Redback IT Solutions Software Developer Intern Interview Questions and Answers

The assessment consisted of two moderate-level questions related to data structures and algorithms, focusing on strings and 2D arrays, within a time frame of 45 minutes. In the web development section, there were 15 questions each from React and Angular.

Q1. What is object-oriented programming (OOP), and can you explain the concepts of shallow copy and deep copy? Additionally, what technology stack would you choose for a project, and what are the reasons behin...read more
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OOP is a programming paradigm based on the concept of objects, with shallow copy creating a new object with references to the original, and deep copy creating a new object with copies of the original's values.
• OOP is a programming paradigm that focuses on objects and classes.

• Shallow copy creates a new object that references the original object's data.

• Deep copy creates a new object with copies of the original object's da...read more
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Q2. What are the features of the project?
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The project features include real-time data processing, machine learning algorithms, and user-friendly interface.
• Real-time data processing for instant updates

• Machine learning algorithms for predictive analysis

• User-friendly interface for easy navigation
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3 questions of medium to hard coding questions.

Q1. Technical interview including SQL, one programming language, and dbms based questions. the interview went well and was of 90mins.
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Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

Asked every question possible from resume

Q1. 
Merge Sort Problem Statement
You are 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.
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Q2. 
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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Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Q1. Can you explain the low-level design of an e-commerce website?
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Round duration - 90 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

It consist three question - first que is of related to tree and i gave difficulty level of this question as hard. second que is of based on logical and reasoning , it is medium level question and third que can be done by map and it is also medium level que.
In codility platform we are not able to see hidden test cases whether it is satisfied or not . we just have to submit after passing sample testcases.

Q1. 
Minimum Number of Swaps to Sort an Array
Find the minimum number of swaps required to sort a given array of distinct elements in ascending order.
Input:
T (number of test cases)
For each test case:
N (siz...read more
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Q2. 
Maximum Non-Adjacent Subsequence Sum
Given an array of integers, determine the maximum sum of a subsequence without choosing adjacent elements in the original array.
Input:
The first line consists of an...read more
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Q3. 
Left View of a Binary Tree Problem Statement
Given a binary tree, your task is to print the left view of the tree.
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Input:
The input will be in level order form, with node values separated by a...read more
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Round duration - 30 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

basically this round is just same as HR round . they asked me behavioural questions and about my projects , hackathon. the timing is mid noon and interviewer is supportive , it makes first comfortable then start questioning . for this round i suggest be honest , don't just express your qualities but trying to show them by your skills and work.

3 coding questions related to dp and graph

Round duration - 100 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Test started at 04:00 PM sharp and complete the same by 06:00 PM.
The test duration is 100 minutes.
Environment (Amcat) is user friendly and understandable.
Web cam and microphone were also enabled.

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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Q2. 
Find the Duplicate Number Problem Statement
Given an integer array 'ARR' of size 'N' containing numbers from 0 to (N - 2). Each number appears at least once, and there is one number that appears twice. Yo...read more
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Round duration - 40 minutes
Round difficulty - Hard

This round was conducted on skype platform. I was shared the invitation link one day prior to the interview and also was told the name of my interviewer. I looked at the profile of the interviewer at linked.in and got a better understanding of what kind of person he was and prepared accordingly. The round was scheduled at 3 :00 pm on 5th Nov and I was eagerly waiting for the clock hands to reach 3 o'clock since morning and finally I went in front of him after wearing a white shirt and a black coat over it along with a tie over it.

Q1. 
Ninja and Binary String Problem Statement
Ninja has a binary string S of size N given by his friend. The task is to determine if it's possible to sort the binary string S in decreasing order by removing a...read more
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Q2. 
Split the String Problem Statement
You are given a string str consisting of N lowercase alphabets. Your task is to determine if it is possible to divide the string into three non-empty substrings such tha...read more
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Round duration - 40 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This round was scheduled on 15th Nov, almost after 10 days of the previous technical round. I got the confirmation of passing the previous round on 11th Nov and was asked to appear in this final round which was scheduled on 15th Nov at 11:00 am in the morning and it was going to be an HR round which probably was my favourite among all the other rounds. I prepared for by reading interview experiences available at coding ninjas and geeksforgeeks.