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  • Apple logoAsked at Apple 
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    Software Engineer
    System Design
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    Software Engineer
    Data Structures & Algorithms
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  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
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    "Within a longer string, I'm guessing? There should be more detail. One should generally use a stack for palindrome problems, though"

    Nathan B. - "Within a longer string, I'm guessing? There should be more detail. One should generally use a stack for palindrome problems, though"See full answer

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    Data Structures & Algorithms
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  • Apple logoAsked at Apple 
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    "class ListNode: def init(self, val=0, next=None): self.val = val self.next = next def has_cycle(head: ListNode) -> bool: slow, fast = head, head while fast and fast.next: slow = slow.next fast = fast.next.next if slow == fast: return True return False debug your code below node1 = ListNode(1) node2 = ListNode(2) node3 = ListNode(3) node4 = ListNode(4) creates a linked list with a cycle: 1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 4"

    Anonymous Roadrunner - "class ListNode: def init(self, val=0, next=None): self.val = val self.next = next def has_cycle(head: ListNode) -> bool: slow, fast = head, head while fast and fast.next: slow = slow.next fast = fast.next.next if slow == fast: return True return False debug your code below node1 = ListNode(1) node2 = ListNode(2) node3 = ListNode(3) node4 = ListNode(4) creates a linked list with a cycle: 1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 4"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Data Structures & Algorithms
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  • Apple logoAsked at Apple 
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    "Function that transforms each elements in a collection and returns new collection with transformed elements"

    Susmita S. - "Function that transforms each elements in a collection and returns new collection with transformed elements"See full answer

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    Data Structures & Algorithms
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  • Apple logoAsked at Apple 
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    "filter function usually exists in some high level programming that adopt FP paradigm. It taks a sequence of items and a predicate function, and returns (conceptually) a subset of the items that satisfy the predicate. Adopt this kind of operation (filter, map, reduce, take, pairwise ...) can help writting cleaner code, and reduce the usage of mutable part in the program, lower the possibility of making human mistake. Take Python for example (although const-ness is not exists in Python), assu"

    Weida H. - "filter function usually exists in some high level programming that adopt FP paradigm. It taks a sequence of items and a predicate function, and returns (conceptually) a subset of the items that satisfy the predicate. Adopt this kind of operation (filter, map, reduce, take, pairwise ...) can help writting cleaner code, and reduce the usage of mutable part in the program, lower the possibility of making human mistake. Take Python for example (although const-ness is not exists in Python), assu"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Data Structures & Algorithms
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  • Apple logoAsked at Apple 
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    "Sorting is a technique to arrange data in either increasing order or decreasing order, and, the function that implements this functionality is called sort function"

    Farhan -. - "Sorting is a technique to arrange data in either increasing order or decreasing order, and, the function that implements this functionality is called sort function"See full answer

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  • Apple logoAsked at Apple 
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    Behavioral
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  • Apple logoAsked at Apple 
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    "i am a fresher"

    Akash A. - "i am a fresher"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Behavioral
  • Apple logoAsked at Apple 
    3 answers

    "General response: Apple’s approach to delivering seamless, personalized experiences through data, while upholding a strong ethical commitment to privacy, resonates with my own values. I want to contribute to projects that optimize user engagement and create meaningful interactions on a large scale, and I believe Apple is the ideal place to make that impact. Tailored to the team: Talk about the product, its impact internally, and the customer."

    Arshia I. - "General response: Apple’s approach to delivering seamless, personalized experiences through data, while upholding a strong ethical commitment to privacy, resonates with my own values. I want to contribute to projects that optimize user engagement and create meaningful interactions on a large scale, and I believe Apple is the ideal place to make that impact. Tailored to the team: Talk about the product, its impact internally, and the customer."See full answer

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    Behavioral
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  • Apple logoAsked at Apple 
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    "Code reviews, automated linting, unit tests, integration tests, validation tests"

    Anonymous Jaguar - "Code reviews, automated linting, unit tests, integration tests, validation tests"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Behavioral
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
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    "I told a story about having good intentions to help out a superior with a problem but I did so without seeking buy-in (permission) first. While I did solve the problem and provided value to him and my other colleagues, I was reprimanded for crossing boundaries and not respecting his privacy (I accessed his computer without his permission to deliver a resolution to a problem). While I had good intentions and the outcome was good, my approach left me with a negative mark and a life long lesson r"

    Zakery K. - "I told a story about having good intentions to help out a superior with a problem but I did so without seeking buy-in (permission) first. While I did solve the problem and provided value to him and my other colleagues, I was reprimanded for crossing boundaries and not respecting his privacy (I accessed his computer without his permission to deliver a resolution to a problem). While I had good intentions and the outcome was good, my approach left me with a negative mark and a life long lesson r"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Behavioral
  • Two Sigma logoAsked at Two Sigma 
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  • Adobe logoAsked at Adobe 
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    "One of the most challenging situations was joining a new startup to realize that they did not figure out their core product and that customers were dissatisfied and leaving in droves. I worked together with the leaders to understand the core issue and the reasons that the customers were leaving. Then together with the team, we set out to map out those core issues and the gaps that we had in our product. We then worked towards designing a new solution to address those gaps and build an MVP. W"

    WaterBuffalo - "One of the most challenging situations was joining a new startup to realize that they did not figure out their core product and that customers were dissatisfied and leaving in droves. I worked together with the leaders to understand the core issue and the reasons that the customers were leaving. Then together with the team, we set out to map out those core issues and the gaps that we had in our product. We then worked towards designing a new solution to address those gaps and build an MVP. W"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Behavioral
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  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
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    "I started asking some questions regarding the constrains of the system: An antena is emitting a signal that says if the tagged device was out of the room where the interview was happening. I was able to decide which would be the schema for the Antena's message. The antena is sending the info of multiple users. The system doesn't need to push notification to the users when the user left the device behind. Upon reflection, this is what I recollected doing. I propuse the json schema a"

    Eduardo C. - "I started asking some questions regarding the constrains of the system: An antena is emitting a signal that says if the tagged device was out of the room where the interview was happening. I was able to decide which would be the schema for the Antena's message. The antena is sending the info of multiple users. The system doesn't need to push notification to the users when the user left the device behind. Upon reflection, this is what I recollected doing. I propuse the json schema a"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    System Design
  • Stripe logoAsked at Stripe 
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    "I want to work at Stripe because Stripe has become the industry standard for many businesses and startups in the world. As a CFO I would be proud to work with a leader on a processing market, improving it position with my skills and experience. I will be happy to be a part of this great Team and learn from them."

    Stanislav I. - "I want to work at Stripe because Stripe has become the industry standard for many businesses and startups in the world. As a CFO I would be proud to work with a leader on a processing market, improving it position with my skills and experience. I will be happy to be a part of this great Team and learn from them."See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Behavioral
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  • Affirm logoAsked at Affirm 
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    "The interviewer focused on the data models and steered the conversation there from the beginning. He had a specific design in mind and I just wasn't hitting it. He also wanted details on how I would implement the logic for splitting users into variants. I would recommend reading the LinkedIn blog on their AB Test system design."

    Anonymous Kingfisher - "The interviewer focused on the data models and steered the conversation there from the beginning. He had a specific design in mind and I just wasn't hitting it. He also wanted details on how I would implement the logic for splitting users into variants. I would recommend reading the LinkedIn blog on their AB Test system design."See full answer

    Software Engineer
    System Design
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    Behavioral
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