Increff

Role: SDE - Intern

College: Not Specified (On-campus placements)

Interview Date: August 8, 2022

Interview Type: On-Campus, Internship

Result: Selected

Difficulty: Medium

Rounds: 2 rounds

Topics Asked: Data Structures, Algorithms, System Design, Operating System, DBMS, Computer Networks, OOPs

Experience:

The candidate applied to Increff through on-campus placements in August.

Preparation: The candidate prepared Data Structures and Algorithms, problem-solving through platforms like LeetCode, Codeforces, Codechef, and computer science fundamentals (Operating System, DBMS, Computer Networks, OOPs, basics of system design - LLD and HLD) for 6 months.

Interview Round 1 (Technical - Video Call, 60 minutes)

This round included coding problems.

• Longest Palindromic Substring: Given a string, return the longest palindromic substring.
• Find All Triplets With Zero Sum: Find all triplets in an array that sum to zero.

Interview Round 2 (Technical - 60 minutes)

This round involved a mix of technical questions.

• Design Question
• OS Question
• DBMS Question

The candidate was selected, attributing success to confidence, accurate answers to technical questions, and being interactive throughout the interviews.