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Hike Software Development Engineer Interview Questions, Process, and Tips for Experienced
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I appeared for an interview in Feb 2017.
Interview Questionnaire
17 Questions
- Q1. Print a linked list in zig zag manner. Link : -----/
- Q2. Design a photo viewer app (Technical architecture) for android device.
- Ans.
A photo viewer app for Android devices.
Use RecyclerView to display a grid of photos
Implement a caching mechanism to improve performance
Support gestures for zooming and swiping between photos
Integrate with a cloud storage service for photo storage and retrieval
Implement a search feature to allow users to find specific photos
- Q3. Given a String, write a function, which will return a boolean. The function will tell you whether one permutation of the string is Palindrome or not
- Q4. Given an array, which consist of natural numbers only. The elements are in random order, tell the first missing natural number in the array. e.g 4,6,3,1,6,8 o.p - 2 1,2,3 O/P - 4
- Ans.
Given an array of natural numbers, find the first missing natural number.
Sort the array and iterate through it to find the first missing number.
Use a hash set to keep track of the numbers present in the array.
The first missing number will be the smallest positive integer not present in the array.
- Q5. Given an Object 'Ball'. How will you transfer this ball object from one thread to another in Android.
- Ans.
To transfer the Ball object from one thread to another in Android, we can use Handler or AsyncTask.
Use Handler to post the Ball object from one thread to another
Create a Handler in the receiving thread and use its post() method to receive the Ball object
Alternatively, use AsyncTask to perform the transfer in the background thread and update the UI thread with the Ball object
- Q6. Methods of IPC in android.
- Ans.
IPC (Inter-Process Communication) methods in Android allow communication between different processes.
Binder: Android's default IPC mechanism, provides high-performance communication between processes.
AIDL (Android Interface Definition Language): Used to define the programming interface for IPC using Binder.
Intents: Used for asynchronous communication between components within an application or between different applica...
- Q7. Implement LRU cache. (Implement you own HashMap meanwhile) Main focus was around this question only.
- Q8. If you were asked to make your own HashMap, how will you do it. (As it was used in the first question)
- Ans.
A HashMap is a data structure that stores key-value pairs and provides constant time complexity for basic operations.
Implement a hash function to convert keys into array indices
Create an array to store the key-value pairs
Handle collisions using a technique like chaining or open addressing
Implement methods like put(), get(), and remove() to interact with the HashMap
- Q9. Some definitions and basic android questions. AsyncTask, IntentService, Service, internals of ArrayList, etc.
- Q10. Weather App. Given a screen. There is a button and full screen image view. When you press button, a image url is hit, and response contains the file and you have to show on Screen that image. The URL is a...
- Q11. Extended same question for the adapter with multiple images, (Half of the last round was covered in it). How will you go on handling the multiple request, Handling AsyncTask in Threadpool.
- Q12. You have application which shows list of all contacts, the Name can be duplicated, also it can contain duplicated numbers (0XXXXX, XXXXX etc). How will you go on and do searching in this. Search term can ...
- Ans.
To search for contacts with duplicate names and numbers, create a search function that checks both fields.
Create a function that takes a search term as input
Iterate through the list of contacts
Check if the search term exists in the Name field or Num field
Return the contacts that match the search term
- Q13. Launch Mode of Activity in Android
- Ans.
Launch mode determines how a new instance of an activity is created and added to the task stack.
Standard: Creates a new instance of the activity each time it is launched.
SingleTop: If an instance of the activity already exists at the top of the stack, it will be reused.
SingleTask: If an instance of the activity already exists in the stack, it will be brought to the front and cleared of any activities above it.
SingleIns...
- Q14. How do you do DeepLinking in android.
- Ans.
Deep linking in Android allows linking to specific content within an app, enabling seamless navigation.
Deep linking is achieved by defining intent filters in the app's manifest file.
The intent filter specifies the data format and scheme for the deep link.
Deep links can be triggered from other apps, websites, or even notifications.
Handling deep links involves extracting data from the intent and navigating to the appropr
- Q15. Java cyclicbarrier.
- Q16. Some Project based questions, What were your challenges, which project you loved most, which one you did not etc......
- Q17. You have to design screen in which at a time on screen 10 nearest restaurants will be shown in a list. How will you go on design this. (Need to keep UI as un interrupted as possible).
- Ans.
Design a screen to show 10 nearest restaurants in a list while keeping the UI uninterrupted.
Use a scrollable list view to display the restaurants
Implement a location-based search algorithm to find the nearest restaurants
Include a search bar to allow users to search for specific restaurants
Display relevant information for each restaurant such as name, rating, and distance
Implement filters or sorting options to allow use...
Interview Preparation Tips
Experience: It was a telephonic round.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Director of engineering round
Skills: Android, Java Application Development, Data Strrutures, Algorithm
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Contains linear and non linear data structures deep knowledge of trees and graphs
(1 Question)
- Q1. Able to do dry run on page
- Ans.
Dry run on a page involves testing the code without actually executing it.
Dry run involves walking through the code manually to check for errors
Helps in identifying logic errors before actual execution
Commonly used in debugging and testing code
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jun 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.
It was ok. I was not able to solve all the questions.
(2 Questions)
- Q1. Remove the last element from a linkedlist
- Ans.
To remove the last element from a linked list, iterate to the second last node and update its next pointer to null.
Iterate through the linked list to find the second last node
Update the next pointer of the second last node to null
- Q2. Some basic questions on oops dbms and os
Skills evaluated in this interview
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Oct 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.
(3 Questions)
- Q1. DS Algo, Backend and DB
- Q2. Stack(DS) question and DB based questions
- Q3. Scaling (Horizontal, Vertical) with use cases
- Ans.
Scaling refers to increasing capacity of a system. Horizontal scaling adds more machines, while vertical scaling adds more resources to a machine.
Horizontal scaling involves adding more machines to a system to increase capacity
Vertical scaling involves adding more resources to a machine to increase capacity
Use cases for horizontal scaling include handling increased traffic or adding redundancy
Use cases for vertical sca...
Interview Preparation Tips
- Backend
- Data Structures
- Database
Selected
I applied via Job Portal and was interviewed before Nov 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.
(2 Questions)
- Q1. Regarding the Past Projects, mine were with Firebase and Flutter.
- Q2. Medium DSA questions for Array and String and Flutter
Interview Preparation Tips
- Flutter
- firebase
- Node.Js
Software Developer Interview Questions & Answers
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Alok Dubey
posted on 21 Jul 2023
(2 Questions)
- Q1. Write a program to check if string is a anagram
- Ans.
Program to check if a string is an anagram
Create a function that takes in two strings as input
Remove all spaces and convert both strings to lowercase
Sort both strings and compare if they are equal to determine if they are anagrams
- Q2. What is react lifecycle method
- Ans.
React lifecycle methods are special methods that are automatically called by React at specific points in a component's life cycle.
React components have several lifecycle methods such as componentDidMount, componentDidUpdate, componentWillUnmount, etc.
These methods allow developers to perform actions at specific points in a component's life cycle, such as fetching data, updating the UI, or cleaning up resources.
Understa...
Create a web app to perform cred operation
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Anonymous
posted on 6 Jan 2024
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Jan 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.
General aptitude questions
Abstract topic group discussion
(1 Question)
- Q1. Technical interview covering topics on oops , data structures , conditional statements.
(1 Question)
- Q1. General questions- introduction , how previous rounds went ,hobbies , what do you know about our company , situation based questions.
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Anonymous
posted on 31 Aug 2024
Selected
I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Mar 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.
Simple question on maths
(2 Questions)
- Q1. Explain OOPS concept
- Ans.
OOPS (Object-Oriented Programming) is a programming paradigm based on the concept of objects, which can contain data and code.
OOPS focuses on creating objects that interact with each other to solve complex problems
Key principles include encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism, and abstraction
Encapsulation ensures that the internal state of an object is hidden from the outside world
Inheritance allows a class to inherit...
- Q2. Coding array questions
Software Developer Interview Questions & Answers
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Anonymous
posted on 12 Apr 2024
Selected
I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Apr 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.
Few questions that would involve problem solving. Basic 10th std math would suffice
Had few DSA questions.
(1 Question)
- Q1. Technical interview
(1 Question)
- Q1. About job, expection etc
Interview Preparation Tips
I applied via Instahyre and was interviewed in Oct 2024. There was 1 interview round.
(1 Question)
- Q1. Design LLD for Parking Lot
- Ans.
Design LLD for Parking Lot
Create classes for ParkingLot, ParkingSpot, Vehicle, etc.
Implement methods for parking, unparking, checking availability, etc.
Consider different types of vehicles and parking spots (e.g. regular, handicapped, electric)
Include features like ticketing system, payment processing, and security measures
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