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Updated 12 Nov 2024

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posted on 12 Nov 2024

Interview experience
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Good
Difficulty level
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Process Duration
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Result
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Round 1 - Coding Test 

Binary sort for rotated array

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Bloom filter what advantages
  • Ans. 

    Bloom filters are space-efficient data structures used for quick membership queries.

    • Space-efficient data structure

    • Quick membership queries

    • False positives possible

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Design tinyurl for distributed system
  • Ans. 

    Design a distributed system for generating tiny URLs

    • Use a distributed key-value store to store mappings of short URLs to original URLs

    • Implement a service that generates unique short URLs and stores them in the key-value store

    • Use a load balancer to distribute requests to multiple instances of the service for scalability

    • Consider using consistent hashing to evenly distribute the load across nodes in the system

  • Answered by AI

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I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed before Jul 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. They asked core java and advance java both along with web Services question. Multi Threading, Data Structure
  • Q2. They will schedule your interview atleast 6-7 times and keep cancelling it. Then suddenly they will take it. HR are so unprofessional, they will share offer letter without discussing even salary with you....

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - They really ask difficult questions in online test. Interview was also very deep dive

SSE Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 7 May 2024

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
No response

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

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Find shortest cycle in graph
  • Ans. 

    To find the shortest cycle in a graph, we can use algorithms like Floyd's Tortoise and Hare algorithm or Breadth-First Search.

    • Use Floyd's Tortoise and Hare algorithm to detect a cycle in the graph and then find the shortest cycle.

    • Alternatively, use Breadth-First Search (BFS) to find the shortest cycle in an undirected graph.

    • Consider the weight of edges if the graph is weighted, as it may affect the shortest cycle lengt

  • Answered by AI

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SSE Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 27 Jul 2021

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. DSA
  • Q2. Stack and queue

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare for high level understanding of DSA

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. What are components
  • Ans. 

    Components are individual parts that make up a larger system or object.

    • Components can be physical or digital.

    • Examples of physical components include nuts and bolts in a machine.

    • Examples of digital components include software modules in a computer program.

    • Components work together to create a functioning whole.

    • Components can be replaced or upgraded without replacing the entire system.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Whar are services

I was interviewed before Jun 2021.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

(2 Questions)

Round duration - 180 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

It was an mcq + coding round. There were aptitude and ouput based question in mcq. And coding questions were easy

  • Q1. 

    Find the Duplicate Number Problem Statement

    Given an integer array 'ARR' of size 'N' containing numbers from 0 to (N - 2). Each number appears at least once, and there is one number that appears twice. Yo...

  • Ans. 

    Find the duplicate number in an array of integers from 0 to (N-2).

    • Iterate through the array and keep track of the frequency of each number using a hashmap.

    • Return the number with a frequency greater than 1 as the duplicate number.

    • Time complexity can be optimized to O(N) using Floyd's Tortoise and Hare algorithm.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 

    Reverse String Operations Problem Statement

    You are provided with a string S and an array of integers A of size M. Your task is to perform M operations on the string as specified by the indices in array A...

  • Ans. 

    Given a string and an array of indices, reverse substrings based on the indices to obtain the final string.

    • Iterate through the array of indices and reverse the substrings accordingly

    • Ensure the range specified by each index is non-empty

    • Return the final string after all operations are completed

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Video Call 

Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

It was technical + hr round. there were 2 people as interviewer. They stated from intro and asked some basic puzzles and hr questions. After that they asked about my projects, technologies and some ds algo and dbms questions.

Interview Preparation Tips

Eligibility criterianaAccenture interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structures, Pointers, OOPS, System Design, Algorithms, Dynamic ProgrammingTime required to prepare for the interview - 6 MonthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Practice aptitude
Tip 2 : Focus on practicing coding
Tip 3 : Learn from mistakes

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Mention some projects that you have done
Tip 2 : Try to have skills that are required for the role

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Feb 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions on Salesforce Basics. One can learn all great features in Salesforce.com but we must know the basic admin functionalities and features in Saleforce.
Round 2 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. The questions will be on your career, Resume. They will look for story telling skills, can you be a team player and individual player, etc. Can be technical as well.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - First know the basics of Saleforce.com for functional role then you dive into all great features in Salesforce.

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Oct 2018. There was 0 interview round.

Interview Preparation Tips

General Tips: This interview was a technical one but was majorly a stress test. It lasted for about 1 hour 10 minutes. The interviewer wanted to test both my knowledge and communication skills. Most of the questions asked to me were related to my B.Tech curriculum i.e. computer science related topics. He stressed a lot on the basics related to my project topic. Luckily I was able to answer most of the questions correctly. I tried to answer each question with examples and also used props on the table (like pens, paperweights, pen stands etc.) to explain my theories. It was my first offcampus interview, and I think I did pretty well for a fresher.
You need to stay calm and should apply presence of mind. Please go through the job description thoroughly word-by-word and recheck your resume to ensure that you are a best-fit for the position.
Skills: Communication, Body Language, Problem Solving, Leadership, Presentation Skills
Duration: <1 week

Interview Questionnaire 

6 Questions

  • Q1. What is fan trap? How to solve it? Give one example.
  • Ans. 

    Fan trap is a situation in which a query involving multiple tables results in a Cartesian product.

    • Fan trap occurs when a table is connected to multiple tables in a one-to-many relationship.

    • It can be solved by creating a bridge table or by using aggregate functions.

    • For example, if a customer table is connected to an orders table and a products table, a fan trap can occur when trying to retrieve information about custome...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Two tables are joined. But joined type are not mentioned, then how much records will retrieve using select statement.
  • Q3. How to use dynamic break in report?
  • Ans. 

    Dynamic break in report allows for automatic page breaks based on data.

    • Define a break field in the report design

    • Set the break field to trigger a page break when its value changes

    • Use dynamic break to automatically adjust page breaks based on data

    • Example: A report on sales by region can use dynamic break to create a new page for each region

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Use of foreach function in report.
  • Ans. 

    Foreach function is used to iterate through an array of strings in a report.

    • Foreach function is used to loop through each element in an array of strings.

    • It can be used to display each element in a report.

    • Example: foreach(string item in stringArray){ Console.WriteLine(item); }

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. What is Aggregate awareness? When we use it? Syntax of it.
  • Ans. 

    Aggregate awareness is a feature in Business Objects that allows reports to be optimized for performance by using aggregate tables.

    • Aggregate awareness is used when creating reports in Business Objects

    • It allows the report to use aggregate tables instead of detailed tables for improved performance

    • Syntax: AGGR_AWARE(, ,

      )

    • Example: AGGR_AWARE(Product, Sum(Sales), Sales_Fact_Table)

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. @prompt function syntax and it's use.
  • Ans. 

    The @prompt function syntax is used to display a prompt message to the user and receive input.

    • The syntax is @prompt('message', 'default value')

    • The message is the prompt message to be displayed to the user

    • The default value is optional and will be displayed in the input field

    • The function returns the value entered by the user

  • Answered by AI

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Oct 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Mostly on core java n spring

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