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Updated 30 Aug 2015

Housing.com SDE (Software Development Engineer) Interview Experiences

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Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Given names of some places( in a locality) with longitude, latitude mark the boundary of the locality
  • Q2. Given a square area of 1024x1024 on a map with some flats (housing mentality :P) with their location (x,y) and visibility index (~price or value). You have to show every flat with a square of 32x32 in the ...
  • Ans. 

    Given a map with flats and their location and visibility index, show every flat with a square of 32x32.

    • Create a 1024x1024 map with flats and their visibility index

    • Loop through each flat and draw a 32x32 square around it

    • Display the map with all the flats highlighted

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: technical interview
Experience: My first interview was held at 9 PM. First round : It was first interview after oral test in school, so you can understand the situation. But the interviewers were people of age between 25-27, as I entered the room he started talking like an IITK-senior. He started with friendly chit-chat and then shifted to asking about my resume and other questions.

Questions :
1. Algorithm to retain median of an integer stream.
2. There is a river and there are stations with same station no. on both side of the river. A bridge can be build between the stations with same station no. and two bridges shouldn't cross each-other. Given a configuration of the river and stations give and algorithm to print maximum no bridges that can be build.


General Tips: Do’s :
1. Set you priorities for core and non-core first and prepare accordingly.
2. If you preparing for core companies than start coding as soon as possible. Almost every company shortlist through online coding tests. Only getting better at coding is enough to get a good job.
3. Good CPI in important if you are aiming to get a job in 1st day 1st slot companies.
4. Go through your course projects that you mentioned in resume.
5. You are expected to have basic knowledge of OS, Networks, C, Databases.


Final Tips :
1. Start preparing ASAP ( summers at-lest )
2. Coding is must.
3. Interviewers are nice people, they are there to help you so don’t get nervous, and keep clam.
4. Always clarify the problem with interviewers until you understand the complete problem. While solving always speak loudly let your interviewer know what you are thinking, if you are going in wrong direction he will certainly help you and will give you hints.
5. Don’t lose hope if your CPI is low, just work hard and you will overcome the disadvantage of lower CPI.
College Name: IIT Kanpur

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Interview Questionnaire 

5 Questions

  • Q1. Optimize the codde given by you in the written exam
  • Q2. What is startup all about and what all technology is used
  • Ans. 

    A startup is a newly established business that aims to solve a problem or meet a need using innovative technology.

    • Startups are focused on growth and scalability.

    • They often operate in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

    • Startups use various technologies depending on their industry and product.

    • Common technologies used in startups include web and mobile development, cloud computing, data analytics, artificial intelligenc...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Tell me about yourself?
  • Ans. 

    I am a software engineer with experience in developing and implementing scalable solutions.

    • Experienced software engineer

    • Skilled in developing scalable solutions

    • Proficient in programming languages like Java, Python, and C++

    • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

    • Ability to work in a team and collaborate effectively

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Why jabong?
  • Q5. Explanation about various things written in resume

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: It was not that tough.
Aptitude question were easy.
Coding Question were tough as we have only 30 min.
Duration: 1 hr minute
Total Questions: 35

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: I was able to crack a better solution to the question.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Was able to explain it fluently.
Tips: Don't bluff about the startup they will catch you

Round: Other Interview
Experience: It was a director's round.
Not that tough , a bit of HR types.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Easy one . A type of formality.

General Tips: Prepare geeksforgeeks and practice codechef
Skills: C/C++
College Name: Netaji Subhas Institute Of Technology, Delhi
Motivation: The brand name + E commerce the place to be
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Nov 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is clousers
  • Q2. What is promises
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Explain javascript architecture
  • Q2. What is mvvm architecture
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

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

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Minimum Knight Moves (LC Medium)
  • Q2. OS, CN, DB concepts like multithreading, semaphore, tcp vs udp, transaction and ACId properties. Java concepts like stack vs heap(memory), error vs exception. Any 1 Project discussion for 10 mins

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare all the fundamental concepts of operating systems and databases. Refer to the company-tagged questions from LC.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

The exam duration is one and a half hours.

Round 2 - Coding Test 

The total exam time is one and a half hours.

Round 3 - Group Discussion 

It encompasses all topics related to full stack development.

Round 4 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Asks questions on SQL
  • Q2. Asks question in typical topics
Round 5 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Where do you see yourself in two years?
  • Ans. 

    In two years, I see myself as a senior software developer leading a team on innovative projects.

    • Advancing to a senior software developer role

    • Leading a team on new and innovative projects

    • Continuing to enhance my technical skills through ongoing learning and training

  • Answered by AI
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Explain Deadlock?
  • Q2. Explain Red Black Tree?
  • Q3. Find local minima in a 1-D array?
  • Q4. Find local minima in 2-D array?
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
Not Selected
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. LRU Cache - how to tackle
  • Ans. 

    LRU Cache is a data structure that maintains a list of items in order of most recently used to least recently used.

    • Implement using a doubly linked list and a hashmap for efficient operations

    • When an item is accessed, move it to the front of the list

    • When the cache is full, remove the least recently used item from the end of the list

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. LRU Cache implementation based on a real time system. How would the main work which will be called etc etc
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Oct 2024. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Easy level to Medium level

Round 2 - Coding Test 

2 Easy questions of DSA

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. One DSA question
  • Q2. Normal discussion about tech stack
Round 4 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell about yourself
  • Q2. Why do you want to join digit?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Go easy.. Nothing is hard in digit hiring
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

There were 2 questions in coding one with array and in string releated

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. About Selenium questions
  • Q2. Other basic questions related to testing
  • Q3. Management related question
Round 3 - HM 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. One program to solve
  • Q2. Other questions in selenium
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Instahyre and was interviewed in Nov 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Easy to medium questions, Questions on DSA and Node.js.

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Valid parenthesis
  • Q2. Three sum problem

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Zetwerk Software Developer interview:
  • js
  • node.js
  • dsa

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