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Associate Software Engineer
Qualcomm
3 rounds | 5 Coding
problems
Selected Interview preparation journey
Preparation
Duration: 6 months
Topics: Data Structures, Pointers, OOPS, System Design, Algorithms, Dynamic Programming, java
Tip 1 - Practice Atleast 250 Questions from geeks from geeks and coding ninjas
Tip 2 - Ex- Do atleast 2 good projects
Application process
Where: Hackerrank
Eligibility: Above 7 CGPA
Tip 1 : Have some projects on resume.
Tip 2 : Do not put false things on resume and be confident.
Interview rounds
01
Round
Easy
Online Coding Interview
Duration75 minutes
Interview date18 Feb 2021
Coding problem2
It started with introduction. He then touched upon my projects and internship experience. 2 coding question were given and it was supposed to be solved by sharing screen. Certain OOPs concept were concepts were asked , difference between method overloading and method overriding , concept of abstraction, static methods and variables
1. N-th Node From The End
Easy
10m average time
90% success
0/40
Asked in companies
You are given a Singly Linked List of integers. You have to find the N-th node from end.
For Example
If the given list is (1 -> -2 -> 0 -> 4) and N=2:
Then the 2nd node from the end is 0.
Problem approach
1) Calculate the length of the Linked List. Let the length be len.
2) Print the (len – n + 1)th node from the beginning of the Linked List.
2. Cycle Detection in a Singly Linked List
Moderate
15m average time
80% success
0/80
Asked in companies
You are given a Singly Linked List of integers. Return true if it has a cycle, else return false.
A cycle occurs when a node's next points back to a previous node in the list.
Example:
In the given linked list, there is a cycle, hence we return true.
02
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration60 minutes
Interview date20 Feb 2021
Coding problem2
Again some introduction. He saw one of my project involving use of multithreading. Hence, he asked me about concept multithreading. 2-3 questions were given . Any language can be used to solve.
1. OOPS Question
Differences between Procedural and Object Oriented Programming
Problem approach
In procedural programming, the program is divided into small parts called functions.
In object-oriented programming, the program is divided into small parts called objects.
2. Operating System Questions
Multithreading memory structure, how resources are shared, inter process commination, deadlocks etc.
Problem approach
Read Galvin for OS thoroughly.
03
Round
Easy
Video Call
Duration30 minutes
Interview date25 Feb 2021
Coding problem1
1. DBMS Questions
Difference in value manipulation while passing array and vector to a function.
UML Association vs. Aggregation vs. Composition
Problem approach
Association relationship is represented using an arrow.
Aggregation relationship is represented by a straight line with an empty diamond at one end.
The composition relationship is represented by a straight line with a black diamond at one end.
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