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Software Engineer

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3 rounds | 4 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Preparation
Duration: 2 months
Topics: Java, Data Structures and Algorithms, DBMS(SQL), Coding Questions, OOPS
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : Do a lot of coding practice from Hackerrank , Leet Code etc
Tip 2 : Study your resume well
Tip 3 : Add atleast 2 project works and 1 internship

Application process
Where: Campus
Eligibility: 7 cgpa above, No pending Backlogs
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1 : Resume should be short and crisp( Don't brag anything that you are not aware of)
Tip 2 : Always add the GitHub link of the projects that are mentioned in the resume

Interview rounds

01
Round
Medium
Online Coding Interview
Duration60 minutes
Interview date5 Sep 2019
Coding problem2

The round was moderate. 25 MCqs were based on Quantitative aptititude and Logical Based. 25 MCQs were Technical ( based on Java, web based etc)

1. Matrix Chain Multiplication

Moderate
40m average time
60% success
0/80
Asked in companies
WalmartInfo Edge India (Naukri.com)Morgan Stanley

Given a chain of matrices A1, A2, A3,.....An. Your task is to find out the minimum cost to multiply these matrices. The cost of matrix multiplication is defined as the number of scalar multiplications. A Chain of matrices A1, A2, A3,.....An is represented by a sequence of numbers in an array ‘arr’ where the dimension of 1st matrix is equal to arr[0] * arr[1] , 2nd matrix is arr[1] * arr[2], and so on.

For example:

For arr[ ] = { 10, 20, 30, 40}, matrix A1 = [10 * 20], A2 = [20 * 30], A3 = [30 * 40]

Scalar multiplication of matrix with dimension 10 * 20 is equal to 200.
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2. Left View Of a Binary Tree

Easy
10m average time
90% success
0/40
Asked in companies
OlaHSBCArcesium

You have been given a binary tree of integers. You are supposed to find the left view of the binary tree. The left view of a binary tree is the set of all nodes that are visible when the binary tree is viewed from the left side.

Example:

example

The left view of the above binary tree is  {5, 7, 14, 25}.
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02
Round
Medium
Face to Face
Duration20 minutes
Interview date11 Sep 2019
Coding problem1

I was firstly asked about the projects that I did during my internship and as a part of final year college project. Then according to my resume and the skill sets that I added in it, I was asked few Java based questions and 1 problem statement to solve.

1. 0 1 Knapsack

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

A thief is robbing a store and can carry a maximal weight of W into his knapsack. There are N items and the ith item weighs wi and is of value vi. Considering the constraints of the maximum weight that a knapsack can carry, you have to find and return the maximum value that a thief can generate by stealing items.

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03
Round
Easy
HR Round
Duration15 minutes
Interview date11 Sep 2019
Coding problem1

It was easy. A healthy communication between me and HR.

1. Basic HR Questions

Tell me about yourself.

Why do you chose HSBC?

What role do you want to play in the growth of this company?

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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