Smallcase interview experience Real time questions & tips from candidates to crack your interview
SDE - 1
Smallcase
4 rounds | 4 Coding
problems
Selected Interview preparation journey
Preparation
Duration: 1 Month
Topics: Android, Java, System Design, Kotlin, Operating Systems
Tip 1 : Understand Android Internals
Tip 2 : Review code from existing projects on GitHub
Tip 3 : Review recent releases from Google
Application process
Where: Referral
Eligibility: Good projects
Tip 1 : Mention projects and give details on key aspects
Tip 2 : Mention key achievements in internships
Interview rounds
01
Round
Medium
Assignment
Duration30 Minutes
Interview date10 Oct 2020
Coding problem1
1. System Design Question
Create an Android application using the provided mockups. It's a new App with APIs provided by them.
You need to display list of news
There should be a way to switch between 2 and 3 column layout and should be responsive for screen sizes
02
Round
Easy
Face to Face
Duration60 Minutes
Interview date14 Oct 2020
Coding problem0
The round was in the afternoon in one of the conference rooms
Interviewer was friendly
Questions around Android:
1, Ways of performing asynchronous operations
2. RecyclerView and performance
3. How AsyncTask works and disadvantages
4. Kotlin basics
5. Push Notifications
6. Debugging performance issues
03
Round
Easy
Face to Face
Duration45 Minutes
Interview date14 Oct 2020
Coding problem2
Interview was in the afternoon at a conference room
Interviewer was friendly and gave a bit of background in the team
1. System Design Question
Design a search results suggestion system
2. System Design Question
Writing code to add throttling and debouncing click logic to an Android View
04
Round
Medium
HR Round
Duration20 Minutes
Interview date14 Oct 2020
Coding problem1
Time: Late afternoon
In a conference room
Interviewer was quite friendly and made the round very conversational. Shared their experience as well
1. Basic HR Questions
Expectations from the job?
Reason for a switch?
Long term goals in career?
What excites me for the role?
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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