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Updated 22 May 2023

Impact Guru Software Engineer Interview Experiences

1 interview found

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

I was interviewed before May 2022.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - Coding Test 

Basic on PHP and Javascript should be clear
Laravel framework based questions

Round 3 - Coding Test 

Algo, basic Javascript

Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Technical and Fitment round

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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Sep 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Asked to write an in memory SQL database. Time was 1.5 hours. I made the mistake of choosing C++ and writing the code to make it very flexible and extensible. This led to me not being able to complete the task in the given time.
Tip: practice LLD round in a high level language like Python or Typescript. Speed is very important.

I was interviewed before Sep 2020.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 90 mins
Round difficulty - Hard

There were questions related to DP and DFS.

 

  • Q1. 

    Trapping Rain Water Problem Statement

    You are given a long type array/list ARR of size N, representing an elevation map. The value ARR[i] denotes the elevation of the ith bar. Your task is to determine th...

  • Ans. 

    Calculate the total amount of rainwater that can be trapped between given elevations in an array.

    • Iterate through the array and calculate the maximum height on the left and right of each bar.

    • Calculate the amount of water that can be trapped at each bar by taking the minimum of the maximum heights on the left and right.

    • Sum up the trapped water at each bar to get the total trapped water for the entire array.

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Video Call 

(3 Questions)

Round duration - 60 mins
Round difficulty - Medium

At first, I was asked about the different projects that I have done so far. We had a detailed discussion on the same.
He also checked my OOP concepts

  • Q1. Can you describe the process of designing an LRU Cache from scratch during your System Design Round?
  • Ans. 

    Designing an LRU Cache involves implementing a data structure that stores a fixed number of items and removes the least recently used item when full.

    • Start by defining the data structure for the cache, typically using a combination of a hashmap and a doubly linked list.

    • Implement methods for getting and setting key-value pairs in the cache.

    • When a new item is added to the cache, check if it exceeds the maximum capacity. I...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 

    Reverse Linked List Problem Statement

    Given a Singly Linked List of integers, your task is to reverse the Linked List by altering the links between the nodes.

    Input:

    The first line of input is an intege...
  • Ans. 

    Reverse a singly linked list by altering the links between nodes.

    • Iterate through the linked list and reverse the links between nodes

    • Use three pointers to keep track of the current, previous, and next nodes

    • Update the links between nodes to reverse the list

    • Return the head of the reversed linked list

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. 

    Middle of a Linked List

    You are given the head node of a singly linked list. Your task is to return a pointer pointing to the middle of the linked list.

    If there is an odd number of elements, return the ...

  • Ans. 

    Return the middle element of a singly linked list, or the one farther from the head if there are even elements.

    • Traverse the linked list with two pointers, one moving twice as fast as the other

    • When the fast pointer reaches the end, the slow pointer will be at the middle

    • If there are even elements, return the one that is farther from the head node

    • Handle edge cases like linked list of size 1 or empty list

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Video Call 

Round duration - 60 mins
Round difficulty - Medium

It is HR + Technical round
asked about the Behavioural questions and how you justify yourself in an argument .questions related to current technology.
They gave me feedback on how well I had performed so far and gave me suggestions on what more can I do to further improve myself.

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI applied for the job as SDE - 1 in BangaloreEligibility criteriaGood ProjectsRazorpay interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Projects, Development, NoSQL, Data Structure, OOPS, DBMS, Algorithm.Time required to prepare for the interview - 4 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Be thorough about your projects
Tip 2 : Prepare Ds and Algo and Practice all standard questions 
Tip 3 : Know the complexities of the code that you’ve written.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Mention at least 2 projects.
Tip 2 : Don't make any silly spelling mistakes on resume

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. LLD HLD HM rounds
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Blood relation, coding and decoding, number system , percentage

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - coding and decoding percentage ages averages
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
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Javascript output based
  • Q2. Javascript code
Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

They asked advanced currying and vanilla javascript which no one uses

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Apr 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

2 DSA Question with 60 hr duration

I was interviewed in May 2022.

Round 1 - Assignment 

Round duration - 120 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Round 2 - Video Call 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 120 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

- Discussion on the first round's assignment
- Was asked about adding unit tests in the assignment
- Fundamental questions on the approach used for the assignment.

  • Q1. What are some things that could have been done better in the system design problem given in the first round?
  • Ans. 

    Some improvements in the system design problem could include better scalability planning, more efficient data storage solutions, and improved error handling.

    • Implementing a more robust caching mechanism to improve performance under heavy load.

    • Optimizing the database schema for better query performance and scalability.

    • Introducing load balancing and horizontal scaling to handle increased traffic.

    • Enhancing error handling t...

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Video Call 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 90 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Round was with tech lead. Was briefly asked about the problem I solved in the first round. Then I was asked to solve 1 medium level DSA based question. Some discussion on culture fit was also done.

  • Q1. Given the frequency of traffic lights' states, can you determine if there will ever be an invalid state for the traffic signal, and what are the conditions that lead to an invalid state?
  • Ans. 

    Yes, an invalid state can occur if the traffic lights are in conflicting states simultaneously.

    • An invalid state occurs when multiple traffic lights are showing conflicting signals, such as both red and green at the same time.

    • This can happen due to a malfunction in the traffic light system or human error in programming the lights.

    • For example, if a traffic light is stuck showing both red and green signals, it would be co

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI applied for the job as SDE - 1 in GurgaonEligibility criteriaNo criteriaBlinkit interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data structures, Algorithms, Web development, OOP, LLDTime required to prepare for the interview - 3 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Have clear web dev fundamentals
Tip 2 : Have at least 1 good non-trivial project
Tip 3 : Practice basic DSA questions.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : For past experience (internship/full time), explain the impact you created instead of only mentioning what you did.
Tip 2 : Don't exceed 1 page.
Tip 3 : Get it cross-checked for mistakes through multiple sources.
Tip 4 : Only put in stuff that you are confident in being able to explain.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

Impact Guru Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Impact Guru Software Engineer interview?
Impact Guru interview process usually has 4 rounds. The most common rounds in the Impact Guru interview process are Coding Test, Resume Shortlist and One-on-one Round.

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