Taboola Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

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Q1. Most interesting project you have worked on
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Q2. How do you handle conflict at workplace
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Q1. Find the leaves of the tree.
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Leaves of a tree are the nodes with no children in a tree data structure.
• Traverse the tree and identify nodes with no children.

• Use depth-first search or breadth-first search algorithms to find leaves.

• Examples: In a binary tree, leaves are nodes with no left or right child.

• In a general tree, leaves are nodes with no children in their child list.
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Q2. Find the LCA of tree.
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The Lowest Common Ancestor (LCA) of a tree is the shared ancestor of two nodes farthest from the root.
• Start from the root and traverse the tree to find the paths from the root to the two nodes.

• Compare the paths to find the last common node between them, which is the LCA.

• If one of the nodes is an ancestor of the other, then the ancestor node is the LCA.
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Q1. What projects you worked upon?
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I have worked on projects involving web development, mobile app development, and data analysis.
• Developed a web application using React and Node.js for a client in the e-commerce industry

• Created a mobile app using Flutter for a startup in the healthcare sector

• Performed data analysis on customer behavior using Python and SQL for a marketing company
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Q2. What internships you did?
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I completed internships at ABC Company and XYZ Company during my undergraduate studies.
• Interned at ABC Company working on web development projects

• Interned at XYZ Company assisting with software testing and quality assurance

• Gained hands-on experience in coding, debugging, and problem-solving
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1 hour on data structures and algorithms

Q1. Build Netflix architecture
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Netflix architecture is a scalable microservices-based system with a focus on high availability and performance.
• Use microservices architecture to break down the system into smaller, independent services

• Implement a content delivery network (CDN) for efficient content distribution

• Utilize cloud services like AWS for scalability and reliability

• Implement a recommendation engine for personalized content suggestions

• Use a dist...read more
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Some database questions,some java questions .

Q1. What is the difference between javascript and jQuery.
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JavaScript is a programming language used for web development, while jQuery is a library built with JavaScript to simplify HTML document traversal and manipulation.
• JavaScript is a programming language, while jQuery is a library written in JavaScript.

• JavaScript can be used for a wide range of tasks, while jQuery is mainly used for DOM manipulation and event handling.

• JavaScript is a core technology for web development, w...read more
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Q2. Define different types of join
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Different types of joins are used in SQL to combine rows from two or more tables based on a related column between them.
• Inner Join: Returns rows when there is at least one match in both tables.

• Left Join (or Left Outer Join): Returns all rows from the left table and the matched rows from the right table.

• Right Join (or Right Outer Join): Returns all rows from the right table and the matched rows from the left table.

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Q3. Define multithreading concept and exception handling.
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Multithreading allows multiple threads to run concurrently, while exception handling deals with errors in a program.
• Multithreading involves running multiple threads simultaneously to improve performance and responsiveness.

• Threads share the same memory space but have their own program counter and registers.

• Exception handling is a mechanism to handle errors or exceptional situations in a program.

• It helps prevent the prog...read more
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Q1. Tell me about yourself
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Implement an iterator to flatten 2D vector

Q1. Find shortest path to get all keys
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Use Dijkstra's algorithm to find the shortest path to get all keys
• Implement Dijkstra's algorithm to find the shortest path in a graph

• Consider the keys as nodes in the graph and the paths between keys as edges

• Keep track of the keys collected and update the shortest path accordingly
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