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SDE - 1

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3 rounds | 4 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Journey
My personal coding journey began with mastering the basics of programming languages and concepts. I immersed myself in projects, sought practical experience, and constantly expanded my knowledge. With determination and a growth mindset, I built a solid portfolio, staying updated with industry trends. Finally, I honed my interview skills and showcased my abilities, ultimately cracking the coding job interview. Remember, persistence and continuous learning are key to success in the coding world.
Application story
i got to knew that there is an opening for SDE role at Samsung so i asked one of my friend for referal and after 10-15 days one of the recruiters reached out to me and asked about my experience and then scheduled the interview rounds from very next day and then there will be a 3 technical rounds + 1hr round and after that i got an offer letter
Why selected/rejected for the role?
I think all the rounds were gone pretty awesome and out of them one round is of low level design and i cleared that round with very ease and interviewer was quite impressed by that
Preparation
Duration: 4 Months
Topics: Basic programming languages , Data structures and algorithms , OOPS,OS, DBMS,
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : Understand the patterns instead of learning the solutions
Tip 2 : practice more and more 
Tip 3 : revise at regular intervals

Application process
Where: Other
Eligibility: Above 7+cgpa and also knowledge of basic design patterns
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1 : Make it short and concise 
Tip 2 : Mention the top 2 projects on which you have worked and can explain to the interviewer

Interview rounds

01
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration90 Minutes
Interview date14 Jan 2022
Coding problem2

The round started with a basic intro and then interviewer asked some questions out of resume and then move forward to problem solving and they asked me 2 medium questions

1. Find Number Of Islands

Moderate
34m average time
60% success
0/80
Asked in companies
WalmartShareChatAmazon

You are given a 2-dimensional array/list having N rows and M columns, which is filled with ones(1) and zeroes(0). 1 signifies land, and 0 signifies water.

A cell is said to be connected to another cell, if one cell lies immediately next to the other cell, in any of the eight directions (two vertical, two horizontal, and four diagonals).

A group of connected cells having value 1 is called an island. Your task is to find the number of such islands present in the matrix.

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2. N Queens

Hard
55m average time
35% success
0/120
Asked in companies
AmazonAdobeIntuit

You are given an integer 'N'. For a given 'N' x 'N' chessboard, find a way to place 'N' queens such that no queen can attack any other queen on the chessboard.

A queen can be killed when it lies in the same row, or same column, or the same diagonal of any of the other queens. You have to print all such configurations.

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02
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration90 Minutes
Interview date21 Jan 2022
Coding problem1

1. Minimum Jumps

Moderate
25m average time
75% success
0/80
Asked in companies
DirectiMakeMyTripOYO

Bob lives with his wife in a city named Berland. Bob is a good husband, so he goes out with his wife every Friday to ‘Arcade’ mall.

‘Arcade’ is a very famous mall in Berland. It has a very unique transportation method between shops. Since the shops in the mall are laying in a straight line, you can jump on a very advanced trampoline from the shop i, and land in any shop between (i) to (i + Arr[i]), where Arr[i] is a constant given for each shop.

There are N shops in the mall, numbered from 0 to N-1. Bob's wife starts her shopping journey from shop 0 and ends it in shop N-1. As the mall is very crowded on Fridays, unfortunately, Bob gets lost from his wife. So he wants to know, what is the minimum number of trampoline jumps from shop 0 he has to make in order to reach shop N-1 and see his wife again. If it is impossible to reach the last shop, return -1.

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03
Round
Medium
HR Round
Duration50 Minutes
Interview date28 May 2023
Coding problem1

1. Basic HR Questions

Hr round started with basic intro and my work experience and then they asked me about my hobbies and on which tech stack I would like to work and then asked me about my salary expectations and then she offered me a salary package and then I negotiated and after 2 hours I got an offer letter from hr regarding my joining date with salary offered to me

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