TripAdvisor Senior Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

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Brush up on DS and Algorithms

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Q1. Longest subsequence with sum zero
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Find the longest subsequence in an array with sum zero.
• Iterate through the array and keep track of the running sum.

• Store the running sum in a hashmap along with the index.

• If the same sum is encountered again, the subsequence between the two indices has a sum of zero.
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Q2. Find diameter of tree
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The diameter of a tree is the longest path between two leaf nodes in the tree.
• Calculate the longest path between two leaf nodes in the tree

• This can be done by finding the height of the left and right subtrees and adding them together

• The diameter of the tree is the maximum of either the diameter of the left subtree, the diameter of the right subtree, or the sum of the heights of the left and right subtrees
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Q1. System design: Hotel booking system
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Design a hotel booking system for managing reservations and availability.
• Use a database to store hotel information, room availability, and reservations.

• Implement user authentication and authorization for booking.

• Include a search feature for users to find available rooms based on their criteria.

• Allow users to make reservations, modify or cancel them.

• Send confirmation emails to users after successful bookings.
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Divide one big integer by another

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Ds related questions

Q1. All Android (Java and kotlin)
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Q1. Design Hotel Reservation System
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Design a Hotel Reservation System to manage bookings and availability of rooms.
• Create a database to store information about rooms, bookings, and availability.

• Implement a user interface for customers to search for available rooms and make reservations.

• Include features for managing room rates, room types, and customer preferences.

• Develop a system for handling cancellations, modifications, and refunds.

• Integrate payment pr
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2 Leetcode questions asked.
1st - medium level: Max capacity of ship required, given the total load of packages
2nd - easy level: Max profit by buying and selling stocks

Sliding window problem

Q1. Design leaderboard
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Q1. Given array of integer create subarray with sum = 0
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Create subarrays with sum = 0 from given array of integers.
• Iterate through the array and keep track of the running sum.

• Store the running sum in a hashmap and check if the current sum - any previous sum equals 0.

• If yes, then the subarray between those two indices has a sum of 0.
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Q2. Left view of binary tree
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The left view of a binary tree is the set of nodes visible when the tree is viewed from the left side.
• Traverse the tree in a level order manner and keep track of the first node at each level.

• Use a queue to store nodes at each level and update the left view nodes accordingly.

• Example: For a binary tree with root node 1, left child 2, and right child 3, the left view would be [1, 2].
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Solve sudoku, row and columns should have 1-9 numbers and the numbers shouldnt repeat

Q1. What is the toughest problem you solved and once I answered they started digging in to it
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Q1. System Design - Design a parking lot
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Design a parking lot system with features like parking, retrieving, and tracking available spots.
• Create a ParkingLot class with attributes like total number of spots, available spots, and a list of parked vehicles.

• Implement methods for parking a vehicle, retrieving a vehicle, and tracking available spots.

• Use data structures like arrays or lists to manage parked vehicles and available spots.

• Consider implementing feature...read more
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