Niyo Solutions Software Developer Interview Questions and Answers for Freshers

Round duration - 45 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

I applied thorough LinkedIn and got a call from HR for the interview.
I went to their Noida Office.
First round was mainly focused on Javascript fundamentals.
Interviewer was also friendly.

Round duration - 1 hour
Round difficulty - Medium

Second round was after 15 minutes of the first round. The focus of this round was DS & Algorithms.

Q1. 
Find Subarray with Given Sum
Given an array ARR of N integers and an integer S, determine if there exists a subarray (of positive length) within the given array such that the sum of its elements equals S....read more
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Given an array and a target sum, find a subarray that sums up to the target sum.
• Iterate through the array while keeping track of the running sum and the starting index of the subarray.

• Use a hashmap to store the running sum and its corresponding index.

• If the running sum - target sum is found in the hashmap, it means a subarray with the target sum exists.

• Return the starting and ending indices of the subarray or [-1, -1]
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Q2. 
Minimum Number of Platforms Required
You are provided with two arrays, AT and DT, representing the arrival and departure times of all trains arriving at a railway station.
Your task is to determine the m...read more
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This question asks to find the minimum number of platforms required at a railway station so that no train needs to wait.
• Sort the arrival and departure times arrays in ascending order.

• Initialize a variable 'platforms' to 1 and 'maxPlatforms' to 1.

• Iterate through the arrival and departure times arrays simultaneously.

• If the current arrival time is less than or equal to the current departure time, increment 'platforms'.

• If ...read more
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Round duration - 30 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

Q1. What JavaScript questions did he ask you during the managerial round, and can you describe the work culture of his team?
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The interviewer asked about JavaScript questions and the work culture of the team during the managerial round.
• JavaScript questions related to closures, prototypes, event handling, and asynchronous programming may have been asked.

• Work culture may involve collaboration, innovation, agile methodologies, and continuous learning.

• Examples of work culture could include regular team meetings, code reviews, hackathons, and ment
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Round duration - 15 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

Round duration - 90 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Q1. 
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 ...read more
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Detect if a singly linked list forms a cycle by checking if a node's next points back to a previous node.
• Use Floyd's Cycle Detection Algorithm to determine if there is a cycle in the linked list.

• Maintain two pointers, one moving at double the speed of the other, if they meet at any point, there is a cycle.

• If one of the pointers reaches the end of the list (null), there is no cycle.
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Q2. 
Next Greater Element Problem Statement
Given a list of integers of size N, your task is to determine the Next Greater Element (NGE) for every element. The Next Greater Element for an element X is the firs...read more
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Find the Next Greater Element for each element in a list of integers.
• Iterate through the list of integers from right to left.

• Use a stack to keep track of elements for which the Next Greater Element is not yet found.

• Pop elements from the stack until a greater element is found or the stack is empty.

• Assign the Next Greater Element as the top element of the stack or -1 if the stack is empty.
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Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Q1. How would you design an ATM machine?
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Designing an ATM machine involves considering user interface, security measures, transaction processing, and hardware components.
• User interface should be intuitive and easy to navigate for users of all ages.

• Implement security measures such as PIN entry, card authentication, and encryption to protect user data.

• Transaction processing should be fast and reliable, with options for cash withdrawals, deposits, transfers, and...read more
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Round duration - 45 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

Q1. Project discussion
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Round duration - 90 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Started with projects discussion and internships and moved forward with coding problems.
It started at around 6:00 PM and lasted for 90 minutes approximately
The interviewer was very cool, he even gave me some tips on improving myself further at the end of the interview.

Q1. 
Longest Substring with At Most K Distinct Characters
Given a string S of length N and an integer K, find the length of the longest substring that contains at most K distinct characters.
Input:
The first...read more
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Find the length of the longest substring with at most K distinct characters in a given string.
• Use a sliding window approach to keep track of the characters and their counts within the window.

• Maintain a hashmap to store the characters and their frequencies.

• Update the window size and characters count as you iterate through the string.

• Return the maximum window size encountered for each test case.
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Q2. 
Maximum Frequency Number Problem Statement
Given an array of integers with numbers in random order, write a program to find and return the number which appears the most frequently in the array.
If multip...read more
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Find the number with the maximum frequency in an array of integers.
• Iterate through the array and keep track of the frequency of each number using a hashmap.

• Find the number with the maximum frequency and return it.

• If multiple elements have the same maximum frequency, return the one that appears first.
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Q3. 
Ninja and Bombs Problem Statement
Ninja wants to travel from his house to his best friend's house. The locations of the houses are on a 2D coordinate plane, where Ninja's house is located at the origin (0...read more
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Determine if Ninja can reach his friend's house with even x-coordinate without using modulus operator.
• Check if the x-coordinate is even or odd by using bitwise AND operation with 1.

• Return 1 if x-coordinate is even, else return 0.

• Handle multiple test cases by iterating through each input.
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Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

I was asked a coding question then, a system design question and some basic operating systems and oops questions

Q1. 
Find Duplicates in an Array
Given an array ARR of size 'N', where each integer is in the range from 0 to N - 1, identify all elements that appear more than once.
Return the duplicate elements in any orde...read more
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Find duplicates in an array of integers within a specified range.
• Iterate through the array and keep track of the count of each element using a hashmap.

• Return elements with count greater than 1 as duplicates.

• Time complexity can be optimized to O(N) using a set to store seen elements.
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Q2. Can you design a Google Search Engine?
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Designing a Google Search Engine involves creating a web crawler, indexing system, and ranking algorithm.
• Develop a web crawler to discover and retrieve web pages.

• Implement an indexing system to store and organize the content of web pages.

• Design a ranking algorithm to determine the relevance of search results.

• Include features like autocomplete, spell check, and personalized search results.

• Optimize for speed and scalabil...read more
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Round duration - 90 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Only Java allowed

Q1. 
Sort 0 and 1 Problem Statement
Given an integer array ARR of size N containing only integers 0 and 1, implement a function to sort this array. The solution should scan the array only once without using an...read more
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Sort an array of 0s and 1s in linear time without using additional arrays.
• Iterate through the array and maintain two pointers, one for 0s and one for 1s.

• Swap elements at the two pointers based on the current element being 0 or 1.

• Continue this process until the entire array is sorted in place.
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Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

Basic intro and coding questions

Q1. 
Valid Perfect Square Check
An integer N is provided, and the task is to determine if N is a perfect square. A perfect square refers to an integer which can be expressed as the square of another integer.
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Implement a function to check if a given integer is a perfect square.
• Create a function that takes an integer as input and returns true if it is a perfect square, false otherwise.

• Iterate through possible square roots of the input integer and check if the square of the root equals the input.

• Return true if a perfect square is found, false otherwise.
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Q2. 
Merge Sort Problem Statement
Given a sequence of numbers 'ARR', your task is to return a sorted sequence of 'ARR' in non-descending order using the Merge Sort algorithm.
Example:
Input:
ARR = [5, 3, 8,...read more
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Implement Merge Sort algorithm to sort a given sequence of numbers in non-descending order.
• Merge Sort is a divide-and-conquer algorithm that splits the array into two halves, recursively sorts each half, and then merges the sorted halves back together.

• Time complexity of Merge Sort is O(n log n) in the worst case scenario.

• It is a stable sorting algorithm, meaning that the relative order of equal elements is preserved.

• Ex...read more
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Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

More difficult than the previous round

Q1. 
Bottom View of Binary Tree Problem Statement
Given a binary tree, the task is to print its bottom view from left to right. Assume the left and the right child nodes make a 45-degree angle with their paren...read more
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The task is to print the bottom view of a binary tree from left to right.
• Traverse the binary tree in level order and keep track of the horizontal distance of each node from the root.

• Store the nodes at each horizontal distance in a map, updating it as you traverse the tree.

• After traversal, extract the bottom-most nodes at each horizontal distance to get the bottom view sequence.
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Round duration - 70 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

There were no DSA questions. My interviews were based on android app development. The interviewer presented scenarios and asked how will you solve them. No particular correct answer was expected just the best approach as per me.

Q1. How would you implement multiple RecyclerViews on a magnified screen in an Android application?
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Implement multiple RecyclerViews on a magnified screen in an Android app by adjusting item sizes and spacing.
• Adjust item sizes and spacing based on screen magnification level

• Use nested RecyclerViews or custom layouts to display multiple lists

• Implement custom item decorators to manage spacing between RecyclerViews

• Consider using a GridLayoutManager with custom span sizes for each RecyclerView
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Q2. How would you implement various activities related to cart functionality in an e-commerce application?
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Implementing cart functionality in an e-commerce application involves managing user interactions, updating quantities, handling discounts, and processing orders.
• Create a data structure to store cart items, quantities, and prices.

• Implement add to cart, remove from cart, and update quantity functionalities.

• Handle discounts, promotions, and coupon codes.

• Calculate total price, including taxes and shipping costs.

• Implement c...read more
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Round duration - 30 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

HR asked questions about why Mobikwik, what's your goal, how are you a good fit, etc.