EatClub/Box8 SDE-I Interview Experience
Summary
I interviewed for an SDE-I role at EatClub/Box8 with 1.3 years of experience. The process involved a DSA round, which included two specific LeetCode problems, and CS fundamentals. Despite successfully solving the DSA problems, I was ultimately rejected.
Full Experience
I applied for an SDE-I position at EatClub/Box8 through LinkedIn, leveraging my 1.3 years of experience in Salesforce Development. After a preliminary discussion with HR about my background, I was informed about the interview structure: Round 1 would focus on DSA (medium to hard level) and CS Fundamentals, followed by Round 2 for System Design.
My first round was a 1-hour session with two interviewers. One interviewer focused solely on DSA, while the senior interviewer handled resume-based questions and CS fundamentals. I was given two DSA problems to solve:
- Daily Temperatures
- Capacity To Ship Packages Within D Days
For both questions, I clearly articulated both brute-force and optimal approaches, thoroughly discussed their respective time complexities, and successfully implemented the solutions. Following the DSA portion, the interview shifted to my resume. At that time, my projects were basic personal ones, developed by following tutorials. The senior interviewer delved into detailed questions about REST APIs and various backend concepts, and unfortunately, I struggled to answer some of these confidently. Subsequently, we moved to CS fundamentals, where I performed well.
Despite my strong performance in DSA and CS fundamentals, I received a rejection.
Interview Questions (2)
A conveyor belt has packages that must be shipped from one port to another within D days. Given an array weights where weights[i] is the weight of the i-th package, and an integer D (the number of days), return the least weight capacity of the boat that will result in all the packages being shipped within D days.