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SDE - 2
Nykaa
3 rounds | 3 Coding
problems
Selected Interview preparation journey
Preparation
Duration: 3 Months
Topics: Algorithms from geekforgeeks, Data Structures from geekforgeeks and LeetcodeSystem. Design from Work@tech and youtube, OOPS from Geekforgeeks, Databases theory
Tip 1 : Try reading optimized solutions after solving a question
Tip 2 : Give some time to System Design , prepare for LLD
Tip 3 : Be consistent , solve at least 1 question per day
Application process
Where: Linkedin
Eligibility: 2.5 years of experience
Tip 1 : Should contain brief info about projects
Tip 2 : Do share your geekforgeeks/leetcode profile in resume
Interview rounds
01
Round
Easy
Video Call
Duration60 Minutes
Interview date9 Apr 2022
Coding problem1
It was in the afternoon.
It was a coding round , DSA round.
It has 2 medium level questions.
1. Generate Parentheses
Easy
10m average time
90% success
0/40
Asked in companies
Given N pairs of parentheses, write a function to generate and print all combinations of well-formed parentheses. That is, you need to generate all possible valid sets of parentheses that can be formed with a given number of pairs.
Problem approach
I gave the question 5-10 mins to build a logic.
Tested the question for 5-6 test cases.
Explained the solution to the interviewer.
Did a dry run of algo with the interviewer.
Interviewer was satisfied with the solution.
Wrote a neat and clean code. Please make sure you are writing the code with proper indentation
02
Round
Easy
Video Call
Duration60 Minutes
Interview date9 Apr 2022
Coding problem1
It was a system design round. I got the result of round 1 in 30 minutes and round 2 was scheduled. It was a DB design + LLD round.
1. System Design Question
Design a Parking Lot- Db design and Write LLD code for it.
Problem approach
Tip 1 : Dont rush to the solution even if you have solved problem earlier, read question carefully and give it 5 mins.
Tip 2 : Dont hesitate to share your thoughts, freely explain your approach , interviewer can help you with few things.
Tip 3 : A healthy interaction and good explanation of your thoughts is more important than complete code.
Tip4 : Dont panic if your code is not complete, just explain the remaining code to the interviewer.
03
Round
Easy
Video Call
Duration60 Minutes
Interview date11 Apr 2022
Coding problem1
This was a Hiring Manager Round. There were many tech related questions along with the LLD question.
1. System Design Question
Design bookmyshow.
Problem approach
Tip 1 : Dont rush to the solution even if you have solved problem earlier, read question carefully and give it 5 mins.
Tip 2 : Dont hesitate to share your thoughts, freely explain your approach , interviewer can help you with few things.
Tip 3 : A healthy interaction and good explanation of your thoughts is more important than complete code.
Tip 4 : Dont panic if your code is not complete, just explain the remaining code to the interviewer.
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