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Summary
I interviewed for a Backend developer role at Apna Mart, where I faced DSA and System Design challenges across two rounds. Despite acing certain questions, I was ultimately ghosted after the interviews.
Full Experience
My YOE -> 2.8
Round 1 ->
DSA -> house robber - 2
Max water trap
System design -> distributed locking, and more high level design questions
what is race considtion
three way to avoid it
CAP theoram
replication lag
Round 2->
DSA -> https://leetcode.com/problems/longest-valid-parentheses/
give me the most optimize
what is java string pool
is there concern both string point to the same object
you have rod of 7 unit cut atmost 2 times. . give it to employyee every day by one
Aced all question about rod cutting
verdict -> Ghosted
Interview Questions (9)
A variation of the House Robber problem, where houses are arranged in a circle, and you cannot rob adjacent houses.
Given n non-negative integers representing an elevation map where the width of each bar is 1, compute how much water it can trap after raining.
Discuss distributed locking mechanisms and their implementation in a system design context.
Explain what a race condition is and describe three ways to avoid it.
Explain the CAP Theorem and its implications for distributed systems.
Discuss replication lag in the context of distributed databases or systems.
Explain what the Java String Pool is and discuss any concerns regarding multiple string references potentially pointing to the same object within the pool.
You have a rod of 7 units. You can cut it at most 2 times. The objective is to give a piece of the rod to an employee every day, one by one.