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Associate Developer

Makse Group
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3 rounds | 6 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Journey
There were 3 interview rounds: the first round was a one-way video interview, the second was with the engineering manager, and the third was with senior leadership. The majority of the focus in all rounds was on the projects I had worked on.
Application story
I applied on LinkedIn and received a link for a one-way interview. I appeared for it and got a call from HR one week later. The interview process continued for another week, after which I received the offer.
Why selected/rejected for the role?
I was confident and performed well; thorough preparation boosts confidence in interviews. Solving as many problems as possible and having a strong understanding of the system you are working on are key.
Preparation
Duration: 1.5 month
Topics: DSA, Spring Boot, Microservices, Backend Development, System Design, React
Tip
Tip

Tip 1: Try designing and developing as many systems as possible.

Tip 2: Clear your doubts and understand concepts in depth.

Tip 3: Learn about integrating new technologies.

Application process
Where: Linkedin
Eligibility: Minimum 1 year of experience (Salary Package: 9.5 LPA)
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1: Keep your resume compact and precise.

Tip 2: Highlight well-documented, impactful projects.

Interview rounds

01
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration45 minutes
Interview date7 Jul 2025
Coding problem2

This was an AI interview round. The questions were based on React.js and Java Spring Boot, as I had mentioned these technologies on my resume.

1. Spring Boot

  • Explain the auto-configuration feature in Spring Boot. (Learn)
  • What is dependency injection, and how is it implemented in Spring Boot? (Learn)
  • How does Spring Boot handle database interactions?

2. React Questions

  • How do you manage global state in a React application?
  • How do you pass data from a parent component to a child component and vice versa?
02
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration45 minutes
Interview date15 Jul 2025
Coding problem3

1 DSA question + project

1. Find K-th smallest Element in BST

Easy
15m average time
85% success
0/40
Asked in companies
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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.
Problem approach

Tip 1: In-order traversal helps.

Tip 2: It gives the 1st smallest element, then the 2nd, and so on.

Tip 3: Update the counter, and when the counter reaches k, return the element.

Try solving now

2. Questions based on project

  • Can you briefly describe your project?
  • What was your role in the project?
  • How did you handle authentication and authorization?
  • Which database did you use, and how did you interact with it (JPA, JDBC, etc.)?

3. React.js Questions

  • Did you face any CORS issues? How did you resolve them?
  • How did you ensure secure communication between the frontend and backend?
03
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration30 minutes
Interview date17 Jul 2025
Coding problem1

The majority of the focus was on past experience and projects.

1. Project Discussion

  • Briefly describe the projects I built, including how data flows, how the system works, and how it returns output.
  • Why did you choose Spring Boot over other frameworks?
  • Why React.js instead of Angular or Vue?
  • How did you handle scalability and performance?
  • What were the biggest challenges in your project, and how did you solve them?
  • Did you write unit or integration tests?
Problem approach

Tip 1: Design the HLD first, then the LLD.
Tip 2: Implement loose coupling between components.
Tip 3: Write solid business logic and thoroughly test APIs.

 

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