Broadcom Embedded Software Developer Interview Questions and Answers

Logical questions were asked in round one

Q1. All core sub based questions were asked
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Linkedlist questions

Q1. Depth Os and C
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Q2. Multi threading and semaphores
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Q1. Invert bits of a number
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Invert the bits of a given number
• Use bitwise XOR operator (^) with 1 to flip each bit

• Repeat the process for all bits in the number

• Return the inverted number
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Q2. How do you support backward compatibility whiel designing a system
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Backward compatibility can be supported by using versioning, deprecation strategies, and maintaining clear communication with users.
• Use versioning to clearly distinguish between different versions of the system

• Implement deprecation strategies to phase out old features gradually

• Maintain clear communication with users about upcoming changes and provide migration paths

• Consider using compatibility layers or adapters to bri...read more
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Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

This round had 2 coding problems and we had to code it on hackerearth only.
The use of Outside IDE was forbidden.
The timing of test was 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM.

Q1. 
Merge Overlapping Intervals Problem Statement
Given a specified number of intervals, where each interval is represented by two integers denoting its boundaries, the task is to merge all overlapping interv...read more
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Merge overlapping intervals and return sorted list of merged intervals.
• Iterate through intervals and merge overlapping ones

• Sort merged intervals based on starting times

• Handle edge cases like empty input or single interval

• Use a data structure like list or array to store merged intervals
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Q2. 
Search In Rotated Sorted Array Problem Statement
Given a rotated sorted array ARR of size 'N' and an integer 'K', determine the index at which 'K' is present in the array.
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1. If 'K' is not present...read more
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Given a rotated sorted array, find the index of a given integer 'K'.
• Use binary search to find the pivot point where the array is rotated.

• Based on the pivot point, perform binary search on the appropriate half of the array to find 'K'.

• Handle cases where 'K' is not present in the array by returning -1.
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Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

This was an Online F2F Technical Round conducted on CodePair : Hackerearth. So, Basically You have to Run and Submit ( Pass All Test cases) in the Interview Round also (Like normal Coding Test) in Hackerearth & along with that You should have to explain your Code and Approach to the Interviewers.
The Interviewers were helpful and didn't hesitate in giving hints.
Timing - 11:00 A.M to 12:00 P.M

Q1. 
Minimum Fountains Activation Problem
In this problem, you have a one-dimensional garden of length 'N'. Each position from 0 to 'N' has a fountain that can provide water to the garden up to a certain range...read more
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Find the minimum number of fountains to activate to water the entire garden.
• Iterate through the array to find the coverage of each fountain.

• Keep track of the farthest coverage reached by activating fountains.

• Activate the fountain that covers the farthest point not yet covered.

• Repeat until the entire garden is watered.
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Q2. 
Bellman Ford Shortest Path Problem
Given a directed weighted graph comprised of vertices labeled 1 to N and M edges, where each edge connects two nodes u and v with a weight w representing the distance be...read more
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Bellman Ford algorithm is used to find the shortest path in a graph with negative weights.
• Initialize distances from source to all vertices as infinity, and distance to source as 0.

• Relax all edges V-1 times to find shortest path.

• If any distance is updated in Vth iteration, then there is a negative weight cycle.

• Return the distance to destination vertex after V-1 iterations.

• Example: For the given graph, shortest path from
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Round duration - 30 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was a Google Meet Video Call. The HR was friendly and asked basic questions.
The timing was 2:00 PM to 2:30 PM.

Q1. Some basic c questions
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