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Senior Software Engineer

Paytm (One97 Communications Limited)
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4 rounds | 4 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Journey
The interview round consists of a total of 4 rounds. 1 was the Hacker rank round, 2 & 3 was the technical round and the last was the Managerial round. Hacker ranks consist of medium and hard questions. Technical rounds were easy to medium. One can easily crack Paytm's round if their basics are clear and have done some basic problem-solving. I have prepared through GFG and youtube tutorials. Just go through basic interview questions and you are good to go.
Application story
I applied through Naukri and LinkedIn. Recruiter asked me to share my resume. It was a fast-paced process and the whole process took 3 weeks.
Why selected/rejected for the role?
I have given mostly correct answers with logical answers. You should answer the question with a reason. Learn from your previous interviews. Revise all concepts before interview.
Preparation
Duration: 3 months
Topics: Data Structure, Algorithms, Object Oriented Programming, Basics of System Design, Multithreading, Advance Java, Arrays, All types of problem-solving techniques
Tip
Tip

Tip 1: Cover all basics of Data Structure
Tip 2: Pick a programming language and cover all basics of it and prepare a basic project with a framework
Tip 3: Practice mostly asked interview questions from sites like GFG, and Coding Ninjas and keep practicing.
Tip 4: Prepare a project with CRUD(Create, Read, Update, Delete) operations and get it deployed on any free platform.

Application process
Where: Naukri
Eligibility: NA
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1: Mention your tech stack clearly 
Tip 2: Mention your experience and projects in cv with all your experience and the tech stack you worked on

Interview rounds

01
Round
Medium
Online Coding Interview
Duration60 mins
Interview date15 Oct 2021
Coding problem1

Easy to Medium questions

1. Pair Sum

Easy
15m average time
90% success
0/40
Asked in companies
GenpactWalmartCognizant

You are given an integer array 'ARR' of size 'N' and an integer 'S'. Your task is to return the list of all pairs of elements such that each sum of elements of each pair equals 'S'.

Note:

Each pair should be sorted i.e the first value should be less than or equals to the second value. 

Return the list of pairs sorted in non-decreasing order of their first value. In case if two pairs have the same first value, the pair with a smaller second value should come first.
Problem approach

The problem was based on 2 pointer algorithm

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02
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration60 mins
Interview date19 Oct 2021
Coding problem1

Questions were based on Data Structure and core Java and Spring Boot framework

1. Diameter Of Binary Tree

Easy
10m average time
90% success
0/40
Asked in companies
AdobeSnapdealPhonePe

You are given a Binary Tree.


Return the length of the diameter of the tree.


Note :
The diameter of a binary tree is the length of the longest path between any two end nodes in a tree.

The number of edges between two nodes represents the length of the path between them.
Example :
Input: Consider the given binary tree:

Example

Output: 6

Explanation:
Nodes in the diameter are highlighted. The length of the diameter, i.e., the path length, is 6.


Problem approach

The problem can be solved using Binary Tree

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03
Round
Easy
Video Call
Duration60 mins
Interview date23 Oct 2021
Coding problem1

All questions regarding advanced Java and framework and previous project details

1. System design

System Design related to previous projects. Some questions related to Microservices fault tolerance.

Problem approach

Tip 1: Get your previous company's project or the project you mentioned in your CV concepts cleared.
Tip 2: Try to look for micro services concepts.

04
Round
Easy
Video Call
Duration60 mins
Interview date31 Oct 2021
Coding problem1

Some questions regarding System design and some tricky questions

1. Puzzle

Some basic puzzles related to the water jug problem

Problem approach

Tip 1: Be quick with your answer and ask for some hints
Tip 2: Look for some interviews experience for puzzle

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