iServeU Software Engineer Analyst Interview Questions and Answers

Round duration - 50 mins
Round difficulty - Medium

First round was coding round, where i was asked 2 DS algo questions, 1 was easy and other was of medium difficulty

Q1. 
Shortest Path in a Binary Matrix Problem Statement
Given a binary matrix of size N * M where each element is either 0 or 1, find the shortest path from a source cell to a destination cell, consisting only...read more
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Find the shortest path in a binary matrix from a source cell to a destination cell consisting only of 1s.
• Use Breadth First Search (BFS) algorithm to find the shortest path.

• Keep track of visited cells to avoid revisiting them.

• Update the path length as you traverse through the matrix.

• Return -1 if no valid path exists.
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Round duration - 50 mins
Round difficulty - Easy

I was asked to design url shortner

Q1. Can you explain how you would design a URL shortener?
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Design a URL shortener system
• Generate a unique short code for each URL

• Store the mapping of short code to original URL in a database

• Redirect users from short URL to original URL when accessed

• Consider implementing features like custom short codes, expiration dates, and analytics

• Ensure scalability and performance by using distributed systems and caching
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Round duration - 50 mins
Round difficulty - Medium

This was hiring manager round

Q1. Can you discuss a coding problem you encountered, your past projects, and any behavioral questions related to your experiences?
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Discussed coding problem, past projects, and behavioral questions in SDE - 1 interview.
• Coding problem: Discussed how I optimized a sorting algorithm in a previous project.

• Past projects: Talked about a web application I developed using React and Node.js.

• Behavioral questions: Shared how I handled a conflict within a team during a project.

• Example: Explained how I implemented a feature in a mobile app that improved user en...read more
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Round duration - 90 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Timing was 9 PM. Platform was not good. Platform was very lagging so overall it was bad experience.

Q1. 
Find the Third Greatest Element
Given an array 'ARR' of 'N' distinct integers, determine the third largest element in the array.
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The first line contains a single integer 'T' representing the numb...read more
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Find the third largest element in an array of distinct integers.
• Sort the array in descending order and return the element at index 2.

• Handle cases where the array has less than 3 elements separately.

• Use a set to store distinct elements for efficient processing.
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Q2. 
Longest Palindromic Substring Problem Statement
You are provided with a string STR of length N. The task is to find the longest palindromic substring within STR. If there are several palindromic substring...read more
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Find the longest palindromic substring in a given string.
• Iterate through the string and expand around each character to find palindromes

• Keep track of the longest palindrome found so far

• Return the longest palindromic substring
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Q3. 
Ninja and Geometry Problem Statement
In this problem, Ninja is provided with two lines on a 2D plane. The first line 'AB' is determined by two points A and B. The second line 'PQ' is determined by two poi...read more
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Calculate the intersection point of two lines on a 2D plane with precision up to six decimal places.
• Implement a function to calculate the intersection point of two lines on a 2D plane

• Handle precision up to six decimal places in the output

• Return -1.000000 -1.000000 if the lines do not intersect

• Ensure the lines 'AB' and 'PQ' are distinct
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Round duration - 90 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Timing was 9 PM. Platform was not good. Platform was very lagging so overall it was bad experience.

Q1. 
Find the Third Greatest Element
Given an array 'ARR' of 'N' distinct integers, determine the third largest element in the array.
Input:
The first line contains a single integer 'T' representing the numb...read more
Ans. 
Find the third largest element in an array of distinct integers.
• Sort the array in descending order and return the element at index 2.

• Handle cases where there are less than 3 elements in the array.

• Consider edge cases like negative integers and duplicates.
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Q2. 
Longest Palindromic Substring Problem Statement
You are provided with a string STR of length N. The goal is to identify the longest palindromic substring within this string. In cases where multiple palind...read more
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Identify the longest palindromic substring in a given string.
• Iterate through each character in the string and expand around it to find palindromes

• Keep track of the longest palindrome found so far

• Return the longest palindromic substring with the smallest start index
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Q3. 
Ninja and Geometry Problem Statement
In this problem, Ninja is provided with two lines on a 2D plane. The first line 'AB' is determined by two points A and B. The second line 'PQ' is determined by two poi...read more
Ans. 
Calculate the intersection point of two lines on a 2D plane with precision up to six decimal places.
• Implement a function to calculate the intersection point of two lines on a 2D plane

• Handle precision up to six decimal places in the output

• Return -1.000000 -1.000000 if the lines do not intersect

• Ensure the lines 'AB' and 'PQ' are distinct
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Q1. 1 - Easy Medium Question. Discuss the approach with interviewer and then implement it. The code should work, thats important.
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Q1. LLD round to design Chess.
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Design a chess game with classes for pieces, board, and game logic.
• Create a class for each chess piece (e.g., Pawn, Rook, Knight) with movement rules.

• Implement a Board class to manage the 8x8 grid and piece placement.

• Design a Game class to handle turns, check/checkmate conditions, and game state.

• Use an Enum for piece colors (e.g., WHITE, BLACK) to differentiate players.

• Consider implementing a user interface for player ...read more
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Q1. Hiring manager round. Grilling on resume and past experience questions
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JavaScript questions

Arrays, LinkedList basic dsa questions

Q1. Binary Tree 2nd largest node
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To find the 2nd largest node in a binary tree, we can perform an in-order traversal and keep track of the two largest nodes.
• Perform an in-order traversal of the binary tree

• Keep track of the two largest nodes encountered

• Return the second largest node when traversal is complete
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Q2. Basic web questions
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Easy coding question generally A, B level question of codeforces

Q1. OOPs, DBMS , Computer network and some basics over java
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