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Software Engineer

Paytm (One97 Communications Limited)
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3 rounds | 3 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Preparation
Duration: 3 Months
Topics: Fundamentals of front end development, Core concept of JavaScript, Data Structure, Problem Solving, Database - Mysql
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : Strongly Focus on DSA 
Tip 2 : Prepare with ur Resume what you have mentioned.
Tip 3 : Having Good Projects

Application process
Where: Referral
Eligibility: overall 6 cgpa throughout
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1 : It should be One page
Tip 2 : Details should be point to point.

Interview rounds

01
Round
Medium
Face to Face
Duration30 Minutes
Interview date2 Dec 2021
Coding problem1

It is pure DSA based round and interview checks your problem solving ability.
some interview questions i remember..
1) Write a program to print all nodes which are at a distance "k" from target node
2) difference between runnable vs callable
3) difference between hashMap vs concurrentHashMap
4) use filter and stream on list in java

Hard
20m average time
80% success
0/120
Asked in companies
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You are given an arbitrary binary tree, a node of the tree, and an integer 'K'. You need to find all such nodes which have a distance K from the given node and return the list of these nodes.


Distance between two nodes in a binary tree is defined as the number of connections/edges in the path between the two nodes.


Note:

1. A binary tree is a tree in which each node has at most two children. 
2. The given tree will be non-empty.
3. The given tree can have multiple nodes with the same value.
4. If there are no nodes in the tree which are at distance = K from the given node, return an empty list.
5. You can return the list of values of valid nodes in any order. For example if the valid nodes have values 1,2,3, then you can return {1,2,3} or {3,1,2} etc.
Example :

Sample Output 2 explanation

Consider this tree above. The target node is 5 and K = 3. The nodes at distance 1 from node 5 are {2}, nodes at distance 2 from node 5 are {1, 4} and nodes at distance 3 from node 5 are {6, 3}.
Problem approach

Tip 1 : First understand the problem statement very carefully
Tip 2 : Make a short dry code on paper
Tip 3 : Dry Run it Again

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02
Round
Medium
Face to Face
Duration20 Minutes
Interview date4 Dec 2021
Coding problem1

This Round purely Focus on Ds and Your Academic Projects what you have done in ur college

1. Puzzle

Interview asked me one 'Monkeys and Doors' puzzle.

Problem approach

Tip 1 : Firstly, you should listen the problem statement very carefully
Tip 2 : Then try to answer

03
Round
Easy
HR Round
Duration15 Minutes
Interview date6 Dec 2021
Coding problem1

This Round purely focus on ur Softskills

1. Basic HR questions

Tell me About urself
Why u want to join the Paytm?

Problem approach

Tip 1 : Be confident in this round , Don't hesitate while giving answer
Tip 2 : Body language should be impressive

Here's your problem of the day

Solving this problem will increase your chance to get selected in this company

Skill covered: Programming

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