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3 rounds | 5 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Journey
I wasn't prepared for this interview, but I decided to give it a shot anyway. Thankfully, I was given easier DSA problems that day, which I didn't have much trouble solving. System design was an untouched area for me, but again, luck was on my side. Instead of focusing on LLD and HLD, we moved forward with a backend discussion, and I had a good grasp of concepts for someone with my work experience. After that, my problem-solving skills were tested through a take-home assignment, which they were satisfied with. Overall, this shows that you should never be afraid to appear for interviews, as luck can be on your side any day. All the best!
Application story
I applied in bulk every day, casually, so I don't even remember applying for this. Luck favors those who help themselves.
Preparation
Duration: 6 Months
Topics: Django, Django Rest Framework, Python, PostgreSQL, Flask, Docker
Tip
Tip

Tip 1: Spend time on DSA; this is non-negotiable. However, don’t aim for perfection. You’re good to start interviewing after mastering basic easy questions and some standard medium-level questions.

Tip 2: If your DSA skills are not strong, make sure your development skills are. That was the case for me.

Application process
Where: Linkedin
Eligibility: None, (Salary Package: 16 LPA)
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1: Describe your projects well.

Tip 2: Don’t lie on your resume. You can fake skills, but you cannot fake confidence in your experience.

Interview rounds

01
Round
Easy
Face to Face
Duration45 minutes
Interview date12 Jul 2024
Coding problem4

1. Maximum Subarray Sum

Moderate
25m average time
75% success
0/80
Asked in companies
SquadstackAmazonRazorpay

Given an array of numbers, find the maximum sum of any contiguous subarray of the array.


For example, given the array [34, -50, 42, 14, -5, 86], the maximum sum would be 137, since we would take elements 42, 14, -5, and 86.


Given the array [-5, -1, -8, -9], the maximum sum would be -1.


Follow up: Do this in O(N) time.

Try solving now

2. Longest Common Substring

Moderate
25m average time
75% success
0/80
Asked in companies
InformaticaWells FargoShareChat

You are given two strings, 'str1' and 'str2'. You have to find the length of the longest common substring.


A substring is a continuous segment of a string. For example, "bcd" is a substring of "abcd", while "acd" or "cda" are not.


Example:
Input: ‘str1’ = “abcjklp” , ‘str2’ = “acjkp”.

Output: 3

Explanation:  The longest common substring between ‘str1’ and ‘str2’ is “cjk”, of length 3.
Try solving now

3. DBMS

4. Project Discussion

Past projects, their descriptions, tech stack, and basic architecture.

02
Round
Easy
Face to Face
Duration45 minutes
Interview date18 Sep 2024
Coding problem1

1. Web Architecture Basics

  • REST API working (Learn)
  • HTTP vs HTTPS (Learn)
  • Ports
  • Layers
  • TCP vs UDP (Learn)
  • How requests hit from the browser
  • Django architecture and functioning
03
Round
Easy
Online Coding Interview
DurationOne Day
Interview date20 Sep 2024
Coding problem0
Web problem/projects1

1. Use any free LLMs and create a working project with source code.

  • Gen AI: Learn about it from 1-2 courses on deeplearning.ai.
  • LLMs: Understand how they work.
  • Project + Documentation based on your understanding.

I created a Recipe Generator AI-based application, which was preconfigured to use only the ingredients supplied by the end user, within a limited number of steps (10), and with concise responses.

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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