Tetherfi Technologies Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Design a traffic signal system

• Identify the number of lanes and intersections

• Determine the traffic flow and peak hours

• Choose appropriate sensors and controllers

• Implement a synchronization algorithm

• Consider emergency vehicle prioritization

• Include pedestrian crossing signals

• Ensure compliance with local regulations

Hashmap is a data structure that stores key-value pairs and provides constant time complexity for insertion, deletion, and retrieval.

• Hashmap uses hashing function to map keys to indices in an array

• Collisions can occur when multiple keys map to the same index, which can be resolved using separate chaining or open addressing

• Java implementation: HashMap map = new HashMap<>();

Printing patterns using code

• Identify the pattern to be printed

• Use loops to print the pattern

• Adjust the loop variables to control the pattern

• Use conditional statements to modify the pattern

• Examples: printing stars, triangles, squares, etc.

Common point in linked list refers to the node where two or more linked lists intersect.

• The common point can be found by traversing both linked lists and comparing the nodes.

• The common point can also be found by using two pointers, one for each linked list, and moving them until they meet at the common point.

• Examples include finding the intersection point of two linked lists or finding the loop in a linked list.

Merge sort and Quick sort are sorting algorithms while Fibonacci is a sequence of numbers.

• Merge sort is a divide and conquer algorithm that divides the input array into two halves, sorts each half and then merges them.

• Quick sort is also a divide and conquer algorithm that selects a pivot element and partitions the array around the pivot.

• Fibonacci is a sequence of numbers where each number is the sum of the two precedin...read more