MagicBricks Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
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I excel in problem-solving and teamwork, but I sometimes struggle with time management under tight deadlines.
• Strength: Strong problem-solving skills - I enjoy tackling complex coding challenges, like optimizing algorithms for better performance.

• Strength: Effective teamwork - I thrive in collaborative environments, having successfully led a project with cross-functional teams.

• Weakness: Time management - I occasionally u...read more
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Q2. Solve the given question using Binary trees (code given herein), and walk us through your approach.
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Q3. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
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In five years, I envision myself as a lead software engineer, driving innovative projects and mentoring junior developers.
• I aim to lead a team on impactful projects, like developing scalable applications that enhance user experience.

• I plan to deepen my expertise in cloud technologies, contributing to projects that leverage AWS or Azure for better performance.

• I want to mentor junior engineers, sharing knowledge through ...read more
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It was 2 coding questions of medium level

Q1. Longest substring with non repeating characters
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Find the longest substring in a given string that does not contain any repeating characters.
• Use a sliding window approach to iterate through the string.

• Keep track of the characters seen so far using a set.

• Update the start and end indices of the window to find the longest substring.

• Return the length of the longest substring.
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Q2. Candy problem. There is similar question in geeks for geeks
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There were 2 questions to test our basic coding knowledge.

Q1. Some basic introduction followed by sort 2 arrays into a single array.
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Q1. Applications of various data structures.
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Data structures are used in various applications like search algorithms, storage systems, and graph algorithms.
• Search algorithms like binary search use arrays and trees for efficient searching.

• Storage systems use data structures like hash tables and linked lists for organizing and accessing data.

• Graph algorithms like Dijkstra's algorithm use graphs and trees for solving complex problems.
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Q1. Some basic hr questions like tell me about yourself, what do you know about magicbricks,where do you see yourself in 5 years etc
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