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Updated 3 Apr 2022

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I was interviewed in Mar 2022.

Round 1 - Group Discussion 

AI

Round 2 - Coding Test 

C#

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Info Edge Associate Software Engineer interview:
  • Class and object
  • Construction
  • Access modifier
  • Polymorphism
  • Inheritance
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I am a fresher student. Thank a lot

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I was interviewed before Feb 2021.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

(2 Questions)

Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

It comprised of general aptitude questions and two coding questions. It was an offline test.

  • Q1. 

    N Queens Problem

    Given an integer N, find all possible placements of N queens on an N x N chessboard such that no two queens threaten each other.

    Explanation:

    A queen can attack another queen if they ar...

  • Ans. 

    The N Queens Problem involves finding all possible placements of N queens on an N x N chessboard where no two queens threaten each other.

    • Use backtracking algorithm to explore all possible configurations.

    • Keep track of rows, columns, and diagonals to ensure queens do not attack each other.

    • Generate and print valid configurations where queens are placed safely.

    • Consider constraints and time limit for efficient solution.

    • Exam...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 

    Sort 0 1 2 Problem Statement

    Given an integer array arr of size 'N' containing only 0s, 1s, and 2s, write an algorithm to sort the array.

    Input:

    The first line contains an integer 'T' representing the n...
  • Ans. 

    Sort an integer array containing only 0s, 1s, and 2s in linear time complexity.

    • Use three pointers to keep track of the positions of 0s, 1s, and 2s in the array.

    • Iterate through the array and swap elements based on the values encountered.

    • Achieve sorting in a single scan over the array without using any extra space.

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Face to Face 

(2 Questions)

Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

After having a technical discussion about my CV. He gave me two questions to code.

  • Q1. 

    Ninja and Substrings Problem Statement

    Ninja has to determine all the distinct substrings of size two that can be formed from a given string 'STR' comprising only lowercase alphabetic characters. These su...

  • Ans. 

    Find all unique contiguous substrings of size two from a given string.

    • Iterate through the string and extract substrings of size two

    • Use a set to store unique substrings

    • Return the set as an array of strings

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 

    Cycle Detection in a Singly Linked List

    Determine if a given singly linked list of integers forms a cycle or not.

    A cycle in a linked list occurs when a node's next points back to a previous node in the ...

  • Ans. 

    Detect if a singly linked list forms a cycle by checking if a node's next points back to a previous node.

    • Traverse the linked list using two pointers, one moving one step at a time and the other moving two steps at a time.

    • If the two pointers meet at any point, there is a cycle in the linked list.

    • If one of the pointers reaches the end of the list (null), there is no cycle.

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 30 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was supposed to be the HR round but out of surprise the interviewer started by giving me a question to code. 
After I approached this question with the right solution he just asked about my family. After that he said to wait. After half an hour the results were announced. A total of three students were hired and I was amongst one of them.

  • Q1. 

    Balanced Parentheses Combinations

    Given an integer N representing the number of pairs of parentheses, find all the possible combinations of balanced parentheses using the given number of pairs.

    Explanati...

  • Ans. 

    Generate all possible combinations of balanced parentheses for a given number of pairs.

    • Use recursion to generate all possible combinations of balanced parentheses.

    • Keep track of the number of open and close parentheses used in each combination.

    • Return the valid combinations as an array of strings.

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Eligibility criteriaAbove 7 CGPAMagicbricks interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structures, Algorithms, System Design, Aptitude, OOPSTime required to prepare for the interview - 5 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Must do Previously asked Interview as well as Online Test Questions.
Tip 2 : Go through all the previous interview experiences from Codestudio and Leetcode.
Tip 3 : Do at-least 2 good projects and you must know every bit of them.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Have at-least 2 good projects explained in short with all important points covered.
Tip 2 : Every skill must be mentioned.
Tip 3 : Focus on skills, projects and experiences more.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before May 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Android components, lifecycle, providers, receivers, fragments, view components, Ui design related questions.

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Sep 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Fibonacci series, Prime function, linked lisk value access, query

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - First a test based on amcat. Followed by two technical interview. First Tech Interview basis and overview of you concept of ds and algo will ne asked. In second Tech interview indepth concept of topics such as arrays, linked list, os,algo, etc will be asked. Prepare ds and algo concept, dbms query & concept, internet basis such as protocols, methods,etc.

Best of luck

Interview Questionnaire 

12 Questions

  • Q1. Given a no K and an array. Find pair of elements whose sum is equal to given no K
  • Ans. 

    Find pair of elements in an array whose sum is equal to a given number K.

    • Iterate through the array and for each element, check if K minus the element exists in the array.

    • Use a hash table to store the elements and their indices for faster lookup.

    • If multiple pairs exist, return any one of them.

    • If no pair exists, return null or an appropriate message.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. If there is a website run by 2 servers. These 2 servers balances the load using Load Balancer. So, if 1 session is created on 1 server and say load is shift to another server immediately, then how session ...
  • Ans. 

    Session is maintained using session affinity or sticky sessions.

    • Session affinity ensures that a user's session is always directed to the same server.

    • Load balancer uses a unique identifier to route requests to the same server.

    • Sticky sessions can be implemented using cookies or URL rewriting.

    • Session replication can also be used to maintain session data across multiple servers.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. WAP to implement some basic Design Patterns like Singleton?
  • Ans. 

    Singleton pattern ensures only one instance of a class is created and provides a global point of access to it.

    • Create a private constructor to prevent direct instantiation of the class

    • Create a private static instance of the class

    • Create a public static method to access the instance

    • Ensure thread safety by using synchronized keyword or static initialization block

    • Examples: Logger, Configuration Manager, Database Connection

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Abstract class? How it is different from interface? Is multiple inheritance possible in php? How?
  • Ans. 

    Explaining abstract class, interface and multiple inheritance in PHP.

    • Abstract class is a class that cannot be instantiated and can have abstract methods.

    • Interface is a collection of abstract methods and constants that can be implemented by a class.

    • Multiple inheritance is not possible in PHP, but can be achieved using interfaces.

    • Interfaces can be implemented by multiple classes, allowing for multiple inheritance-like be

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Write a stored procedure from a given set of tables and conditions. Simple one
  • Ans. 

    Write a stored procedure from given tables and conditions

    • Identify the tables and their relationships

    • Determine the conditions to be used in the stored procedure

    • Write the SQL code for the stored procedure

    • Test the stored procedure to ensure it returns the desired results

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. How to increase php memory at run time, if it exhausts?
  • Ans. 

    To increase PHP memory at run time, modify the php.ini file or use ini_set() function.

    • Edit the memory_limit value in php.ini file

    • Use ini_set('memory_limit', '256M') function to increase memory limit at run time

    • Check for memory leaks in the code

    • Use unset() function to free up memory after use

  • Answered by AI
  • Q7. What all we can do with php.ini?
  • Ans. 

    php.ini is a configuration file for PHP that allows users to customize various settings.

    • Change PHP settings such as memory limit, file upload size, and error reporting

    • Enable or disable extensions and modules

    • Set timezone and language settings

    • Configure email settings

    • Control caching and session settings

  • Answered by AI
  • Q8. Session and cookies?
  • Q9. Javascript clausers?
  • Q10. Jquery function to get domain from a url?
  • Ans. 

    Use window.location to get domain from a url in jQuery.

    • Use window.location to get the full url

    • Use .hostname to get the domain name

    • Use .replace() to remove 'www.' if present

  • Answered by AI
  • Q11. WAP to get smallest plindron number larger than the given no?
  • Ans. 

    WAP to find smallest palindrome number larger than given number.

    • Convert the given number to string and check if it is already a palindrome.

    • If not, increment the number and check if it is a palindrome.

    • Repeat until a palindrome number larger than the given number is found.

    • Use a while loop to implement the above steps.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q12. WAP to check if linked list elements is a palindrome without using any extra space?
  • Ans. 

    WAP to check if linked list elements is a palindrome without using any extra space.

    • Traverse the linked list and reverse the second half of the list

    • Compare the first half with the reversed second half

    • Use two pointers to traverse the list, one at normal speed and other at double speed

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Skills: Algorithm, JQuery, Javascript
College Name: na

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview Questionnaire 

7 Questions

  • Q1. Find the first non repetitive character in a string?
  • Ans. 

    Find the first non-repeating character in a string.

    • Create a hash table to store the frequency of each character in the string.

    • Iterate through the string and check the frequency of each character.

    • Return the first character with a frequency of 1.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is connection pooling
  • Ans. 

    Connection pooling is a technique of reusing database connections to improve performance.

    • Connection pooling helps to reduce the overhead of creating and destroying database connections.

    • It maintains a pool of connections that can be reused by multiple clients.

    • Connection pooling is commonly used in web applications to handle multiple requests simultaneously.

    • It can be configured with parameters like maximum number of conn...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Write a singleton class in php?
  • Ans. 

    A singleton class in PHP is a class that can only be instantiated once.

    • Create a private constructor to prevent direct instantiation

    • Create a private static variable to hold the instance of the class

    • Create a public static method to get the instance of the class

    • Ensure that the public static method always returns the same instance

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. How to write a Connection class to MySQL database using PHP?
  • Ans. 

    To connect to MySQL database using PHP, create a Connection class.

    • Use mysqli_connect() function to establish a connection

    • Pass the database credentials as parameters to the function

    • Create a constructor method to initialize the connection

    • Create a query method to execute SQL queries

    • Close the connection using mysqli_close() method

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. What are the different types of error in php?
  • Ans. 

    There are three types of errors in PHP: syntax errors, runtime errors, and logical errors.

    • Syntax errors occur when the code is not written correctly, such as missing semicolons or parentheses.

    • Runtime errors occur during the execution of the code, such as trying to access an undefined variable.

    • Logical errors occur when the code runs without errors, but produces unexpected results, such as a miscalculation in a formula.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. How session works in php?
  • Ans. 

    Session in PHP allows to store user data on the server for later use.

    • Session starts when a user logs in and ends when the user logs out or the session expires.

    • Session data is stored on the server and identified by a unique session ID.

    • Session variables can be set and accessed using the $_SESSION superglobal array.

    • Session can be destroyed using the session_destroy() function.

    • Session can be used to store user-specific dat...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q7. Find missing element in an array of elements from 0 to n-1?
  • Ans. 

    Find missing element in an array of elements from 0 to n-1

    • Calculate sum of all elements in array and subtract from sum of n natural numbers

    • Use XOR operation on all elements and n natural numbers

    • Sort the array and find the missing element

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: You have been given stack of documents that have already been processed and some that have not. your task is to classify these documents into one of the eight categories: [1,2,3..8]. However you notice that there are already large amount of documents which have already been correctly processed(training data). you decide to use machine learning on this data in order to categorize.First line of the input file contain T number of documents. T lines will follow each containing a series of space separated words which represents the processed word.

Skills: PHP, data base, data structure
College Name: NA

Skills evaluated in this interview

I was interviewed before Sep 2020.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 90 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was MCQ+Coding round.

  • Q1. How can you check if two strings are anagrams of each other?
  • Ans. 

    Check if two strings are anagrams by comparing the sorted versions of the strings.

    • Sort both strings and compare if they are equal.

    • Use a hashmap to store the frequency of characters in each string and compare the maps.

    • Ignore spaces and punctuation when comparing the strings.

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Face to Face 

Round duration - 90 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was face to face interview round.

Round 3 - Face to Face 

Round duration - 90 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was face to face interview round.

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI completed Computer Science Engineering from National Institute Of Technology, Silchar, Assam. I applied for the job as SDE - 1 in SiddharthnagarEligibility criteria6 CGPAAmazon interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Basic Computer Science backgroundTime required to prepare for the interview - 6 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Participate in live contests on websites like Codechef, Codeforces etc as much as possible.
Tip 2 : Practice previous interview questions from LeetCode, GeeksForGeeks.
Tip 3 : Revise Computer Science subjects like DBMS, OOPS thoroughly.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Add projects and Internships if you have done any and add only those things which you really know.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

I was interviewed before Sep 2020.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 90 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Interview started at 11:00 am. It was an online round. During the coding round I submitted optimized solution and got full acceptance of the solutions.

  • Q1. 

    Detect Cycle in a Directed Graph

    You are provided with a directed graph composed of 'N' nodes. You have a matrix called 'EDGES' with dimensions M x 2, which specifies the 'M' edges in the graph. Each edge...

  • Ans. 

    Detect cycle in a directed graph using depth-first search (DFS) algorithm.

    • Use DFS to traverse the graph and detect back edges indicating a cycle.

    • Maintain a visited array to keep track of visited nodes during traversal.

    • If a node is visited again during traversal and it is not the parent node, then a cycle exists.

    • Return true if a cycle is detected, false otherwise.

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Face to Face 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 80 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Interview started at 10:00 am. Interview went well, I was able to connect with the interviewer and enjoyed the whole interview

  • Q1. 

    Next Smallest Palindrome Problem Statement

    Find the next smallest palindrome strictly greater than a given number 'N' represented as a string 'S'.

    Explanation:

    You are given a number in string format, a...

  • Ans. 

    Find the next smallest palindrome greater than a given number represented as a string.

    • Convert the string to an integer, find the next greater palindrome, and convert it back to a string.

    • Handle cases where the number is a palindrome or has all digits as '9'.

    • Consider both odd and even length numbers when finding the next palindrome.

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Face to Face 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 80 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Interview started at 11:00 am. Interview went well.

  • Q1. 

    Boundary Traversal of a Binary Tree

    Given a binary tree of integers, your task is to return the boundary nodes of the tree in Anti-Clockwise direction starting from the root node.

    Input:

    The first line ...
  • Ans. 

    Return the boundary nodes of a binary tree in Anti-Clockwise direction starting from the root node.

    • Traverse the left boundary nodes in a top-down manner

    • Traverse the leaf nodes from left to right

    • Traverse the right boundary nodes in a bottom-up manner

    • Handle cases where duplicates occur in the boundary nodes

    • Implement the function without printing as printing is already managed

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Eligibility criteriaGood knowledge of Data Structures, Some great projects which are used by the usersAmazon interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structures, Web development, System Design, Algorithms, Dynamic Programming, Database, OS, Networking, OOPS, DevOpsTime required to prepare for the interview - 8 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : For Data Structures number of questions doesn't matter. Try to understand the logic behind them and try to apply them in creating multiple scenario's. Learn them by heart. 
Tip 2 : For Web.Development Try to learn full stack development. See which part interests you more, Increase your knowledge horizon, Always try to build a system a system considering It will be served to millions of customers. By doing this 1-2 projects will increase and cover all the major things which one should learn in their career/college.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Always try to make it a single page 
Tip 2 : Always make resume company specific. eg. Data Structures part more if you are applying for MNC's eg. Amazon, Google, DE Shaw, browserstack.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed before Jul 2020. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. DS Algo Questions on Trees. Leadership Principles

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Read up on DS Algo and white paper coding and Leadership Principles

I was interviewed before Sep 2020.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

Round 2 - Face to Face 

Round duration - 50 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

Round 3 - Face to Face 

Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

At the beginning of this round, the interviewer asked me about the data structures I knew. Linked lists, trees, graphs, arrays etc. was my answer. He asked me how well I knew Dynamic Programming. I said I wasn’t strong in that and he said that he would ask me a question on dynamic programming for sure.

Round 4 - Face to Face 

Round duration - 40 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

 

The interviewer asked me if I was comfortable with the interview process so far and how the previous interviews were. I said it was good and he gave me the first problem to solve.

Round 5 - Face to Face 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

The interviewer asked me some Com­puter Sci­ence‍ fundamentals in this round as well as some behavioural questions.

  • Q1. Implement a Trie data structure and write functions to insert and search for a few words in it.
  • Ans. 

    Implement a Trie data structure with insert and search functions.

    • Create a TrieNode class with children and isEndOfWord attributes.

    • Implement insert function to add words by iterating through characters.

    • Implement search function to check if a word exists by traversing the Trie.

    • Example: Insert 'apple', 'banana', 'orange' and search for 'apple' and 'grape'.

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI applied for the job as SDE - 1 in HyderabadEligibility criteria 7 CGPA Amazon interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structures and Algorithms, Operating System, Database Management System, Object-Oriented Programming SystemTime required to prepare for the interview - 8 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Do lot of hard work and practice of  Data Structures and Algorithms based questions. I personally recommend you Coding Ninjas and Geeks For Geeks for interview preparation.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Make your resume short and try to make it of one page only and do mention all your skills which you are confident of in your resume.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

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