Round 1
Questions: Variation of Gas station question - LC Medium
Candidate's Approach
No approach provided.
Interviewer's Feedback
No feedback provided.
Round 2
Questions: Reverse a segment of LL - reverse LL-2 on LC
Candidate's Approach
No approach provided.
Interviewer's Feedback
No feedback provided.
Round 3
Questions: Graph based question on counting number of paths from A to B in a matrix with obstacles - I think Path sum-2. After finishing early, was asked to give approach for another question.
Candidate's Approach
No approach provided.
Interviewer's Feedback
No feedback provided.
Round 4, System Design, Bar Raiser
Questions: Design a search engine
Candidate's Approach
No approach provided.
Interviewer's Feedback
The candidate mentioned some technology that they didn't know too much about, and the interviewer asked for internal details.
Advice:
- Prepare really well for system design interviews.
- DON’T mention a tech you don’t know much about; if you want to, make sure you understand not just what problem it solves, but a little bit of how it solves it.
- Think out loud about base cases and ask clarifying questions.
- Some problems may be intentionally vague, so ask questions even if it seems a little obvious.
Verdict: Ghosted/Rejected.
All the best!