Wayfair Interview experience for 9+ years experience candidate (Not selected)
Round 1: HackerRank Screening
Questions:
- Something related to Group Anagrams. LeetCode Group Anagrams
- Second question was related to Graph matrix traversal using Dijkstra's algorithm.
Both questions were completed successfully, leading to selection for the next round.
Candidate's Approach
The candidate was able to complete both questions during the HackerRank screening round.
Interviewer's Feedback
No feedback provided.
Round 2: Pair Programming Round
Questions: The question was related to Product Category and Discount calculations, involving HashMap. The question was lengthy and poorly written, lacking necessary descriptions.
Candidate's Approach
The candidate attempted to code according to the provided description but faced issues as none of the test cases passed. The problem required sorted products, which was not mentioned in the problem statement. The candidate was unable to change the return type from Map to SortedMap due to the existing method signatures. Despite being an easy question, the missing details prevented completion within the 45-minute timeframe.
Interviewer's Feedback
No feedback provided.