Palo Alto Networks Senior Staff Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. How to check a number is power of 2
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To check if a number is a power of 2, we can use bitwise operations.
• A power of 2 has only one bit set to 1, so we can use the bitwise AND operator to check if the number is a power of 2.

• If n is a power of 2, then n & (n-1) will be 0.

• For example, 8 (1000 in binary) is a power of 2, and 8 & 7 (0111 in binary) is 0.
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Q2. Sort a stack without using another data structure
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Sort a stack without using another data structure
• Use recursion to pop the top element and insert it at the bottom of the remaining stack

• Repeat until the stack is sorted in ascending order

• Time complexity: O(n^2), space complexity: O(n) due to recursion
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Q3. Check weather array have continuous increasing than decreasing value
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Check if array has continuous increasing and decreasing values
• Loop through the array and check if each element is greater than the previous one

• Once you find the maximum element, check if the remaining elements are in decreasing order

• If yes, return true else false
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Q1. Design a cricinfo (LLD)
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Design a cricinfo (LLD)
• Identify the entities: players, teams, matches, scorecards, tournaments, etc.

• Define the relationships between entities

• Create a database schema to store the data

• Implement APIs to fetch and update data

• Design a UI to display the information

• Consider scalability and performance

• Ensure data security and privacy
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Q1. Share details of your previous job.
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Q2. Why should we hire you?
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Q3. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
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Coding string related programming

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Q1. System design high level
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Was asked to understand a project in python and translate it to NodeJS. This had to be done during the interview with you explaining you thought process through every step.

One hour Leet code medium question

Q1. Golang related questions and Question on projects done.
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Q1. Reverse linked list using the recursion
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Reverse a linked list using recursion
• Create a recursive function that takes the head of the linked list as input

• Base case: if the head is null or the next node is null, return the head

• Recursively call the function with the next node as input

• Set the next node's next pointer to the current node

• Set the current node's next pointer to null

• Return the new head of the reversed linked list
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Q2. Find max number in the linked list using stack.
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To find max number in linked list using stack.
• Create an empty stack.

• Traverse the linked list and push each element onto the stack.

• Pop elements from the stack and compare with max value.

• Return the max value.
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Hacker rank codinv problems level medium

Q1. Coding round again D and S
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Q1. System design tech dummies
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Q1. Common questions , why we should hire you , achievements
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Aptitude relates questions... It was modratley difficult

Q1. Twchnical rouns. Qas easy... Asked questions oc C and some. Projects
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Q2. Reverse linked list using recursion
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Reverse a linked list using recursion
• Create a recursive function that takes the head of the linked list as input

• Base case: if the head is null or the next node is null, return the head

• Recursively call the function with the next node as input

• Set the next node's next pointer to the current node

• Set the current node's next pointer to null

• Return the new head of the reversed linked list
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Q3. What is difference between mutex semaphore?
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Mutex is a locking mechanism to ensure exclusive access to a shared resource, while semaphore is a signaling mechanism to control access to a shared resource.
• Mutex allows only one thread to access the shared resource at a time, while semaphore can allow multiple threads to access the shared resource simultaneously.

• Mutex is binary, meaning it has only two states - locked and unlocked, while semaphore can have multiple s...read more
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Multiple coding rounds each tougher than the last

Q1. Mostly related to Python and Kubernetes
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Q1. Mostly related to salaries
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