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SDE - Intern

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3 rounds | 6 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Journey
My coding journey started after going to college. I got to know about it from my seniors. I started focusing on learning key DSA concepts and began practicing by implementing them in any programming language. At the same time, I started participating in competitive programming contests. You will learn a lot from the discussions after contests on many such platforms.
Application story
I applied on campus. The process is just similar to how the application process is for other companies on campus. If you fulfill the eligibility requirements, then you are allowed to apply for the company.
Why selected/rejected for the role?
I was selected for this role as I solved questions in the OA and then solved questions in the interviews. Maybe they found me a good fit for this role technically as well as aligned with the company values.
Preparation
Duration: 6 Months
Topics: Data Structures, Database, OOPS, High level System Design, Algorithms, Networks, Operating System
Tip
Tip

Tip 1: Topics like DSA and coding implementation should be started first, as they require continuous practice.
Tip 2: Theory topics like networks, OOP, and DBMS should be learned just before interviews so they are fresh in mind.

Application process
Where: Campus
Eligibility: above 8 CGPA, Branch Eligibility: CSE, MnC, EEE, ECE, (Salary: 12 LPA)
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1: Be honest.
Tip 2: Highlight achievements/accomplishments.

Interview rounds

01
Round
Medium
Online Coding Interview
Duration100 Minutes
Interview date12 Aug 2023
Coding problem0

There were total of 4 questions: 1 easy, 2 medium and 1 hard.

02
Round
Medium
Face to Face
Duration45 Minutes
Interview date13 Aug 2023
Coding problem1

Number of interviewers: 1.
We both introduced each other, first of all. The first 30 minutes of the interview were completely dependent on OOPS and DBMS theory. Questions were asked from these topics in more depth, so I just said I didn't know and moved on in 2 or 3 questions. Only 1 coding question was asked, and I was supposed to do it in 15 minutes.
Question: Given a string of '(' and ')', find the largest size substring which is balanced parentheses.
First, I mistakenly found the largest subsequence, then the interviewer confirmed that he asked for a substring. Then, I quickly changed my code as it was a very easy question.

1. Longest Valid Parentheses

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

You are given a string ‘S’ containing only the characters ‘)’ and ‘(‘. You need to find the length of the longest valid i.e. well-formed parentheses substring.

For example:
Let the given string be “(()())((”.

Here the valid parentheses substrings are: “()”, “()” and “(()())”. Out of these the longest valid string is “(()())” which has a length 6.
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03
Round
Easy
Face to Face
Duration90 Minutes
Interview date13 Aug 2023
Coding problem5

Duration: 1.5 hrs
Number of interviewers: 3
They all introduced themselves, and then I introduced myself. They asked me how my day was. The first 45 minutes were things other than coding questions; basically, it was a discussion on projects in depth, as well as a discussion on databases and OOP.

1. They pasted Hello World! program and asked me to explain each line in detail.

Problem approach

They expected to know about header files, preprocessor directives, user-defined namespaces, why the main function runs first, etc.

2. Given a balanced binary search tree and an element then find the next successor of that element in the tree.

3. Remove K Digits

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

Given a number n, remove exactly x digits from n such that the remaining number formed by removing these digits is minimum. Find this minimum number.

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4. Water Jug Puzzle

Water Jug Puzzle - Given two jugs with capacities of 3 and 5 liters, respectively. Find if you can measure a capacity of 4 liters using these 2 jugs only.

Problem approach

Tip 1: Don't arrive at a solution by hit and trial.
Tip 2: Speak out any ways you are thinking of to solve the puzzle.

5. Water Jug Problem

Moderate
15m average time
85% success
0/80
Asked in companies
IntuitUberTata Consultancy Services (TCS)

You are given two water jugs with capacities X and Y litres respectively. Both the jugs are initially empty. There is an infinite amount of water supply available. The jugs do not have markings to measure smaller quantities.

The following operations are allowed:

• Fill any of the jugs entirely with water.
• Empty any of the jugs.
• Pour water from one jug into another till the other jug is full, or the first jug itself is empty.

You are required to tell whether it is possible to measure exactly ‘Z’ litres using both of the jugs.

If Z litres of water is measurable, you must have Z litres of water contained within one or both buckets by the end.

For example:

In order to measure 2 litres from jugs of 4 and 6 litres we can follow the following steps-

• Fill 6-litres jugs to its maximum capacity.
• Pour water from 6-litres jug to the jug with 4-litres capacity.
• Pour water from 6-litres jug to the jug with 4-litres capacity.
Problem approach

Already the interview was longer than they said, so they asked me to just write recursion when I said this is a memoization problem.

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