Phone Screen
Questions: Specific question not provided.
Candidate's Approach
The candidate was well prepared for the phone screen, discussing brute force time/space complexities, optimal solutions, and coding the solutions.
Interviewer's Feedback
No feedback provided.
Onsite
Questions:
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1st Coding Question:
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2nd Coding Question:
- Variation of Merge Sorted Array
- Merge k Sorted Lists
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Behavioral Questions:
- Standard questions with follow-ups throughout.
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Design Question:
- Design a ticket master system.
Candidate's Approach
- For the first coding question, the candidate was well prepared and used a similar strategy as in the phone screen. The interviewer was impressed with the candidate's thought process.
- The second coding question was a warm-up followed by a more challenging k-sorted lists problem. The candidate needed several hints but managed to produce a working solution before time ran out.
- The design question was approached confidently, as the candidate had recently watched a relevant video and felt capable of handling it.
Interviewer's Feedback
- The interviewer for the first coding question was impressed with the candidate's thought process, indicating a strong hire.
- The candidate felt they might not be a strong hire for the second coding question due to needing hints.
- The behavioral interviewer was animated and engaged, leading to a positive interaction.
- The design interviewer was extremely impressed, according to the recruiter's feedback after the onsite.
Other
The candidate has upcoming onsites with Google and Amazon but feels less stressed after passing the Meta onsite. They plan to discuss compensation with the recruiter after a successful team match.