Deliveroo Software Engineer II Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. What is deep copy ?
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Deep copy is a copy of an object that duplicates all of its attributes, including nested objects, rather than just copying references.
• Deep copy creates a new object with its own unique memory space.

• Changes made to the original object do not affect the deep copy.

• Deep copy is often used when you need to modify an object without affecting the original.

• Example: Using JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(object)) in JavaScript to crea
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It was a DSA round with one medium and one hard question.

Two medium DSA questions based on strings.

Q1. Design Google Meet
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Design a video conferencing platform similar to Google Meet.
• Implement real-time video and audio streaming

• Include features like screen sharing, chat, and participant management

• Ensure scalability to support large number of users

• Focus on security and privacy measures

• Optimize for low latency and high quality video/audio
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Q1. Design Splitwise Application (LLD)
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Design a Splitwise application for managing shared expenses among friends.
• Implement user authentication and authorization for secure access.

• Create a user-friendly interface for adding expenses and splitting them among friends.

• Develop algorithms for calculating balances and settling debts between users.

• Include features for adding comments, attaching receipts, and generating reports.

• Consider scalability and performance o...read more
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Q1. Low Level Design for Chess
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Low level design for a chess game including classes, functions, and data structures.
• Create classes for pieces (e.g. Pawn, Rook, Bishop) with properties like position and color

• Implement functions for moving pieces, checking valid moves, and capturing opponent pieces

• Use data structures like 2D arrays to represent the chess board and track piece positions
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1 hr coding round required me to solve 2 leetcode medium questions

Q1. Design an online grocery store basically zepto.
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Design an online grocery store similar to zepto.
• Implement user-friendly interface for easy navigation

• Include search functionality for quick product discovery

• Offer secure payment options for customer convenience

• Provide delivery options with tracking feature

• Include customer reviews and ratings for products

• Implement inventory management system for real-time updates
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Q1. Replace all zeros to 1 which are surrounded by 1's
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Replace zeros surrounded by ones with ones in an array of strings
• Iterate through each string in the array

• Check for zeros surrounded by ones and replace them with ones

• Return the modified array of strings
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Q2. Minimum jumps to reach end of an array
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The minimum number of jumps needed to reach the end of an array.
• Use dynamic programming to keep track of the minimum jumps needed at each index.

• At each index, calculate the maximum reachable index and update the minimum jumps accordingly.

• Example: For array [2, 3, 1, 1, 2, 4, 2, 0, 1, 1], the minimum jumps needed is 4.
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Q1. LLD Round:- Design classes for bidding system when new bid notifications shown to all users who already bided for it.
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Design classes for a bidding system with new bid notifications for users who have already bid.
• Create a Bid class with attributes like bidder, amount, timestamp, etc.

• Create a Notification class with attributes like message, recipient, timestamp, etc.

• Create a BiddingSystem class to manage bids and notifications.

• Implement a method in BiddingSystem to notify users who have already bid when a new bid is placed.

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Q2. HLD:- Desing Post order service, or last mile like finding rider, notifications etc
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Q1. Design LLD of google calendar
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Design LLD of google calendar
• Use microservices architecture for scalability and maintainability

• Implement features like event creation, editing, deletion, reminders, and sharing

• Utilize databases for storing user data and events

• Include user authentication and authorization for security

• Integrate with external APIs for syncing with other calendars
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