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Role: SDE - 1

College: Not Specified

Interview Date: 17 Jun 2022

Interview Type: Off-Campus

Result: Rejected

Difficulty: Medium

Rounds: 2 rounds

Topics Asked: Data Structures, Pointers, OOPS, System Design, Algorithms, Computer Networking, Object Oriented Programming, ML

Experience:

The candidate applied for the SDE-1 role via referral. The interview process involved at least two rounds. The first round was a 60-minute video call where two coding problems were given. The difficulty of this round was rated as Medium. The specific coding questions included "Count Good Subsets" and "Count all sub-arrays having sum divisible by k". Other mentioned problems that might have been part of this or later rounds, or for preparation, were "Kth largest element in the unsorted array" and "Minimum Time To Visit All Points".

The candidate mentioned that interviews were conducted by a third party. Preparation for the interview spanned 8 months and covered topics like Data Structures, Pointers, OOPS, System Design, Algorithms, Computer Networking, Object Oriented Programming, and ML. The candidate was an active participant in various coding competitions and practiced numerous questions on competitive programming sites. After the second round, the candidate was ghosted, leading to a rejection. Tips shared by the candidate include never skipping any topic, articulating thoughts clearly, learning from previous experiences, and having at least four projects on the resume.