VEST Inc Associate Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. 2 sum in array
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The Two Sum problem involves finding two numbers in an array that add up to a given target value.
• Iterate through the array and store the difference between the target and current element in a hashmap

• Check if the current element exists in the hashmap, if yes return the indices

• Time complexity can be reduced to O(n) using a hashmap
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Q2. Reverse a linked list
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Reverse a singly linked list and return the reversed list.
• Iterate through the linked list and reverse the pointers to point to the previous node instead of the next node.

• Use three pointers to keep track of the current, previous, and next nodes while reversing the list.

• Update the head of the list to be the last node after reversing.
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Q3. In given time slots , find conflicting time slots
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Q1. Asked about projects
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Q2. Longest palindrome
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Find the longest palindromic substring in a given string.
• Iterate through each character in the string and expand around it to find palindromes

• Use dynamic programming to optimize the solution

• Consider both odd and even length palindromes
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Coding Test consists of 3 Problem Question (2 Logical questions and 1 SQL Query ) and Around 20 MCQS
Platform - CoderByte

30 Aptitude Question
3 Mail Writing Question

Q1. Explain 1st Problem Solved in Coding Test. Optimize it.
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Solved a sorting problem by implementing quicksort algorithm.
• Implemented quicksort algorithm to efficiently sort the array.

• Used recursion to divide the array into smaller subarrays and sort them individually.

• Optimized the algorithm by choosing a pivot element strategically to minimize comparisons.
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Q2. Explain 2nd Problem Solved in Coding Test. I failed 1 test case in 1st round which was told to solve again.
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Q3. Explain 3rd Question based on SQL Query.
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The 3rd question based on SQL query likely refers to a specific query or scenario related to SQL.
• Understand the context of the query being asked about

• Analyze the structure and purpose of the SQL query

• Explain the expected output or result of the query
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Q4. Write a code to Reverse Digits.
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Code to reverse digits of a number
• Use modulo operator to extract the last digit of the number

• Multiply the result by 10 and add the next digit until all digits are reversed

• Handle negative numbers separately by converting to positive before reversing
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Q5. A problem question for solving a SQL Query.
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Q1. LLD Question on hackerrank platform
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Coding Test was on Coderbyte. Consisted 4 questions. 1 coding and 3 of web developement.

Q1. General HR questions.
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Q1. General Techinal questions
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Q1. Spark architecture.
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Q2. Narrow and wide transformations
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Coding test duration is 30 to 40 min
on paper pen and topic is simple like related to string,pattern and number's

Q1. Introduction about yourself
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Q2. Salary expectation
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Q1. Related to the basic of html css and js
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Q2. Ask run time short code and explanation
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Q1. About yourself and other
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Q2. All about company your expectation and salary disscuced
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Q1. Strecture of sql statement
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SQL statements are used to interact with databases by performing operations like querying, updating, and deleting data.
• SQL statements are made up of keywords like SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, etc.

• They are structured in a specific order, with clauses like WHERE, ORDER BY, GROUP BY, etc.

• Tables are referenced using their names, and conditions are specified to filter data.

• Joins can be used to combine data from multiple
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