VMware Software Staff Engineer Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Q1. Leetcode medium questions were asked
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Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

In first round, I was not able to complete code but explained the solution. 
Tip : Try to practice coding even if you have 10 years of experience.

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Search In Rotated Sorted Array Problem Statement
Given a rotated sorted array ARR of size 'N' and an integer 'K', determine the index at which 'K' is present in the array.
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1. If 'K' is not present...read more
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This question could be solved using Binary search which would have a time complexity of O(log n). The approach would be: 
1. Find the mid = (low + high)/2
2. If key is present at middle point, return mid.
3. If arr[low….mid] is sorted
a) If key to be searched lies in range from arr[low] to arr[mid], apply binary search for arr[low..mid].
b) Else apply for arr[mid+1..high]
4. Else (arr[mid+1..high] must be sorted)
a) If k...read more
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Minimum Jumps Problem Statement
Bob and his wife are in the famous 'Arcade' mall in the city of Berland. This mall has a unique way of moving between shops using trampolines. Each shop is laid out in a st...read more
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Greedy approach can be used here. If observed carefully , it can be concluded that it is always optimal to shift the elements towards the median element among the persons or the center person among all the persons present. The number of jumps will always be minimum when we shift points to the median
Steps :
1. Create an array/ list to store the indexes of the persons present.
2. Find the median of the created list. All th...read more
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Round duration - 45 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Round 2 went very good. They gave a design question in this round.

Q1. Design a file searching functionality for Windows and Mac that includes indexing of file names.
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Tip 1 : Design your structure and functions according to the requirements and try to convey your thoughts properly to the interviewer so that you do not mess up while implementing the idea .
Tip 2 : Before you jump into the solution always clarify all the assumptions you’re making at the beginning of the interview. Ask questions to identify the scope of the system. This will clear the initial doubt, and you will get to ...read more
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Round duration - 45 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

The third round was also a design round.

Q1. How would you design a system for MakeMyTrip?
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Tip 1: Firstly, remember that the system design round is extremely open-ended and there’s no such thing as a standard answer. Even for the same question, you’ll have a totally different discussion with different interviewers.
Tip 2:Before you jump into the solution always clarify all the assumptions you’re making at the beginning of the interview. Ask questions to identify the scope of the system. This will clear the in...read more
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Q1. How debugger works
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A debugger is a tool used by developers to identify and fix errors in software code.
• Debuggers allow developers to pause the execution of a program and inspect its state at a specific point in time.

• They provide features like setting breakpoints, stepping through code, and viewing variable values.

• Common debuggers include GDB for C/C++ and pdb for Python.

• Debuggers can also be integrated into IDEs like Visual Studio and Ec
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Q1. Linux kernel internals
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Q1. Linux kernel internals
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