SSWE - Phone Screen || LinkedIn
March 24, 2026 · 4 reads
Summary
I had a phone screen where I discussed my resume and projects for about 20 minutes, followed by two coding problems that I needed to solve and code optimally.
Full Experience
Talked about my resume, previous projects, current work for the first 20 minutes and these two problems for the next 40 minutes. The expectation was to come up with an optimized solution for both and also code the optimized solution.
Interview Questions (2)
1.
Valid Number
Data Structures & Algorithms·Hard
If it's a string with numbers, return true otherwise false. You are expected to figure out that it's a valid number and handle all the edge cases mentioned in the problem.
2.
Shortest Word Distance II
Data Structures & Algorithms·Medium
Given a list of words and multiple queries for pairs of words, find the shortest distance (in indices) between the two words for each query.