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4 rounds | 5 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Journey
I prepared Data structures and algorithms. Did practice high-level designs like designing Twitter, Google Docs, Instagram, BookMyShow, etc.
Application story
A recruiter contacted me via LinkedIn. The first interview was set up within 10 days, and all the other rounds took place within 3 days of the first interview. It was a good experience overall.
Why selected/rejected for the role?
As per the feedback, I lagged somewhat in low-level design. However, the other interviews focusing on data structures, algorithms, and high-level design were good.
Preparation
Duration: 1 month
Topics: DSA, High level Designs, low level designs, OOPS
Tip
Tip

Tip 1: Prepare DS/Algo well.
Tip 2: Do practice of HLD and LLD questions.
Tip 3: Prepare your previous projects well.

Application process
Where: Linkedin
Eligibility: Nope
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1: The resume should be concise and should not include things you cannot explain.

Tip 2: Apply via referral.

Interview rounds

01
Round
Medium
Online Coding Interview
Duration60 minutes
Interview date15 Feb 2023
Coding problem2

I was given the test link, had to complete in 2 days.

1. Longest Subarray With No Repetitions

Moderate
25m average time
75% success
0/80
Asked in companies
SliceFacebookD.E.Shaw

You are given an array ‘arr’. You are supposed to find the length of the longest subarray which does not contain any repeated numbers.

Problem approach

Tip 1: It's a variation of the sliding window.
 

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2. Evaluation of postfix expression

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

An expression is called the postfix expression if the operator appears in the expression after the operands.

Example :

Infix expression: A + B  *  C - D 

Postfix expression:  A B + C D - *

Given a postfix expression, the task is to evaluate the expression. The answer could be very large, output your answer modulo (10^9+7). Also, use modular division when required.

Note:
1. Operators will only include the basic arithmetic operators like '*', '/', '+', and '-'.

2. The operand can contain multiple digits. 

3. The operators and operands will have space as a separator between them.

4. There won’t be any brackets in the postfix expression.
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02
Round
Easy
Video Call
Duration60 minutes
Interview date15 Feb 2023
Coding problem1

The round was on the high-level design of the scalable system.

1. Design Question

Design Instagram, users should be able to post images, view others' posts and comment on posts.
The system is expected to be highly scalable and of low latency.

Problem approach

Tip 1: Think out loud. tell the interviewer what you are thinking.
Tip 2: Ask the requirements clearly before starting the solution
Tip 3: Generally if you are going in wrong direction, the interviewer will give you hints. try to grab them.

03
Round
Medium
Face to Face
Duration60 minutes
Interview date17 Feb 2023
Coding problem1

Low-Level design

1. Design Question

Had to give the complete low-level design of Book My Show including database, classes and API design.

Problem approach

Tip 1: Make sure you practice low-level design problems before appearing for the interview. It will help a lot.
Tip 2: Stay calm and do not try to do out-of-the-box things

04
Round
Medium
HR Round
Duration20 minutes
Interview date18 Feb 2023
Coding problem1

Round with HR

1. Basic HR Questions

HR discussed how my Interviews went. And then gave me feedback round-wise. And told that I was rejected as I could not meet the bar for low-level design. Hence I have to try again after 6 months

Problem approach

Tip 1: Be yourself. Don't lie.
Tip 2: Always go prepared in the interview especially you should be thorough about your resume.

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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