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2 rounds | 4 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Journey
During my B.Tech, our seniors informed us how important DSA is for cracking placements. Therefore, I started practicing DSA on CodeStudio and other from my second year. I practiced a lot of questions and also focused properly on core subjects.
Application story
The HR contacted me through email. I was asked to appear for the coding test. I applied through the link provided and then the further rounds were carried out.
Why selected/rejected for the role?
I was selected because I was able to answer all coding questions properly. I started with a naive approach and went ahead to explain the optimized approach for almost all the questions. Moreover, I had a deep understanding of OS concepts as well.
Preparation
Duration: 2 months
Topics: DBMS, Data Structures and Algorithms , OOP, Maths puzzles, Aptitude , CN, OS
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : Never leave any topic from any chapter / Subject.
Tip 2 : Learn to explain your thoughts well.
Tip 3 : Learn from previous experiences/interviews/problems asked.
Tip 4 : At least 4 projects in Resume.

Application process
Where: Linkedin
Eligibility: 6
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1 : At least 4 projects on resume.
Tip 2 : Do not write false things. You always get caught. Be genuine.

Interview rounds

01
Round
Hard
Online Coding Test
Duration90 mins
Interview date7 Mar 2023
Coding problem2

Round was held in the morning probably 10 or 11 am, the test window was open for 90 minutes and one can give the test anytime in that 1.5 hour.

1. Ways To Make Coin Change

Moderate
20m average time
80% success
0/80
Asked in companies
AmazonCIS - Cyber InfrastructureLinkedIn

You are given an infinite supply of coins of each of denominations D = {D0, D1, D2, D3, ...... Dn-1}. You need to figure out the total number of ways W, in which you can make a change for value V using coins of denominations from D. Print 0, if a change isn't possible.

Problem approach

Used dynamic programming to solve this problem.

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2. Find Duplicates In Array

Easy
15m average time
90% success
0/40
Asked in companies
LinkedInBNY MellonFreshworks

You are given an array/list 'ARR' consisting of N integers, which contains elements only in the range 0 to N - 1. Some of the elements may be repeated in 'ARR'. Your task is to find all such duplicate elements.

Note:
1. All the elements are in the range 0 to N - 1.
2. The elements may not be in sorted order.
3. You can return the duplicate elements in any order.
4. If there are no duplicates present then return an empty array.
Problem approach

I solved using set and hashing.

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02
Round
Medium
HR Round
Duration30 mins
Interview date7 Mar 2023
Coding problem2

1. Validate Binary Tree Nodes

Moderate
15m average time
85% success
0/80
Asked in companies
FacebookMakeMyTripIntuit

You are given ‘N’ binary tree nodes numbered from 0 to N - 1 where node ‘i’ has two children LEFT_CHILD[i] and RIGHT_CODE[i]. Return ‘True’ if and only if all the given nodes form exactly one valid binary tree. If node ‘i’ has no left child then 'LEFT_CHILD[i]' will equal -1, similarly for the right child.

Example:

Let’s say we have n=4 nodes, 'LEFT_CHILD' = {1, -1, 3, -1} and 
RIGHT_CHILD = {2, -1, -1, -1}. So the resulting tree will look like this:

It will return True as there is only one valid binary tree and each node has only one parent and there is only one root.
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2. HR Question

Why do you want to join here?

What are your salary expectations?

Here's your problem of the day

Solving this problem will increase your chance to get selected in this company

Skill covered: Programming

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