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GD Topic : The effect of the pandemic in the global scenarios. Group Technical: sorting, searching, optimization, linked list, dbms, memory leak Final Interview : Searching in an array with optimized solution(coding) , then the code was modified gradually according to requirements, complexity questions, SQL queries, Indexing, Query Optimization etc
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Junior Software Developer(Backend)

Interviewed at Nickelfox

3.6
Feb 23, 2021

GD Topic : The effect of the pandemic in the global scenarios. Group Technical: sorting, searching, optimization, linked list, dbms, memory leak Final Interview : Searching in an array with optimized solution(coding) , then the code was modified gradually according to requirements, complexity questions, SQL queries, Indexing, Query Optimization etc

1. Given a stair of N steps, and an array k of step sizes, write an algorithm/ function to compute the number of possible ways to climb it. (30 min) 2. Given 100 Questions with their choices as an array of JSON. Design a system that queries 10 questions at a time and records their answers. And when the user requests again for question, a new set of 10 questions and choices is sent. write a server for it. (30 min) I answered both questions with a little bit of help on the second one, but didnot get an offer. Neither did I get a feedback on what went wrong and what were they expecting. HR doesnot reply mails, nor answer calls.
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Senior Backend Engineer

Interviewed at HealthifyMe

2.7
Apr 3, 2019

1. Given a stair of N steps, and an array k of step sizes, write an algorithm/ function to compute the number of possible ways to climb it. (30 min) 2. Given 100 Questions with their choices as an array of JSON. Design a system that queries 10 questions at a time and records their answers. And when the user requests again for question, a new set of 10 questions and choices is sent. write a server for it. (30 min) I answered both questions with a little bit of help on the second one, but didnot get an offer. Neither did I get a feedback on what went wrong and what were they expecting. HR doesnot reply mails, nor answer calls.

The coding challenge consisted in a bookkeeping application that had to match payments and payables. It contained a list of both of them, and in some examples it showed how many payables would match for some of the payments, but without explaining which exactly or which criteria used for the matching, That was the most difficult part, more than the coding itself.
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Backend Developer

Interviewed at Medbelle

3.9
Dec 21, 2021

The coding challenge consisted in a bookkeeping application that had to match payments and payables. It contained a list of both of them, and in some examples it showed how many payables would match for some of the payments, but without explaining which exactly or which criteria used for the matching, That was the most difficult part, more than the coding itself.

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