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Software Developer

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2 rounds | 4 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Journey
I had some coding knowledge when I joined college. then, i was not working till my second year, but after the second year i worked a lot on my coding skills. I got many offers and finally decided to join Cisco as a intern in my fourth year. after that, I got a ppo and started working full time there.
Application story
There was an off-campus drive. I applied via referral, cleared the online test, and moved to the interview.
Why selected/rejected for the role?
I gotten multiple offers and didn't wanted to take another candidate offer, so I move out of the interviews process.
Preparation
Duration: 4 Months
Topics: Data Structures, Algorithms, Aptitude, OOPS
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : You must do previously asked interviews as well as online test questions. 

Tip 2 : You must have a good knowledge of DSA. 

Tip 3 : Do at least 2 good projects, and you must know every bit of them.

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

Tip 1 : Have at least 2 good projects explained in short with all important points covered.
Tip 2 : Every skill must be mentioned.
Tip 3 : Focus on skills, projects, and experiences more.

Interview rounds

01
Round
Easy
Video Call
Duration60 Minutes
Interview date7 Apr 2022
Coding problem2

It was a simple interview round with 2 DSA questions and the interviewer was very supportive.

1. Find K-th smallest Element in BST

Easy
15m average time
85% success
0/40
Asked in companies
SAP LabsGoldman SachsVisa

Given a binary search tree and an integer ‘K’. Your task is to find the ‘K-th’ smallest element in the given BST( binary search tree).

BST ( binary search tree) -

If all the smallest nodes on the left side and all the greater nodes on the right side of the node current node.

Example -

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Order of elements in increasing order in the given BST is - { 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 }

Suppose given ‘K = 3’ then 3rd smallest element is ‘4’.

Suppose given ‘K = 8’ then 8th smallest element is ‘10’.

Note:
1. You are not required to print the output explicitly, it has already been taken care of. Just implement the function and return the ‘K-th’ smallest element of BST.
2. You don’t need to return ‘K-th’ smallest node, return just value of that node. 
3. If ‘K-th’ smallest element is not present in BST then return -1.
Try solving now

2. Maximum Product Subarray

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

You are given an array “arr'' of integers. Your task is to find the contiguous subarray within the array which has the largest product of its elements. You have to report this maximum product.

An array c is a subarray of array d if c can be obtained from d by deletion of several elements from the beginning and several elements from the end.

For e.g.- The non-empty subarrays of an array [1,2,3] will be- [1],[2],[3],[1,2],[2,3],[1,2,3]. 
For Example:
If arr = {-3,4,5}.
All the possible non-empty contiguous subarrays of “arr” are {-3}, {4}, {5}, {-3,4}, {4,5} and {-3,4,5}.
The product of these subarrays are -3, 4, 5, -12, 20 and -60 respectively.
The maximum product is 20. Hence, the answer is 20.
Follow Up:
Can you solve this in linear time and constant space complexity?
Try solving now
02
Round
Easy
Video Call
Duration60 Minutes
Interview date12 Apr 2022
Coding problem2

This time, the interviewer asked me questions about the tech stack (React.js) that I listed as a skill. They also asked one DSA question and one puzzle.

1. Anagram Pairs

Moderate
30m average time
60% success
0/80
Asked in companies
NearbuyAppleAmerican Express

You are given two strings 'str1' and 'str1'.


You have to tell whether these strings form an anagram pair or not.


The strings form an anagram pair if the letters of one string can be rearranged to form another string.

Pre-requisites:

Anagrams are defined as words or names that can be formed by rearranging the letters of another word. Such as "spar" can be formed by rearranging letters of "rasp". Hence, "spar" and "rasp" are anagrams. 

Other examples include:

'triangle' and 'integral'
'listen' and 'silent'
Note:
Since it is a binary problem, there is no partial marking. Marks will only be awarded if you get all the test cases correct. 
Try solving now

2. Puzzle

Given a Circle and Six Straight Lines, what is the maximum number of pieces can one cut the circle using these six straight lines?

Problem approach

Tip 1 : Practice Puzzles regularly.
Tip 2 : Practice previously asked questions.
Tip 3 : Explain your thought process.

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