Interview Experience

I was asked to design a system to deduplicate a large dataset that cannot fit into memory, using disk-based processing and hashing techniques.

I completed the first question of the Amazon SDE Intern online assessment but got stuck on the second one.

I cleared all interview rounds for an SDE‑1 position after preparing with online resources and the STAR method for behavioural questions, and received an offer on April 1st.

I received three on‑campus OA questions for an SDE Intern role at media.net in Mumbai.

I completed an online assessment for a software engineering AI/ML intern position, which included three distinct coding and statistical problems.

This post describes a graph problem focused on determining the minimum time to stabilize a network of computers given initial unstable nodes and a stability threshold. It details the rules for how instability propagates and how computers regain stability.

I experienced deep regret after joining TCS instead of a startup, which led to a lack of professional growth for 1.5 years. Despite this, I recently secured interviews with a leading tech company and several other firms, detailing some of the technical challenges I faced, though I ultimately didn't convert any offers.

I took an Online Assessment (OA) for SWE roles in NYC, which involved Python, TypeScript, HTML/CSS fundamentals, and some coding questions. I successfully advanced to the next round.

This post details a common concurrency interview question regarding thread pool design for CPU-bound and I/O-bound tasks. It covers the problems arising from mixing them and proposes a strategy for optimal resource utilization with separate pools.

This post compiles a list of LeetCode problems that I have collected from recent online assessments (OA), which are useful for interview preparation.