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SDE - 2

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3 rounds | 3 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Preparation
Duration: 1.5 Months
Topics: Basic Data Structures, Low Level Design, OOP, High Level Design, System Architecture
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : Prepare strings and arrays thoroughly.
Tip 2 : Know your language and common design patterns.
Tip 3 : Know a bit of dev ops and commonly used architecture for scaling.

Application process
Where: Other
Eligibility: Skill
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1 : Mention and know your projects.
Tip 2 : Mention the value you bring to organisation.

Interview rounds

01
Round
Easy
Online Coding Test
Duration60 Minutes
Interview date3 Mar 2021
Coding problem1

Was based on basic data structures.

1. N Stacks In An Array

Hard
20m average time
80% success
0/120
Asked in companies
IntuitBNY MellonAmazon

Design a data structure to implement ‘N’ stacks using a single array of size ‘S’. It should support the following operations:

push(X, M): Pushes an element X into the Mth stack. Returns true if the element is pushed into the stack, otherwise false.

pop(M): Pops the top element from Mth Stack. Returns -1 if the stack is empty, otherwise, returns the popped element.

Two types of queries denote these operations :

Type 1: for push(X, M) operation.
Type 2: for pop(M) operation.
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02
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration30 Minutes
Interview date3 Mar 2021
Coding problem1

Was based on low level design and design patterns

1. System Design Question

How do you design your class for a given problem set.

Problem approach

Tip 1 : Know your inputs and expected output.
Tip 2 : Know the design pattern appropriate for problem.
Tip 3 : Try to be verbose about what you are thinking of the problem and it’s solution.

03
Round
Hard
Video Call
Duration30 Minutes
Interview date3 Mar 2021
Coding problem1

High level system design

1. System Design Question

How would you scale a system for millions of concurrent user.

Problem approach

Tip 1 : Understand your problem and type of SLA you’ll have to offer.
Tip 2 : Know the services you’re gonna use.
Tip 3 : Know the database capabilities

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