Cohesity Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Angular structure
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Q2. Dependency injection
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Q1. Manageral questions
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Q2. Scenario based questions
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Q1. Package discussion
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The coding questions were at Leetcode difficulty level and were derived from the Striver sheet.

Q1. BFS graph level
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Q2. Minimum flight distance . I was not shortlisted for interview.
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Data structure related question

Q1. Quesitions related to data structure, cloud
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Q2. Find the second highest integer
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To find the second highest integer in an array, sort the array in descending order and return the second element.
• Sort the array in descending order

• Return the second element in the sorted array

• Handle edge cases like duplicates or small arrays
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Q3. Question related to two sum
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Q4. Some sliding window problems
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Q1. General Behavioral Questions
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Q1. Discuss the project you are most proud of
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Developed a mobile app for tracking personal fitness goals
• Used React Native to create a cross-platform app

• Implemented features such as goal setting, progress tracking, and workout logging

• Integrated with wearable devices like Fitbit for automatic data syncing
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Q2. What are ways to speed up SQL queries? List them in increasing order of complexity?
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Ways to speed up SQL queries in increasing order of complexity
• Use indexes on columns frequently used in WHERE clauses

• Optimize queries by avoiding unnecessary joins and subqueries

• Use stored procedures to reduce network traffic and improve performance

• Consider denormalizing tables for frequently accessed data

• Use query optimization techniques like query caching and query hints
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Q3. Is Redis single-threaded or multi-threaded?
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Redis is single-threaded.
• Redis is single-threaded, meaning it can only execute one command at a time.

• This design choice allows Redis to be extremely fast and efficient for certain use cases.

• However, it also means that Redis may not be the best choice for highly concurrent workloads.
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Q4. What sort of data types can be used as keys in Python?
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Data types that can be used as keys in Python include strings, integers, floats, tuples, and custom objects.
• Strings are commonly used as keys in Python dictionaries.

• Integers and floats can also be used as keys.

• Tuples can be used as keys if they only contain immutable elements.

• Custom objects can be used as keys if they are hashable.

• Examples: {'name': 'John'}, {1: 'apple'}, {(1, 2): 'tuple'}
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Q5. What types of indexing exist in SQL?
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Types of indexing in SQL include clustered, non-clustered, unique, and composite indexes.
• Clustered index physically reorders the table based on the index key

• Non-clustered index creates a separate structure for the index

• Unique index ensures that all values in the index column are unique

• Composite index uses multiple columns for indexing
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