith' bar. Print the total amount of rainwater that can be trapped in these elevations.

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2. Stack using queue

Moderate
25m average time
65% success
0/80
Asked in companies
DunzoOptumBig Basket

Implement a Stack Data Structure specifically to store integer data using two Queues.


There should be two data members, both being Queues to store the data internally. You may use the inbuilt Queue.


Implement the following public functions :

1. Constructor:
It initializes the data members(queues) as required.

2. push(data) :
This function should take one argument of type integer. It pushes the element into the stack and returns nothing.

3. pop() :
It pops the element from the top of the stack and, in turn, returns the element being popped or deleted. In case the stack is empty, it returns -1.

4. top :
It returns the element being kept at the top of the stack. In case the stack is empty, it returns -1.

5. size() :
It returns the size of the stack at any given instance of time.

6. isEmpty() :
It returns a boolean value indicating whether the stack is empty or not.
Operations Performed on the Stack:
Query-1(Denoted by an integer 1): Pushes an integer data to the stack. (push function)

Query-2(Denoted by an integer 2): Pops the data kept at the top of the stack and returns it to the caller. (pop function)

Query-3(Denoted by an integer 3): Fetches and returns the data being kept at the top of the stack but doesn't remove it, unlike the pop function. (top function)

Query-4(Denoted by an integer 4): Returns the current size of the stack. (size function)

Query-5(Denoted by an integer 5): Returns a boolean value denoting whether the stack is empty or not. (isEmpty function)
Example
Operations: 
1 5
1 10
2
3
4

Enqueue operation 1 5: We insert 5 at the back of the queue.
  Queue: [5]

Enqueue operation 1 10: We insert 10 at the back of the queue.
  Queue: [5, 10]

Dequeue operation 2: We remove the element from the front of the queue, which is 5, and print it.
  Output: 5
  Queue: [10]

Peek operation 3: We return the element present at the front of the queue, which is 10, without removing it.
  Output: 10
  Queue: [10]

IsEmpty operation 4: We check if the queue is empty.
  Output: False
  Queue: [10]
Problem approach

Implement a Stack Data Structure specifically to store integer data using two Queues.
There should be two data members, both being Queues to store the data internally. You may use the inbuilt Queue.

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02
Round
Easy
Video Call
Duration60 minutes
Interview date11 Nov 2022
Coding problem2

1. Queue Using Two Stacks

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

You will be given ‘Q’ queries. You need to implement a queue using two stacks according to those queries. Each query will belong to one of these three types:

1 ‘X’: Enqueue element ‘X’  into the end of the nth queue. Returns true after the element is enqueued.

2: Dequeue the element at the front of the nth queue. Returns -1 if the queue is empty, otherwise, returns the dequeued element.
Note:
Enqueue means adding an element to the end of the queue, while Dequeue means removing the element from the front of the queue.
Problem approach

Implement a Stack Data Structure specifically to store integer data using two Queues.
There should be two data members, both being Queues to store the data internally. You may use the inbuilt Queue.

Try solving now

2. Gold mine problem

Moderate
35m average time
70% success
0/80
Asked in companies
SamsungGoldman SachsAmazon

You have been given a gold mine represented by a 2-d matrix of size ('N' * 'M') 'N' rows and 'M' columns. Each field/cell in this mine contains a positive integer, the amount of gold in kgs.

Initially, the miner is at the first column but can be at any row.

He can move only right, right up, or right down. That is from a given cell and the miner can move to the cell diagonally up towards the right or right or diagonally down towards the right.

Find out the maximum amount of gold he can collect.

Problem approach

You have been given a gold mine represented by a 2-d matrix of size ('N' * 'M') 'N' rows and 'M' columns. Each field/cell in this mine contains a positive integer, the amount of gold in kgs.
Initially, the miner is at the first column but can be at any row.

Try solving now

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