Round 1
Questions:
- Question: Wordle validator, given a target word, list of words, return colored blocks based on how they match like Wordle (yellow if present in other block, green if match, black if character doesn't exist in the word).
- Follow-up Question: Given color block and target word, generate all possible words that could've been guesses.
Candidate's Approach
No approach provided.
Interviewer's Feedback
No feedback provided.
Round 2
Questions:
- Question: Design Chess. Mostly focused on valid chess move validator part.
Candidate's Approach
No approach provided.
Interviewer's Feedback
No feedback provided.
Round 3
Questions:
- Question: Design Hotel Booking service. Discussion mostly focused around ownership and present work area.
Candidate's Approach
No approach provided.
Interviewer's Feedback
No feedback provided.
Conclusion: Round 1 & 2 went good, but couldn’t fully implement with satisfactory choices (SQL vs NoSQL, etc.) in time for Round 3. Recruiter reached out a week later with SDE1 offer, rejected as I am looking for SDE2 roles only.