Media.net

1. 1

   Coding test

   Online coding test
   InterviewBit90 min3 questionseasyeliminatory

   graph DFS on grid · linked list reversal · tree level-order traversal

   Described as medium-easy; candidate finished in 30 min. Friends who solved everything but slower were reportedly not shortlisted, so speed mattered.

2. 2

   Technical interview

   Technical interview 1: tree-based DSA and OOP
   Google Meet60 minvirtual

   trees · LCA · subtree updates · OOP pillars · compile-time vs run-time polymorphism

   Code written in a shared spreadsheet.

3. 3

   Technical interview

   Technical interview 2: DSA, resume demo, CS fundamentals
   Google Meet120 minvirtual

   heaps · running median · project demo · OOP · databases · OS paging and scheduling · deadlock · networking basics · external sorting · k-way merge

   Longest interview of the candidate's cycle. Candidate had not yet taken DB, OS or networks courses, answered what was known and was fine.

Advice from candidates

17 pieces of advice, in their own words. Names removed.

• Solve questions on the leetcode and gfg. You can use Striver’s Sheet or other such sheets available online (Grind 75 is one such sheet).

  preparation · 2023

• It’s really important to give online contests to train yourself to think within a time constraint. Try various platforms such as codeforces, codechef, gfg weekly, coding ninjas and leetcode.

  preparation · 2023

• For the interviews, it is important to engage the interviewer in problem solving. Think out loud, so that the interviewer can correct you beforehand.

  interview · 2023

• Be thorough with your projects. Know every drawback, how you implemented it and other details.

  interview · 2023

Loading the other 13…

Question patterns reported

The kind of problem, not the problem itself. Our practice questions are written to match these patterns.

• Technicalsliding-window extremes over fixed-size intervals, linear time expected
• Technicaldesign a model scoring an interviewee from interview transcript
• Codinggrid word search with DFS
• Codingreverse a sub-segment of a linked list
• Codingconnect next pointers across tree levels
• Technicalmaximise total salary under subtree bonus or cut queries on hierarchy tree
• Technicalrunning median using two heaps
• Technicalsort data far larger than RAM using chunks and heap merge
• Technicalcheck internet connectivity from a terminal only
• Codingmin radius so signal chain from any source reaches target, Dijkstra variant
• Technicalcomplex graph problem solved in a shared Google Doc
• Codingordering people by height with constraints
• Codingminimise leftover coins under conditions, brute force over choices
• Codinggrid maze, probability of reaching checkpoints, shortest paths
• Technicalsecond maximum via SQL query
• Technicalsliding window sum over max and min
• Technicalwhat happens when a URL is searched
• Technicallongest run of days medicines remain unexpired, buying from market
• Technicalphone-keypad digit sequence to dictionary word suggestions, large dictionary