RejectedSDE 1 at Flexport
- Difficulty
- Process took
- 1-2 Weeks
- Rounds
- 3
- Format
- Remote
- Applied via
How it went
- Received a rejection email a few days later.
- I felt I spent too much time on discussing my work in round 3, so time management is critical
What they would tell you
- Received a rejection email a few days later.
- I felt I spent too much time on discussing my work in round 3, so time management is critical
How to prepare
- Practice classic DSA problems and array traversal / greedy approaches.
- Review common system design patterns and API design principles.
Their background
After applying for an SDE-1 role at Flexport via LinkedIn, I was invited to take an online assessment and technical rounds.
Round by round
- 1
OA120 min
I got a HackerRank OA link, Total 4 DSA question , able to solve 3, i do not remember the same question but i am sharing same kind of problems Find the kth smallest element in the union of two sorted arrays.
- 2
Technical Coding Round 160 min
After 5 day later of OA, received mail for Coding Round 1. Mainly two Questions were asked Given an array, determine how far you can move starting from index 0 using rules for battery and superchargers. Rules: Move freely if the next element is smaller than current. If next element is larger, use battery if the difference ≤ current battery or use a supercharger (limited count). Example: array = [60, 160, 110, 260, 210, 410, 510, 310, 610] battery = 210 superchargers = 2 Output: 7 Q2.: Pour Water Between Buckets to Make Water Levels Equal
- 3
Technical Coding Round 260 min
This round divided into 2 parts Part 1 - Desiging Task: Design a restaurant reservation system I have to explain some functionalities Part 2 - Work Discussion
- Discussed my current role and projects in depth.
- Interviewer asked about design patterns I use, why I use them, and their benefits.
What came up
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