Postman Senior Software Engineer 2 Interview Questions and Answers

Round duration - 180 minutes
Round difficulty - Hard

The test link had 3 days expiry so I could attempt test anytime. It was conducted on doselect.com

Q1. 
Equilibrium Indices in a Sequence
You are given an array/list named 'SEQUENCE', which consists of 'N' integers. The task is to identify all equilibrium indices in this sequence.
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The task is to find the equilibrium indices of a given sequence, where the sum of elements at lower indices is equal to the sum of elements at higher indices.
• Iterate through the sequence and calculate the total sum of all elements

• Initialize a left sum and right sum as 0

• For each index, update the left sum and right sum and check if they are equal

• If they are equal, add the index to the equilibrium indices

• Return the equil
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Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Video interview round wherein I was asked to wrote code for the problem statements given by the interviewer. The problems were mainly focused on advanced JS concepts like asynchonous progamming, timers, closures, and data structure problems around arrays, sets, linked list etc.

Q1. 
Rearrange Linked List Problem Statement
Given a singly linked list in the form 'L1' -> 'L2' -> 'L3' -> ... 'Ln', your task is to rearrange the nodes to the form 'L1' -> 'Ln' -> 'L2' -> '...read more
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The task is to rearrange the nodes of a singly linked list in a specific order without altering the data of the nodes.
• Iterate through the linked list to find the middle node using the slow and fast pointer technique.

• Reverse the second half of the linked list.

• Merge the first and reversed second half of the linked list alternatively to get the desired order.
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Round duration - 30 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was the last round with HR wherein they judged cultural fit and there was discussion on things like my expectations v/s their expectations etc.

Round duration - 30 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This round mainly consisted of some questions on advanced JS topics like Execution Context, Callback queue, Micro task queue, Promises, etc.

Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

This round was more technical compared to the previous one. The interviewer was a senior developer. If questions were not answered, answers would be given/explained.

Q1. What are some aggregate operators in MongoDB?
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Aggregate operators in MongoDB are used for data aggregation and manipulation.
• Some aggregate operators in MongoDB include $sum, $avg, $min, $max, $push, $addToSet, $first, $last, $project, $match, $group, $sort, $limit, $skip.

• Example: db.collection.aggregate([{$group: {_id: '$field', total: {$sum: '$value'}}}])
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Round duration - 30 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This round was mainly to assess my experience level, roles, and responsibilities from my previous company. Salary negotiations also happened here.

4 Coding Questions Leetcode Level Medium to Hard. Had to solve it within 1.5 hours.

Was able to solve 2 questions - One hard and one Medium. Hadn't enough time to solve all.

Q1. DSA based round. Was asked to write 3 APIs based on the the given n-ary tree.
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Q2. Questions based on Path, end node, best path, etc.
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Q1. System Design round : Was asked to design RDBMS for the given problem.
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Q1. HM Round : Mostly behavioral based around Twilio Magic Values
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Q1. Bar Raiser Round : Taken by a director. Was asked behavioral questions again.
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Q1. Tell me about yourself
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Q2. What is the job culture of zopsmart
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The job culture at Zopsmart is collaborative, innovative, and fast-paced.
• Collaborative work environment where team members support and help each other

• Emphasis on innovation and creativity in problem-solving

• Fast-paced atmosphere with opportunities for growth and learning

• Open communication and feedback encouraged

• Diverse and inclusive workplace culture
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Medium level leetcode problem

Q1. Coding question on DSA
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Q2. Design pattern followed by basic java questions
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Q1. Design patterns in java
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Design patterns in Java are reusable solutions to common problems in software design.
• Design patterns help in creating flexible, maintainable, and scalable code.

• Some common design patterns in Java include Singleton, Factory, Observer, and Strategy.

• Each design pattern has its own purpose and can be applied in different scenarios.

• Design patterns promote code reusability and help in organizing code in a structured manner.
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Q2. Database designing and java8
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Basic questions of dbms ,os

Q1. Delete middle node of linked list
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To delete the middle node of a linked list, we can iterate through the list to find the middle node and then remove it by adjusting the pointers.
• Iterate through the linked list to find the middle node by using two pointers - one moving one node at a time and the other moving two nodes at a time.

• Once the middle node is found, adjust the pointers to skip over the middle node and connect the nodes before and after it.

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Q2. N queen problem
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