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1. 1

   Online test

   Online assessment
   hardeliminatory

   Section	Qs	Min	Topics
   MCQ	-	-	ML, NLP, DBMS, SQL, DSA, Python
   Coding	2	40	hashmap and stack, 3-D dynamic programming

   ML · NLP · SQL · DSA · Python

   Coding part 30 or 45 min; solving even one coding question was enough to qualify.

2. 2

   Technical interview

   medium

   DSA · hashing · strings · SQL window functions · OOP · Python · CNN · RNN · decision trees · time series forecasting · generative AI · ML scenario design

   Python preferred but C++ accepted in one account. Open-ended ML scenarios expecting clarifying questions.

3. 3

   HR interview

   conflict handling · teamwork · adaptability

   About 10 shortlisted for HR, 3 selected (one account).

Advice from candidates

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

• Be sure to at least learn how to solve hash maps and arrays, and string questions in Python.

  interview · 2024-25

• make sure to practice some SQL questions daily that are lengthy(also know how to get date and time in SQL).

  interview · 2024-25

• Be sure to emphasise that, rather than just a leader, you are a team person who knows how to get along and work with different types of people. You can practise with ChatGPT for this round.

  HR · 2024-25

• You can use cs 229 on YouTube to get ML and dl basics. Also, see the top 30/50 Python interview questions on YouTube. For DSA, do LeetCode daily problems and give contests, and also do CSES problems. You can practice SQL on HackerEarth daily.

  preparation · 2024-25

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Question patterns reported

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

• Onlinehashmap plus stack, medium
• Online3-D DP, hard
• Technicalarray partitioning variant needing two optimal approaches
• Technicaltopological ordering of characters from sorted words
• Technicaldesign ML approach for live route recommendation
• Technicalpredict random draw of numbered items using decision tree
• Codinground-trip shortest path using two Dijkstra runs
• Technicallongest repeating subarray with O(n^2) time and space
• TechnicalOOP design of parking lots in C++
• Codingone tree problem and one graph problem
• Technicalself-rating out of 5 across topics, questions follow ratings
• Technicalcode OOP pillars and virtual functions
• Technicalcombined maps and strings coding task
• Other10-15 situational questions with no feedback given
• Codinglargest rectangle in histogram
• Codingtopological sorting task
• Codingshortest path from source to destination
• Technicalall maximal common substrings of two strings
• Technicaldesign a URL shortener
• Technicalread huge file efficiently
• Technicalclass design for friends-list
• Technicalwhat happens when a URL is opened
• Technicalparents having at least one child via SQL
• Technical3 to 4 real-world scenarios to solve with ML and data science