Coding Ninjas Software Engineer Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Interview was problem solving

Q1. Question on Binary trees: if symmetric, easy string question using hashmap
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Q2. If we are hosting a live test how to show real time ranking, HLD for this and what algorithms can we use
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Q1. Database schema design for a feature where user can be free, gold, platinum.
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Use a user table with a column for user type (free, gold, platinum)
• Create a user table with columns for user ID, name, email, user type

• Use a separate table for user types with columns for type ID and type name

• Establish a one-to-many relationship between user and user type tables

• Example: user table - user_id, name, email, type_id; user_type table - type_id, type_name
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Q1. HLD for live rank dashboard for a live test where millions of users are doing test
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High-level design for a live rank dashboard for a live test with millions of users.
• Use a scalable architecture to handle millions of users concurrently.

• Implement real-time data processing to update ranks dynamically.

• Utilize caching mechanisms to improve performance and reduce load on the database.

• Design a user-friendly interface with intuitive data visualization.

• Include features for filtering, sorting, and searching to
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Round duration - 120 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

It was a mix of mathematical aptitude, logical ability, and puzzles along with 2 programming questions of easy and medium level. Time was enough and no sectional time was present. 1-2 MCQs on SQL were also present.

This round was immediately followed by an SHL aptitude test which was basically a quick limited time check of your verbal ability and math because many questions were to be done in 1 hour.

Q1. 
Boolean Matrix Transformation Challenge
Given a 2-dimensional boolean matrix mat of size N x M, your task is to modify the matrix such that if any element is 1, set its entire row and column to 1. Specifi...read more
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Modify a boolean matrix such that if any element is 1, set its entire row and column to 1.
• Iterate through the matrix and mark rows and columns to be modified

• Use additional arrays to keep track of rows and columns to be modified

• Update the matrix in-place based on the marked rows and columns
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Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

It was an online video interview round on HackerEarth with simultaneous code option. It was mostly justifying your resume in the first 15 minutes. After that OOPS was majorly asked. Basics of programming including questions on STL were asked. A class which required inheritance was asked by the interviewer to write. I was helped by the interviewer if i got stuck somewhere, Some questions on implementation of hashmaps and priority queues were also asked. A puzzle was asked which luckily struct to me at that moment.

Coding test around front end using react

Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

It was an coding round

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The Skyline Problem
Compute the skyline of given rectangular buildings in a 2D city, eliminating hidden lines and forming the outer contour of the silhouette when viewed from a distance. Each building is ...read more
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Compute the skyline of given rectangular buildings in a 2D city, eliminating hidden lines and forming the outer contour of the silhouette.
• Iterate through the buildings and create a list of critical points (x, y) where the height changes.

• Sort the critical points based on x-coordinate and process them to form the skyline.

• Merge consecutive horizontal segments of equal height into one to ensure no duplicates.

• Return the fin...read more
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Rat in a Maze Problem Statement
You need to determine all possible paths for a rat starting at position (0, 0) in a square maze to reach its destination at (N-1, N-1). The maze is represented as an N*N ma...read more
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Find all possible paths for a rat in a maze from source to destination.
• Use backtracking to explore all possible paths in the maze.

• Keep track of visited cells to avoid revisiting them.

• Recursively try moving in all directions (up, down, left, right) until reaching the destination.

• Return a list of strings representing valid paths sorted in alphabetical order.
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Round duration - 30 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

It was an HR round with some general questions. it was just for formality.

Q1. Concepts of node and Js
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