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5 rounds | 6 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Preparation
Duration: 6 months
Topics: Data structure and algorithms, System Design, OOP's, Operating system, Database management system, computer network
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : VMware sometimes asks System Design as well in its managerial round.
Tip 2 : whenever you get an interview call make sure to read other interview experiences of that company and do company wise preparation.
 

Application process
Where: Campus
Eligibility: CS/IT
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1 : Description about Project should be clear, understandable and in bullet point with tech used being mentioned properly.
Tip 2 : Link of a hosted project should be there with the project along with the links of coding platforms

Interview rounds

01
Round
Easy
Online Coding Interview
Duration90 minutes
Interview date4 Sep 2021
Coding problem1

1. Palindrome Linked List

Easy
20m average time
90% success
0/40
Asked in companies
AmazonAppleMicrosoft

You are given a singly Linked List of integers. Your task is to return true if the given singly linked list is a palindrome otherwise returns false.

For example:
The given linked list is 1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 2-> 1-> NULL.

It is a palindrome linked list because the given linked list has the same order of elements when traversed forwards and backward​.
Follow Up:
Can you solve the problem in O(N) time complexity and O(1) space complexity iteratively?
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02
Round
Medium
Face to Face
Duration60 minutes
Interview date10 Sep 2021
Coding problem1

Around 50% of the total shortlisted students got selected in this round.
This round was fully based on data structures and algorithms. I was asked 1 Medium level problem which was modified at different stages to increase its difficulty.

1. Maximum In Sliding Windows Of Size K

Moderate
20m average time
80% success
0/80
Asked in companies
AppleWalmartOYO

I was given an array of numerical strings and a window size K . I had to find out the maximum number formed in the k-size window by adding the digits of the numerical string.

Problem approach

Firstly, I discussed with them different test cases and then went on with telling them the brute force approach, they asked for the time and space complexity of the problem and then told me to optimize it. Then I discussed the optimized approach with them and implemented it.

After that, they modified the problem to increase its difficulty further.

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03
Round
Medium
Face to Face
Duration60 minutes
Interview date11 Sep 2021
Coding problem2

This round was also based on data structures and algorithms. 1 medium level problems and 1 medium-hard level problem was discussed, with their optimized approaches and time and space complexities.

Around 50% students from the previous round got shortlisted from this. round.

1. Valid Parentheses

Easy
10m average time
80% success
0/40
Asked in companies
AmazonIntuitOracle

You're given a string 'S' consisting of "{", "}", "(", ")", "[" and "]" .


Return true if the given string 'S' is balanced, else return false.


For example:
'S' = "{}()".

There is always an opening brace before a closing brace i.e. '{' before '}', '(' before ').
So the 'S' is Balanced.
Problem approach

The problem was modified at different stages by adding more test cases. And every approach I told them, I was asked to implement it and the time and space complexity were discussed every time I changed my approach.

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Easy
10m average time
90% success
0/40
Asked in companies
IntuitDisney + HotstarMicrosoft

Given N pairs of parentheses, write a function to generate and print all combinations of well-formed parentheses. That is, you need to generate all possible valid sets of parentheses that can be formed with a given number of pairs.

Problem approach

The main challenge of this problem was to handle edge cases. And to cover all the constraints such that the output is within the given range.

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04
Round
Medium
Face to Face
Duration30 minutes
Interview date11 Sep 2021
Coding problem1

Around 40% of students of the previous round were selected from this round. This round was based on testing overall technical and soft skills

1. DBMS Question

Questions on Normalization, keys, ACID properties, Concurrency, and transactions.
SQL queries.

Question on how an HTTP protocol works, process when a URL is hit.

Questions related to react and java script were asked which includes designing a component in react, DOM, virtual DOM, significance of redux etc.

Problem approach

Tip 1 : This round mainly revolves around the answers you give. So, it is very important to answer carefully and not discuss a topic that you are not sure of. There’s also a positive point, that you can take the discussion of this round, in the direction you want. My knowledge of theory subjects, skills I mentioned in my resume, and project explanation helped me to clear this round.
 

05
Round
Easy
HR Round
Duration10 minutes
Interview date11 Sep 2021
Coding problem1

1. Basic HR Questions

Introduce Yourself.

Why do you want to join us?

Here's your problem of the day

Solving this problem will increase your chance to get selected in this company

Skill covered: Programming

How do you remove whitespace from the start of a string?

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