SDE 1 at HashedIn

How it went

What they would tell you

How to prepare

Round by round

1. 1

   Telephonic Round15 min

   Quick introduction, and about my skillset i have, general resume based questions

2. 2

   Technical Interview 190 min

   The first technical round on basic DSA concepts. After a brief introduction, I was asked to solve the following problems Find the first non-repeating element in an array, this was a easy problem testing array traversal and hash map. Kadane’s Algorithm for Maximum Subarray Sum Sliding Window Maximum of Size K

   • Kadane's Algorithm
   • Sliding Window Maximum
3. 3

   Technical Interview 262 min

   Start with Introduction, question related to project from my resume (I chose a front-end), and web technology questions. Project Discussion: I talked about a recent project involving React and front-end optimizations, explaining the challenges I faced and how I improved performance. Questions: Implement binary search in your preferred language. Explain the CSS Flexbox Model and its properties (content, padding, border, margin). I gave real-world examples and clarified how these properties affect layout. Describe your experience with CSS preprocessors like SCSS. What’s the difference between class components and functional components in React? Implement a function to detect a cycle in a linked list

   • Detect a loop in LL
4. 4

   Managerial60 min

   Basic questions (normal softskill)

   • “Tell me something not mentioned on your resume.”
   • “How do you handle tight deadlines or multiple tasks at once?”
   • “What motivates you to work in software development?

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