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SDE - 1

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3 rounds | 4 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Journey
I was impacted by my previous company and started preparing again. I began with coding, system design, and fundamentals. I have also done a lot of questions on CodeStudio.
Application story
I saw an opportunity to hire an SDE-1. I applied through a referral, my resume got shortlisted, and I received a call from HR.
Why selected/rejected for the role?
I had all the skills that matched the requirements for the role. I cleared all the interview rounds with proper solutions, dry runs, and explanations.
Preparation
Duration: 1.5 months
Topics: Data structures, Algorithms, java, oops, system design
Tip
Tip

Tip 1: Continuously practice coding.

Tip 2: Read and review fundamentals.

Tip 3: Do as many coding questions as you can.

Application process
Where: Referral
Eligibility: Not sure
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1: Make a one-page resume.

Tip 2: Include only the things you are confident about.

Interview rounds

01
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration60 minutes
Interview date10 Jan 2024
Coding problem2

It was a round based on DSA and fundamentals.

1. Mean Median Mode

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

You are given an array 'ARR' of 'N' integers and you have to calculate 3 things for the given array:-

1. Mean - function mean(): This function should calculate the mean of the array.

2. Median - function median(): This function should calculate the median of the array.

3. Mode - function mode(): This function should calculate the mode of the array.

Note :
It can be shown that Mean and Median is in the form of P/Q, where P and Q are coprime integers and Q != 0. You need to return P and Q.

For Mode, if the highest frequency of more than one element is the same, return the smallest element.

For Example, for the given array {1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4}, the mode will be 1 as it is the smallest of all the possible modes i.e 1, 2 and 3.
Problem approach

Just applied simple maths.

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2. MYSQL and NOSQL

Asked a lot of questions about MYSQL and NOSQL databases. How do they work, the difference between them, where to use which?

02
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration60 minutes
Interview date15 Jan 2024
Coding problem1

It was a DSA cum system design round.

1. Data Structure Supporting Insert Delete

Easy
15m average time
85% success
0/40
Asked in companies
OYOAmazonWalmart

Design a data structure, where it performs the delete operation(only the last element), insert operation, and gives min value in all the elements in constant time complexity.

Problem approach

I solved this by using stack, storing pair in the stack where one value will be the original value and the other value will be min value till now.

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03
Round
Easy
HR Round
Duration30 minutes
Interview date24 Jan 2024
Coding problem1

It was an HR round. Discussed about company’s culture, vision, and growth. Discussed salary and all.

1. HR Questions

Questions about the previous experience, why I want to join Zomato, what are my expectations and all.

Problem approach

Tip 1: Read about the company before going into the HR round.
Tip 2: Give honest answers
 

Here's your problem of the day

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