ivy Software Development Engineer 3 Interview Questions and Answers

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Q1. How would you build book my show
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Designing and building a platform similar to BookMyShow involves creating a user-friendly interface for booking tickets for various events.
• Develop a user-friendly website and mobile app for users to browse and book tickets for movies, concerts, plays, etc.

• Implement a secure payment gateway for users to make online transactions.

• Integrate a database to store information about events, venues, tickets, and user bookings.

• In...read more
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Q1. Solid principals, awareness of patterns
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Q1. How would you build tinyurl like service, systems designs
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To build a tinyurl-like service, design a system with a URL shortening algorithm, a database to store mappings, and a redirect service.
• Use a hashing algorithm to generate short URLs from long URLs (e.g. MD5, SHA-256).

• Store the mappings of short URLs to long URLs in a database (e.g. MySQL, Redis).

• Implement a redirect service that takes a short URL, looks up the corresponding long URL in the database, and redirects the u...read more
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Q1. Non-technical questions
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Q1. Java springboot basic to intermediate question
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Q2. Java stream questions
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Q1. Easy level DSA questions
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Q2. Project based questions
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Q1. Easy array problem
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Q2. Easy tree traversal problem
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Implement tree traversal algorithm to visit each node in a tree structure
• Use depth-first search (DFS) or breadth-first search (BFS) to traverse the tree

• DFS can be implemented using recursion or a stack data structure

• BFS can be implemented using a queue data structure

• Example: Inorder traversal of a binary tree - left, root, right
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Q1. Trapping rain water
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Q2. Path of longest sum
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Find the path in a matrix with the longest sum of elements
• Start from the top-left corner of the matrix

• Move only right or down in the matrix

• Keep track of the sum of elements in each path

• Return the path with the longest sum
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Q1. Explain OOPS concept and how you apply it in your implementation
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OOPS is a programming paradigm based on the concept of objects, which can contain data in the form of fields and code in the form of procedures.
• OOPS focuses on the concept of classes and objects

• Encapsulation: bundling data and methods that operate on the data within a single unit

• Inheritance: allows a class to inherit properties and behavior from another class

• Polymorphism: ability to present the same interface for diffe...read more
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Q2. Difference between Comparable and Comparator. Difference between Abstract Class and Interface
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Comparable is an interface used for natural ordering, Comparator is an interface used for custom ordering. Abstract class can have method implementations, Interface cannot.
• Comparable interface is used to define the natural ordering of objects. Example: String class implements Comparable interface for natural ordering based on alphabetical order.

• Comparator interface is used to define custom ordering of objects. Example:...read more
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Q3. Given a string. Find the number of occurrences of each character
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Count occurrences of each character in a given string
• Create an array to store the count of each character

• Iterate through the string and increment the count of each character in the array

• Return the array with counts for each character
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Q4. Given an array. Remove the number of duplicates
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Remove duplicates from an array of strings
• Iterate through the array and store each element in a set to keep track of unique values

• Create a new array with the unique values from the set
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Q5. Given a student object having name and grade data variables. Sort the object on the basis of highest grade.
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1st round is aptitude and pesudocode

Q1. Mostly python questions
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Q2. List questions and basic to mediumprogram
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Q1. Discuss the project you are most proud of
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Developed a mobile app for tracking personal fitness goals
• Used React Native to create a cross-platform app

• Implemented features such as goal setting, progress tracking, and workout logging

• Integrated with wearable devices like Fitbit for automatic data syncing
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Q2. What are ways to speed up SQL queries? List them in increasing order of complexity?
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Ways to speed up SQL queries in increasing order of complexity
• Use indexes on columns frequently used in WHERE clauses

• Optimize queries by avoiding unnecessary joins and subqueries

• Use stored procedures to reduce network traffic and improve performance

• Consider denormalizing tables for frequently accessed data

• Use query optimization techniques like query caching and query hints
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Q3. Is Redis single-threaded or multi-threaded?
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Redis is single-threaded.
• Redis is single-threaded, meaning it can only execute one command at a time.

• This design choice allows Redis to be extremely fast and efficient for certain use cases.

• However, it also means that Redis may not be the best choice for highly concurrent workloads.
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Q4. What sort of data types can be used as keys in Python?
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Data types that can be used as keys in Python include strings, integers, floats, tuples, and custom objects.
• Strings are commonly used as keys in Python dictionaries.

• Integers and floats can also be used as keys.

• Tuples can be used as keys if they only contain immutable elements.

• Custom objects can be used as keys if they are hashable.

• Examples: {'name': 'John'}, {1: 'apple'}, {(1, 2): 'tuple'}
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Q5. What types of indexing exist in SQL?
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Types of indexing in SQL include clustered, non-clustered, unique, and composite indexes.
• Clustered index physically reorders the table based on the index key

• Non-clustered index creates a separate structure for the index

• Unique index ensures that all values in the index column are unique

• Composite index uses multiple columns for indexing
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Q1. Basic java fundamentals
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Q2. Spring boot,sql
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Q1. Some technical questions from manager
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Q2. Some challenges or scenario based questions
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Q1. Salary discussion mostly
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Q2. Benifts that they offer with TR
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Q1. What is the inheritance?
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Inheritance is a mechanism in object-oriented programming where a class inherits properties and behaviors from another class.
• Allows a class to inherit attributes and methods from another class

• Promotes code reusability and reduces redundancy

• Creates a parent-child relationship between classes

• Derived class can override or extend the functionality of the base class
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Q2. What are the types of joins in mysql
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Types of joins in MySQL include inner join, left join, right join, and full join.
• Inner join: Returns rows when there is a match in both tables.

• Left join: Returns all rows from the left table and the matched rows from the right table.

• Right join: Returns all rows from the right table and the matched rows from the left table.

• Full join: Returns rows when there is a match in one of the tables.
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Q1. How to handle multiple api's
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Use a centralized API gateway to manage and route requests to multiple APIs efficiently.
• Implement a centralized API gateway to handle incoming requests and route them to the appropriate API based on the endpoint.

• Utilize API management tools like Apigee, Kong, or AWS API Gateway to manage and monitor multiple APIs.

• Consider implementing a caching layer to improve performance and reduce the number of requests to external
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Q2. What does strstr function do?
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strstr function searches for a substring within a string and returns a pointer to the first occurrence of the substring.
• Used in C programming language

• Syntax: char *strstr(const char *haystack, const char *needle)

• Example: char *str = strstr("hello world", "world")
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