Data structures and algorithms (DSA) interview Q&A: mock session for a position with 4+ years of exp
Anywhere Club community leaders about the new video:
— Check out this episode where we dive into a Data Structures and Algorithms Job Interview tailored for a position requiring 4+ years of experience. Watch as Pulkit Gupta, our candidate, takes on complex coding challenges and navigates in-depth questions from our expert interviewer, Saurabh Shekhar. Hosted by Roman Zatitskii, our EngX Product Manager, the session wraps up with both participants sharing their honest feedback on the interview. This episode offers an invaluable behind-the-scenes look at a technical interview — don’t miss it!
NAVIGATION
00:00 Intro
01:14 Introduction of participant
02:31 Theoretical part 1
02:54 ArrayList vs LinkedList
05:11 Internal HashMap
09:23 Quick Sort vs Merge Sort
11:47 Building a leaderboard
15:07 Solving the leaderboard problem
20:11 Optimizing complexity
27:39 Implementation and testing
34:30 Data updates
42:42 Testing and debugging
50:21 Reducing and sorting maps
01:00:19 Kadane’s algorithm
01:09:07 Handling negative values
1:14:39 Feedback session
01:16:15 Expert verdict
01:18:17 Final thoughts