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3 rounds | 5 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Journey
I started with a genuine love for software engineering and a hunger to learn. I dived into the basics, built cool projects, and fine-tuned my skills. It wasn't always smooth sailing, but I never gave up. I hustled, sought mentorship, and grabbed internships to gain practical experience. The interview process was a rollercoaster, but it taught me the importance of resilience and constant growth. And guess what? I cracked that job interview and landed a sweet software engineering gig! Your journey is unique, my friend. Embrace the grind, keep learning, and never lose sight of your goals. You've got this!
Application story
Applied via Linkedin on company's page after seeing a post from an HR. Got a test link 3-4 days later
Why selected/rejected for the role?
Answered confidently and covered all possible aspects about the question that I could think of. Interviewers were also were interactive
Preparation
Duration: 3 months
Topics: Data Structures, Pointers, OOPS, Algorithms, Dynamic Programming, Trees, C++
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : Practice a lot
Tip 2 : Spend time on your resume

Application process
Where: Linkedin
Eligibility: No criteria mentioned
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1: Have relevant projects
Tip 2: Clearly state things in simple language

Interview rounds

01
Round
Easy
Online Coding Interview
Duration60 mins
Interview date5 May 2021
Coding problem2

online

1. Find Number Of Islands

Moderate
34m average time
60% success
0/80
Asked in companies
WalmartShareChatAmazon

You are given a 2-dimensional array/list having N rows and M columns, which is filled with ones(1) and zeroes(0). 1 signifies land, and 0 signifies water.

A cell is said to be connected to another cell, if one cell lies immediately next to the other cell, in any of the eight directions (two vertical, two horizontal, and four diagonals).

A group of connected cells having value 1 is called an island. Your task is to find the number of such islands present in the matrix.

Problem approach

Used DFS

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2. Search In Rotated Sorted Array

Easy
12m average time
85% success
0/40
Asked in companies
Disney + HotstarPhonePeArcesium

You have been given a sorted array/list 'arr' consisting of ‘n’ elements. You are also given an integer ‘k’.


Now the array is rotated at some pivot point unknown to you.


For example, if 'arr' = [ 1, 3, 5, 7, 8], then after rotating 'arr' at index 3, the array will be 'arr' = [7, 8, 1, 3, 5].


Now, your task is to find the index at which ‘k’ is present in 'arr'.


Note :
1. If ‘k’ is not present in 'arr', then print -1.
2. There are no duplicate elements present in 'arr'. 
3. 'arr' can be rotated only in the right direction.


Example:
Input: 'arr' = [12, 15, 18, 2, 4] , 'k' = 2

Output: 3

Explanation:
If 'arr' = [12, 15, 18, 2, 4] and 'k' = 2, then the position at which 'k' is present in the array is 3 (0-indexed).


Problem approach

applied binary search

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02
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration60 mins
Interview date7 May 2021
Coding problem2

1. Coin Change(Finite Supply)

Hard
0/120
Asked in companies
IBMAdobeAmazon

You are given an array of integers ‘coins’ denoting the denomination of coins and another array of integers ‘freq’ denoting the number of coins of each denomination.

You have to find the number of ways to make the sum ‘V’ by selecting some(or all) coins from the array.

The answer can be very large. So, return the answer modulo 1000000007.

For Example :
‘N’ = 3, ‘coins’ = {1, 2, 3}, ‘freq’ = {1, 1, 3}, ‘V’ = 6

For the given example, we can make six by using the following coins:
{1, 2, 3}
{3. 3}
Hence, the answer is 2.
Problem approach

used DP

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2. 0 1 Knapsack

Moderate
0/80
Asked in companies
Disney + HotstarOptumAmazon

A thief is robbing a store and can carry a maximum weight of ‘W’ into his knapsack. There are 'N' items available in the store and the weight and value of each item is known to the thief. Considering the constraints of the maximum weight that a knapsack can carry, you have to find the maximum profit that a thief can generate by stealing items.

Note: The thief is not allowed to break the items.

For example, N = 4, W = 10 and the weights and values of items are weights = [6, 1, 5, 3] and values = [3, 6, 1, 4]. Then the best way to fill the knapsack is to choose items with weight 6, 1 and 3. The total value of knapsack = 3 + 6 + 4 = 13.

Problem approach

used DP

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03
Round
Easy
Video Call
Duration30 mins
Interview date7 May 2021
Coding problem1

1. Project based questions

Asked about a couple of my projects and how they could be made scalable and applied to real world problems

Problem approach

Tip 1: Think outside the box
Tip 2: Speak your mind out, there are no wrong answers here

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