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Groupon Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 7 Dec 2024

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Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Vaishnavi Mishra

posted on 7 Dec 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
-

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Jun 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Hackerrank Coding Test, Leetcode medium questions

Round 2 - Coding Test 

HLD test, was asked to design an online coding platform like leetcode

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Most interesting project you have worked on
  • Q2. How do you handle conflict at workplace

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - - Prepare leetcode medium
- Prepare HLD well
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed before Feb 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

PS DSA, Maps, Linked List, Trees

Round 2 - Assignment 

Had to write an application which processes 5TBs of data in Distributed manner

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - DSA round will be easy. But prepare well for both HLD and LLD rounds.

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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
-
Result
Not Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Oct 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Find the missing smallest positive integer
  • Ans. 

    Find the missing smallest positive integer in an array of integers

    • Sort the array to easily identify missing integers

    • Iterate through the sorted array to find the smallest missing positive integer

    • Return the missing integer

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Given an array of 0,1,2, Sort the array
  • Ans. 

    Sort an array of strings containing only 0, 1, and 2.

    • Use a three-way partitioning algorithm like Dutch National Flag algorithm to sort the array in a single pass.

    • Keep track of three pointers - low, mid, and high to partition the array into three sections.

    • Swap elements based on their values to achieve the sorted array.

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Data structure and algorithm
  • Q2. Some tricky logical question
  • Q3. Stack and queue
  • Q4. Some basic question about system Design
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Campus Placement

Round 1 - Coding Test 

3 questions of dsa
1 of api

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Graph based question to find the shortest path between 2 prime numbers by changing 1 digit at once and obtained number should be prime too.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare Thoroughly dsa foe 1st round
For 2nd round there was low level design
But I couldn't get to the 2nd round
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via campus placement at Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (NIT), Bhopal and was interviewed in Jul 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

3 questions easy-medium level leetcode problem I solved 2 completely and 3rd question partially (9/15 test cases passed) to move on to 2nd round

Round 2 - Coding Test 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Implement an app similar to splitwise
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Find the leaves of the tree.
  • Ans. 

    Leaves of a tree are the nodes with no children in a tree data structure.

    • Traverse the tree and identify nodes with no children.

    • Use depth-first search or breadth-first search algorithms to find leaves.

    • Examples: In a binary tree, leaves are nodes with no left or right child.

    • In a general tree, leaves are nodes with no children in their child list.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Find the LCA of tree.
  • Ans. 

    The Lowest Common Ancestor (LCA) of a tree is the shared ancestor of two nodes farthest from the root.

    • Start from the root and traverse the tree to find the paths from the root to the two nodes.

    • Compare the paths to find the last common node between them, which is the LCA.

    • If one of the nodes is an ancestor of the other, then the ancestor node is the LCA.

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What projects you worked upon?
  • Ans. 

    I have worked on projects involving web development, mobile app development, and data analysis.

    • Developed a web application using React and Node.js for a client in the e-commerce industry

    • Created a mobile app using Flutter for a startup in the healthcare sector

    • Performed data analysis on customer behavior using Python and SQL for a marketing company

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What internships you did?
  • Ans. 

    I completed internships at ABC Company and XYZ Company during my undergraduate studies.

    • Interned at ABC Company working on web development projects

    • Interned at XYZ Company assisting with software testing and quality assurance

    • Gained hands-on experience in coding, debugging, and problem-solving

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare tree and graph well.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Nov 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

1. PEAK ELEMENT QUESTION.
2. COIN DENOMINATION

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
-

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Jun 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Implement your own state management in React and integrate it into a React application.

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Mar 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Unique Paths (2d-dp)
  • Q2. Flip any rows or columns at any time to make the sum of gird cells ofa provided square in a matrix should be minimum
  • Ans. 

    To minimize the sum of grid cells in a square matrix, flip rows or columns as needed.

    • Identify the rows or columns with the highest values and consider flipping them to reduce the sum

    • Try different combinations of flipping rows and columns to find the minimum sum

    • Consider using dynamic programming or backtracking to efficiently explore all possible combinations

  • Answered by AI

Groupon Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Groupon Software Engineer interview?
Groupon interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Groupon interview process are Coding Test, Assignment and Technical.
How to prepare for Groupon Software Engineer interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Groupon. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Groupon expect are MySQL, Postgresql, Software Engineering, Java and SQLite.
What are the top questions asked in Groupon Software Engineer interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Groupon Software Engineer interview -

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