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SDE - 1
Microsoft
3 rounds | 3 Coding
problems
Selected Interview preparation journey
Preparation
Duration: 2 months
Topics: Data structures, algorithms , low level system design , high level system design, problem solving
Tip 1 : Never give up
Tip 2 : Practice
Tip 3 : Be positive
Application process
Where: Linkedin
Eligibility: No
Tip 1 : Keep it short
Tip 2 : Highlight skills and achievements
Interview rounds
01
Round
Easy
Online Coding Interview
Duration60 Minutes
Interview date13 Mar 2019
Coding problem1
1. Spiral Order Traversal of a Binary Tree
Easy
20m average time
75% success
0/40
Asked in companies
You have been given a binary tree of 'N' nodes. Print the Spiral Order traversal of this binary tree.
For example
For the given binary tree [1, 2, 3, -1, -1, 4, 5, -1, -1, -1, -1]
1
/ \
2 3
/ \
4 5
Output: 1 3 2 4 5
Problem approach
level order traversal in opposite directions
02
Round
Easy
Face to Face
Duration60 Minutes
Interview date16 Mar 2019
Coding problem1
1. Word Break
Moderate
15m average time
85% success
0/80
Asked in companies
You are given a list of “N” strings A. Your task is to check whether you can form a given target string using a combination of one or more strings of A.
Note :
You can use any string of A multiple times.
Examples :
A =[“coding”, ”ninjas”, “is”, “awesome”] target = “codingninjas”
Ans = true as we use “coding” and “ninjas” to form “codingninjas”
Problem approach
Using dp.
03
Round
Easy
Face to Face
Duration60 Minutes
Interview date16 Mar 2019
Coding problem1
1. System Design Question
Design elevator system
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Skill covered: Programming
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