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Software Engineer

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3 rounds | 4 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Preparation
Duration: 1.5 month
Topics: Dotnet Full stack, Angular, SQL server, OOPS, Data Structure
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : Prepare a good resume and well formatted.
Tip 2 : Prepare your skills to depth. Have full knowledge of the basics.
Tip 3 : Practice basics of DSA

Application process
Where: Naukri
Eligibility: 1.5 years of Experience
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1 : Should be well formatted 
Tip 2 : Highlight all the key skills and put all the work experiences and projects.

Interview rounds

01
Round
Hard
Video Call
Duration80 minutes
Interview date9 May 2022
Coding problem2

It was a Technical interview which lasted more than 1 hour. 
Interviewer asked basic questions of OOPS.
Asked me to describe the projects I have worked on in previous companies. And highlight my role in the project.
Interviewer asked me in depth questions of Dotnet and angular.

1. Non-Decreasing Array

Moderate
35m average time
65% success
0/80
Asked in companies
Thought WorksMicrosoftAmerican Express

You have been given an integer array/list 'ARR' of size 'N'. Write a solution to check if it could become non-decreasing by modifying at most 1 element.

We define an array as non-decreasing, if ARR[i] <= ARR[i + 1] holds for every i (0-based) such that (0 <= i <= N - 2).

Problem approach

I had good knowledge of Data Structured and OOPS. So, I was able to solve this question with ease

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2. Check Palindrome

Easy
0/40
Asked in companies
OptumThalesEXL Service

You're given an alphabetical string ‘S’.


Determine whether it is palindrome or not. A palindrome is a string that is equal to itself upon reversing it.


For example:
‘S’ = racecar
The reverse of ‘S’ is: racecar
Since ‘S’ is equal to its reverse. So ‘S’ is a palindrome.
Hence output will be 1.
Problem approach

It was a easy question. To check strings for palindromic I checked the string from end and starting index if they are equal I checked for the next and previous index respectively for both pointers.

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02
Round
Hard
Video Call
Duration100 minutes
Interview date13 May 2022
Coding problem1

It was managerial round. The interviewer gave me a coding problem and asked me to solve it and write the code for it.

1. Minimum Moves to Equal Array Elements

Moderate
0/80
Asked in companies
TwitterMorgan StanleyAdobe

Ninja has given an array 'ARR' containing 'N' integers; he can perform several moves on that array. In one move, he can increment any 'N' - 1 element of it by 1.

Ninja wants to make all elements of the array equal by performing some finite number of moves. As Ninjas friend, your task is to tell the Ninja that the minimum number of moves is needed to make all array elements equal.

Example:
Input: 'N' = 3, ‘ARR’ = [1, 2, 3] 
Output: 3

It is possible to make all elements of the given array equal by three moves only. There is no possible solution that can perform the task in minimum moves than 3.
[1, 2, 3] => [2, 3, 3] => [3, 4, 3] => [4, 4, 4]
Problem approach

To find the minimum number of moves, we need to remove all elements in range 1 to K that are not equal to a[k]. Hence, we need to keep applying operations until we reach the rightmost term in range 1 to K that is not equal to a[k].

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03
Round
Easy
HR Round
Duration40 minutes
Interview date17 May 2022
Coding problem1

It was an HR round majorly based on compensation discussion.

1. Basic HR Questions

  • Tell me about yourself
  • What are your hobbies?
  • Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
  • Why you're leaving your current company?
  • What do you want to achieve after joining this organisation?
Problem approach

Tip 1 : Be confident 
Tip 2 : Answer to the point 
Tip 3 : Be precise

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Skill covered: Programming

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