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System Engineer

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2 rounds | 7 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Journey
I started learning coding during school in the 11th class with C++ by sumita arora. Continuing coding in college I got to know about DSA and started participating in CodeChef contests. In placements I was quite underconfident due to lack of preparation hence did not target big companies and only took test for campus opportunities. This was quite my journey yet
Application story
TCS came to our college for hiring Ninja and digital profile. Test links were shared to everyone and test was on NQT platform.
Why selected/rejected for the role?
I was selected for this role due to following points: - NQT test went well with good performance in all subjects. - Resume was crisp including good number of projects using emerging new technologies. - Interviews went well as I was confident enough and answered most of the questions correctly.
Preparation
Duration: 2 Months
Topics: Practiced aptitude problems and computer science fundamentals on GeeksforGeeks, Learnt basics about various digital technologies like Cloud computing, ML/AI, Blockchain etc, Solved easy to medium level DSA problems regularly.
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : Be confident and calm with a subtle smile during the interview.
Tip 2 : Be aware of new emerging digital technologies.
Tip 3 : Have projects related to tech stack like Blockchain, AI, AR etc

Application process
Where: Campus
Eligibility: 60% throughout
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1 : Keep it short and crisp ( preferably 1 page )
Tip 2 : Mention at least 2 projects with brief description.

Interview rounds

01
Round
Medium
Online Coding Interview
Duration180 minutes
Interview date26 Oct 2020
Coding problem3

--> Aptitude test with questions on Quants, Logical reasoning and English.
--> 2 easy level coding questions.

1. Reverse Linked List

Moderate
15m average time
85% success
0/80
Asked in companies
CIS - Cyber InfrastructureInfo Edge India (Naukri.com)Cisco

Given a singly linked list of integers. Your task is to return the head of the reversed linked list.

For example:
The given linked list is 1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 4-> NULL. Then the reverse linked list is 4 -> 3 -> 2 -> 1 -> NULL and the head of the reversed linked list will be 4.
Follow Up :
Can you solve this problem in O(N) time and O(1) space complexity?
Try solving now

2. OS Question

Do you know about scheduling algorithms?

Problem approach

Tip 1 : First mention the names of all with short description
Tip 2 : Don't start explaining each one without being asked
Tip 3 : If you don't know something, be honest and say " I am not sure about this".

3. Greatest Common Divisor

Easy
15m average time
85% success
0/40
Asked in companies
Paytm (One97 Communications Limited)OracleGoldman Sachs

You are given two numbers, ‘X’ and ‘Y’. Your task is to find the greatest common divisor of the given two numbers.

The Greatest Common Divisor of any two integers is the largest number that divides both integers.

For Example:
You are given ‘X’ as 20 and ‘Y’ as 15. The greatest common divisor, which divides both 15 and 20, is 5. Hence the answer is 5.
Try solving now
02
Round
Medium
Telephonic
Duration30 minutes
Interview date13 Nov 2020
Coding problem4

It was a combined Technical and HR round.
 

1. Technical Question

Do you know about Naive Baye's Algorithm? Can you tell me any example where it can be used?

Problem approach

I explained to him briefly about the algo. Could not recall any example at that moment. The interviewer did not mind much.

2. Basic HR Question

Why do you think you should be a good select for a digital profile?

3. Basic HR Question

Will you be able to handle a vast spectrum of tech stacks? If yes, then how?

4. Technical Question

Explain augmented reality

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