Pace Wisdom Software Developer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Write a program to check if string is a anagram
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Program to check if a string is an anagram
• Create a function that takes in two strings as input

• Remove all spaces and convert both strings to lowercase

• Sort both strings and compare if they are equal to determine if they are anagrams
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Q2. What is react lifecycle method
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React lifecycle methods are special methods that are automatically called by React at specific points in a component's life cycle.
• React components have several lifecycle methods such as componentDidMount, componentDidUpdate, componentWillUnmount, etc.

• These methods allow developers to perform actions at specific points in a component's life cycle, such as fetching data, updating the UI, or cleaning up resources.

• Understa...read more
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Create a web app to perform cred operation

General aptitude questions

Abstract topic group discussion

Q1. Technical interview covering topics on oops , data structures , conditional statements.
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Q1. General questions- introduction , how previous rounds went ,hobbies , what do you know about our company , situation based questions.
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Few questions that would involve problem solving. Basic 10th std math would suffice

Had few DSA questions.

Q1. Technical interview
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Q1. About job, expection etc
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Simple question on maths

Q1. Explain OOPS concept
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OOPS (Object-Oriented Programming) is a programming paradigm based on the concept of objects, which can contain data and code.
• OOPS focuses on creating objects that interact with each other to solve complex problems

• Key principles include encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism, and abstraction

• Encapsulation ensures that the internal state of an object is hidden from the outside world

• Inheritance allows a class to inherit...read more
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Q2. Coding array questions
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It was ok. I was not able to solve all the questions.

Q1. Remove the last element from a linkedlist
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To remove the last element from a linked list, iterate to the second last node and update its next pointer to null.
• Iterate through the linked list to find the second last node

• Update the next pointer of the second last node to null
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Q2. Some basic questions on oops dbms and os
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Q1. Introduce yourself
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I am a software developer with 5 years of experience in Java, Python, and SQL.
• 5 years of experience in Java, Python, and SQL

• Strong problem-solving skills

• Experience working in Agile development environment
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Q2. Short term goals
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Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Technical interview round with questions based on DSA.

Q1. 
Binary Tree Traversals
Your task is to compute the In-Order, Pre-Order, and Post-Order traversals for a given Binary Tree with 'N' nodes, where each node has an integer value.
Input:
T
For each test cas...read more
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Compute In-Order, Pre-Order, and Post-Order traversals for a given Binary Tree with 'N' nodes.
• Implement tree traversal algorithms: In-Order, Pre-Order, and Post-Order.

• Use recursion to traverse the binary tree efficiently.

• Handle null nodes represented by -1 in the input.

• Follow the order of nodes as they appear in the level order traversal.

• Ensure the output is space-separated lists for each traversal type.
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LRU Cache Design Question
Design a data structure for a Least Recently Used (LRU) cache that supports the following operations:
1. get(key) - Return the value of the key if it exists in the cache; otherw...read more
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Design a Least Recently Used (LRU) cache data structure that supports get and put operations with capacity constraint.
• Use a combination of hashmap and doubly linked list to implement the LRU cache.

• Keep track of the least recently used item and update it accordingly.

• Ensure to handle cache capacity by evicting the least recently used item when the cache is full.
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Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Technical Interview round with questions on DSA, OS etc.

Q1. 
Number of Islands II Problem Statement
You have a 2D grid of dimensions 'N' rows by 'M' columns, initially filled with water. You are given 'Q' queries, where each query contains two integers 'X' and 'Y'....read more
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The task is to determine the number of islands present on a 2D grid after each query of converting water to land.
• Create a function that takes the grid dimensions, queries, and coordinates as input.

• For each query, convert the water at the given coordinates to land and update the grid.

• Use depth-first search (DFS) to find connected lands and count the number of islands.

• Return the number of islands after each query.
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Q2. Why are synchronized blocks needed in Java?
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Synchronized blocks are needed in Java to ensure thread safety by allowing only one thread to access a block of code at a time.
• Prevents multiple threads from accessing critical sections of code simultaneously

• Ensures data consistency and prevents race conditions

• Improves performance by reducing contention for shared resources

• Example: synchronized block in a method that updates a shared variable
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Round duration - 90 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This test has 2 sections :
Section 1 ( Technical objective questions) 
– 25 mcq’s mainly focusing on c , c++ , os , data structures , algorithms
Section 2 ( 2 Coding questions )
– Code was supposed to be written on paper.

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Next Greater Number Problem Statement
Given a string S which represents a number, determine the smallest number strictly greater than the original number composed of the same digits. Each digit's frequenc...read more
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Given a number represented as a string, find the smallest number greater than the original with the same set of digits.
• Sort the digits in non-increasing order to find the next greater number.

• Swap the last two digits to get the smallest greater number.

• If no greater number exists, return -1.
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Reverse Words in a String: Problem Statement
You are given a string of length N. Your task is to reverse the string word by word. The input may contain multiple spaces between words and may have leading o...read more
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Reverse words in a string by reversing the order of words while maintaining spaces.
• Split the input string by spaces to get individual words

• Reverse the order of the words

• Join the reversed words with a single space in between
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Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

First round of interview was based on basic data structures. Concepts related to binary search tree , uses and comparing complexity were asked. He also asked about Hashing , Collisions.

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K Largest Elements Problem Statement
Given an unsorted array containing 'N' integers, you are required to find 'K' largest elements from the array and return them in non-decreasing order.
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The fir...read more
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Find K largest elements in an unsorted array and return them in non-decreasing order.
• Sort the array in non-decreasing order

• Return the last K elements of the sorted array
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Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

The interview started with a programming question. Then he asked me a puzzle. There was a small discussion about my projects then .Then he started asking questions about operating system. The interviewer wanted to test my understanding about semaphores and asked some tricky and confusing questions .

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Level Order Traversal Problem Statement
Given a binary tree of integers, return the level order traversal of the binary tree.
Input:
The first line contains an integer 'T', representing the number of te...read more
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Return the level order traversal of a binary tree given in level order with null nodes represented by -1.
• Parse the input to create the binary tree using level order traversal

• Use a queue to perform level order traversal and print the nodes in the order visited

• Handle null nodes represented by -1 appropriately
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Q2. Explain the Producer-Consumer problem and how it can be solved using semaphores.
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Producer-Consumer problem involves multiple threads sharing a common buffer. Producers add items to the buffer while consumers remove them.
• Producers and consumers need to synchronize their access to the shared buffer to avoid race conditions.

• Semaphores can be used to control access to the buffer. Two semaphores are used - one to track the empty slots in the buffer and one to track the filled slots.

• Producers increment t...read more
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Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Technical Interview round with questions based on DSA.

Q1. 
Peak Element Finder
For a given array of integers arr, identify the peak element. A peak element is an element that is greater than its neighboring elements. Specifically, if arr[i] is the peak, then both...read more
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Find the peak element in an array of integers.
• Iterate through the array and check if the current element is greater than its neighbors.

• Handle edge cases for the first and last elements of the array.

• Return the peak element found.
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Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This round was a telephonic interview with the CTO of the company. The he started with a small discussion about my projects and research paper .He then moved on to data structures and asked me how to choose a relevant data structure for a given problem. I gave him advantages of every data structure and certain problems where specific data structures could be useful .Then he gave a question and asked me for what data structure should be used keeping time complexity in mind. He asked me a few HR questions in the end .

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Average Marks Problem Statement
Given the initial letter of a student's name and three integer marks for that student, calculate and display the student's initial letter followed by the integer part of th...read more
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Calculate and display the student's initial letter followed by the integer part of their average marks.
• Calculate the average of the three marks provided for each student.

• Display the initial letter of the student's name followed by the integer part of the average marks.

• Round down the average to the nearest integer to get the integer part.
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