Netcore

Role: SDE - 1

College: Not Specified

Interview Date: 14 Apr 2023

Interview Type: Online Contest (led to interviews)

Result: Rejected (Did not have a decent rank on coding platforms and could not optimize a coding problem solution in the final interview)

Difficulty: Medium

Rounds: 2 rounds (One video call round, followed by an implied final interview)

Topics Asked: Data Structures, Pointers, OOPS, System Design, Algorithms, Dynamic Programming, Binary Tree (LCA of three nodes), String manipulation.

Experience:

The candidate applied through an online contest open to students across India. Their preparation focused on Data Structures, Pointers, OOPS, System Design, Algorithms, and Dynamic Programming for 4 months.

Resume Tips: The candidate advised having projects on the resume and not including false information.

Round 1: Video Call

• Duration: 60 minutes
• Coding Problems: 2
  • Problem 1: LCA (Lowest Common Ancestor) of three Nodes in a Binary Tree (Easy difficulty, similar to questions asked in Paytm, Microsoft, American Express).
  • Problem 2: A String manipulation problem involving checking for new formations after removing occurrences, suggesting the use of StringBuilder in Java.

Result: The candidate was rejected due to not having a decent rank on coding platforms and failing to optimize a coding problem solution in the final interview.

Tips for success: Practice medium-level problems on coding platforms, brush up on computer fundamentals (OS, DBMS, CN), and have good projects or internship experience with in-depth knowledge.