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Updated 3 Mar 2025

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I appeared for an interview before Mar 2024.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Develop a service and data structure to store historical orders, along with tests to ensure functionality.

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is the design process for creating a URL shortener?
  • Ans. 

    Design process for creating a URL shortener involves defining requirements, choosing a method, implementing the system, and testing for functionality.

    • Define requirements: Determine the features and functionality needed for the URL shortener.

    • Choose a method: Decide on the algorithm or approach for generating short URLs, such as hashing or encoding.

    • Implement the system: Develop the backend and frontend components to crea...

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What characteristics define a senior engineer?
  • Ans. 

    A senior engineer is experienced, knowledgeable, and possesses strong leadership skills.

    • Extensive experience in the field

    • Deep technical knowledge and expertise

    • Strong problem-solving skills

    • Effective communication and leadership abilities

    • Mentoring and guiding junior team members

  • Answered by AI

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Q1. Bridge and torch problem : Four people come to a river in the night. There is a narrow bridge, but it can only hold two people at a time. They have one torch and, because it's night, the torch has to be used when crossing the bridge. Person... read more
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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Sep 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all tips
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Algorithm questions, arrays/strings, searching and sorting questions

Round 3 - Hirevue 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell us a time you worked in a team?
  • Q2. 2. Tell us a time where you had to overcome a challenge and describe the steps you took.

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Q1. differences between arrays and linked lists
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Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Dec 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Why do you want to work for Ocado?
  • Ans. 

    I want to work for Ocado because of their innovative technology, strong company culture, and opportunities for growth.

    • Innovative technology - Ocado is known for their cutting-edge technology in the online grocery industry.

    • Strong company culture - I appreciate Ocado's focus on teamwork, diversity, and employee development.

    • Opportunities for growth - I see potential for career advancement and learning new skills at Ocado.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. How do you build a schedule?
  • Ans. 

    Building a schedule involves identifying tasks, estimating durations, sequencing tasks, and assigning resources.

    • Identify all tasks that need to be completed

    • Estimate the duration of each task

    • Sequence the tasks in the order they need to be completed

    • Assign resources to each task

    • Create a timeline based on task durations and dependencies

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Stick to the methodology

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Q1. What is success & what is failure to you? How do you handle failure? - not much interviewer asks such questions, but I believe these are very important questions, if you want to succeed.
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I appeared for an interview in Aug 2017.

Interview Questionnaire 

7 Questions

  • Q1. Implement Merge Sort.
  • Ans. 

    Merge Sort is a divide and conquer algorithm that sorts an array by dividing it into two halves, sorting them separately, and then merging the sorted halves.

    • Divide the array into two halves

    • Recursively sort the two halves

    • Merge the sorted halves

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Given a BST containing distinct integers, and a number ‘X’, find all pairs of integers in the BST whose sum is equal to ‘X’.
  • Ans. 

    Find pairs of integers in a BST whose sum is equal to a given number.

    • Traverse the BST and store the values in a hash set.

    • For each node, check if (X - node.value) exists in the hash set.

    • If yes, add the pair (node.value, X - node.value) to the result.

    • Continue traversal until all nodes are processed.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Given a set of time intervals in any order, merge all overlapping intervals into one and output the result which should have only mutually exclusive intervals.
  • Ans. 

    Merge overlapping time intervals into mutually exclusive intervals.

    • Sort the intervals based on their start time.

    • Iterate through the intervals and merge overlapping intervals.

    • Output the mutually exclusive intervals.

    • Example: [(1,3), (2,6), (8,10), (15,18)] -> [(1,6), (8,10), (15,18)]

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. What are the different types of hashing? Suggest an alternative and a better way for Linear Chaining.
  • Ans. 

    Different types of hashing and alternative for Linear Chaining

    • Different types of hashing include division, multiplication, and universal hashing

    • Alternative for Linear Chaining is Open Addressing

    • Open Addressing includes Linear Probing, Quadratic Probing, and Double Hashing

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Implement AVL Tree.
  • Ans. 

    An AVL tree is a self-balancing binary search tree where the heights of the left and right subtrees differ by at most one.

    • AVL tree is a binary search tree with additional balance factor for each node.

    • The balance factor is the difference between the heights of the left and right subtrees.

    • Insertion and deletion operations in AVL tree maintain the balance factor to ensure the tree remains balanced.

    • Rotations are performed ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. Minimum number of squares whose sum equals to given number n.
  • Ans. 

    Find the minimum number of squares whose sum equals to a given number n.

    • Use dynamic programming to solve the problem efficiently.

    • Start with finding the square root of n and check if it is a perfect square.

    • If not, then try to find the minimum number of squares required for the remaining number.

    • Repeat the process until the remaining number becomes 0.

    • Return the minimum number of squares required for the given number n.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q7. Insertion sort for a singly linked list.
  • Ans. 

    Insertion sort for a singly linked list.

    • Traverse the list and compare each node with the previous nodes

    • If the current node is smaller, swap it with the previous node

    • Repeat until the end of the list is reached

    • Time complexity is O(n^2)

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: There were 2 coding questions (no penalty for wrong submission) and 20 Multiple Choice Questions(with negative marking). We were given 90 minutes to solve them. MCQs were based on Data Structures, OS, CN, C outputs, OOP etc.
Tips: Experience in Competitive Programming might help in solving coding questions. No constraints were mentioned and detailed Instructions related to problem were stated vaguely. So code carefully.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Questions: 22

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The interviewer asked me to introduce myself and a brief introduction of the projects that I have done. She first asked me questions related to my project. After that she moved on to the data structures part.
Tips: Take your time to approach the problems and if the question is not clear ask the interviewer to explain it again.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The interviewer asked me about how my previous round went. After that, he asked me to introduce myself and a brief introduction of the projects that I have done. He first asked me a few questions related to my project. Then he moved on to the data structures part. In this round the interviewer gave me strict time limit for coding the solution on paper for each problem and as soon as I was done coding he gave me 2-3 minutes every time to find errors and debug my code.
Tips: Do not panic even if the interviewer sets time limit while solving problems. If the question is not clear ask the interviewer to explain it again.

College Name: The LNM Institute Of Information Technology, Jaipur

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in May 2019. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. They asked about How have you developed Business in your Ex Company

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I explained that we rigorously used to do telling calling as well as Birthday-Anniversary wish and offer calling and thus we used to develop our Business. I was First Got Hired through Consultancy via Naukari and after seeing my performance, Amazon-Prione consumed me to the main business on pay roll.

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in May 2019. There were 5 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. SQL, Business cases

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be thorough with examples for each of the 14 principles

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in May 2019. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

5 Questions

  • Q1. About your self
  • Q2. About your previous company and job profile
  • Q3. How do you relate your previous job profile with the profile you are applying
  • Q4. Any thing extra ordinary you have done in your previous company (s) that has changed your business
  • Ans. 

    Implemented a new customer feedback system that increased customer satisfaction by 20%

    • Implemented a new customer feedback system to gather insights and improve customer experience

    • Analyzed feedback data to identify common issues and areas for improvement

    • Implemented changes based on feedback to address customer concerns and enhance overall satisfaction

    • Trained team members on how to effectively use the new system and inte...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Hobbies and all

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident
Have proper knowledge about your work experience
Make your CV precis and do adhere to it
Be honest

I applied via Naukri.com

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Why Amazon?
  • Q2. What do you expect from Amazon?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be open to anything, and keep your expectations low as your expectations might kill you. Just relax and take everything in a healthy way

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Jun 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. About previous work experience
  • Q2. About process improvements

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Interview is quiet tough

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed before Jun 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all tips
Round 2 - Group Discussion 

HR told about the company on the first day, how it works, told the rules, showed the management and a lot

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Amazon Associate interview:
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  • Environment
  • Cleaning
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - There is nothing to worry, if you have the desire to work and have passion, then you can work anywhere.

Ocado Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Ocado interview?
Ocado interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Ocado interview process are Coding Test, Technical and HR.
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3.7/5

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3.3

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2.8

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3.2

Job security

3.4

Company culture

3.0

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