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SDE - 1

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3 rounds | 5 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Journey
I started my coding journey on youtube, where I first learned the data structure and Algorithm. Then I started my preparation of Data Structure on the LinkedIn.
Application story
Company visited to your campus for the placement .
Why selected/rejected for the role?
I think i was selected because i was able to answer all the question correctly under the given time of the interview
Preparation
Duration: 4 Months
Topics: Data Structures, Pointers, OOPS, System Design, Algorithms, Dynamic Programming
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : Practice Atleast 250 Questions
Tip 2 : Ex- Do atleast 2 projects

Application process
Where: Campus
Eligibility: Above 7 CGPA
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1 : Have some projects on resume.
Tip 2 : Do not put false things on resume.

Interview rounds

01
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration60 Minutes
Interview date17 Nov 2022
Coding problem2

1. Cousins of Given Node in Binary Tree

Moderate
10m average time
90% success
0/80
Asked in companies
AmazonSamsungIBM

Given a binary tree of N nodes and a node of this tree, you need to return a list containing the values of the cousins of the given node in the given binary tree sorted by non-decreasing order of their values.

Note:
Two nodes of a binary tree are cousins if they have the same depth or level, but have different parents.

No two nodes in the given binary tree will have the same data values.
Example :

Example Of Cousins

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2. Middle Of Linked List

Easy
20m average time
80% success
0/40
Asked in companies
SamsungGoldman SachsOracle

Given a singly linked list of 'N' nodes. The objective is to determine the middle node of a singly linked list. However, if the list has an even number of nodes, we return the second middle node.

Note:
1. If the list is empty, the function immediately returns None because there is no middle node to find.
2. If the list has only one node, then the only node in the list is trivially the middle node, and the function returns that node.
Problem approach

Given the head node of the singly linked list, return a pointer pointing to the middle of the linked list.
If there are an odd number of elements, return the middle element if there are even elements return the one which is farther from the head node.
For example, let the linked list be 1->2->3->4->null
Since the number of elements in this linked list is 4 so we have 2 middle elements, i.e. 2 and 3, but we return 3 as it is farther from the head node, i.e. 1.

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02
Round
Easy
Video Call
Duration60 Minutes
Interview date17 Nov 2022
Coding problem2

1. Counting Pairs

Moderate
35m average time
65% success
0/80
Asked in companies
OptumIBMUber

You are given a positive integer N and an equation 1/X + 1/Y = 1/N

You need to determine the count of all possible positive integral solutions (X, Y) for the above equation.

Note:

1. X and Y should be greater than 0.
2. (X, Y) and (Y, X) are considered different solutions if X is not equal to Y, i.e. (X, Y) and (Y, X) will not be distinct if X=Y.
Problem approach

You are given a positive integer N and an equation 1/X + 1/Y = 1/N
You need to determine the count of all possible positive integral solutions (X, Y) for the above equation.

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2. Level Order Traversal

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

You have been given a Binary Tree of integers. You are supposed to return the level order traversal of the given tree.

For example:
For the given binary tree

Example

The level order traversal will be {1,2,3,4,5,6,7}.
Problem approach

You have been given a Binary Tree of integers. You are supposed to return the level order traversal of the given tree.

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03
Round
Easy
HR Round
Duration20 Minutes
Interview date17 Nov 2022
Coding problem1

1. Basic HR Questions

Give me an example of your creativity.
How long would you expect to work for us if hired?
Are not you overqualified for this position?
Describe your ideal company, location and job.

Problem approach

An ideal company is one which provides the best to their employees which the other companies cannot provide them. And even the company should encourage them then we can give a better output.

An ideal job is a job which gives self-satisfaction to the core as it is our dream job. And it is a job where I should work from my heart.

Location means a peaceful environment where we can have better fun along with work. And having a good team around. And where we can find all the above discussed. This is what I think sir. Thank you.

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