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  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    10 answers
    +6

    "I would first call out the two types of Google Doodles that are published. First would be the static doodle which just shows a picture, and users can get more information on it by hovering on it or clicking on it. Second would be the dynamic google doodles which are either short videos or games through which users engage a bit more. My top 3 metrics that covers both would be: Click-through rate and post-click CTR - Although different metrics, I clubbed them since they fall under similar"

    Rahul R. - "I would first call out the two types of Google Doodles that are published. First would be the static doodle which just shows a picture, and users can get more information on it by hovering on it or clicking on it. Second would be the dynamic google doodles which are either short videos or games through which users engage a bit more. My top 3 metrics that covers both would be: Click-through rate and post-click CTR - Although different metrics, I clubbed them since they fall under similar"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Analytical
    +1 more
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
    13 answers
    +10

    "Without using a recursive approach, one can perform a post-order traversal by removing the parent nodes from the stack only if children were visited: def diameterOfTree(root): if root is None: return 0 diameter = 0 stack = deque([[root, False]]) # (node, visited) node_heights = {} while stack: curr_node, visited = stack[-1] if visited: heightleft = nodeheights.get(curr_node.left, 0) heightright = nodehe"

    Gabriele G. - "Without using a recursive approach, one can perform a post-order traversal by removing the parent nodes from the stack only if children were visited: def diameterOfTree(root): if root is None: return 0 diameter = 0 stack = deque([[root, False]]) # (node, visited) node_heights = {} while stack: curr_node, visited = stack[-1] if visited: heightleft = nodeheights.get(curr_node.left, 0) heightright = nodehe"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Data Structures & Algorithms
    +2 more
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
    13 answers
    Video answer for 'Design a rate limiter.'
    +9

    "Rate Limiter is to limit the number of request from a particular IP Address. Rate limiter will block the IP address to reduce the load on server. It should be highly available and handle concurrent requests. Blocked IP addresses should be kept in a pool which is present in shared cache. We need to keep threshold value after it reaches threshold value it should start blocking IP address. All these ip address to be kept in No SQL DB. Batch will run that will clear the cache and delete all the bloc"

    Ashish G. - "Rate Limiter is to limit the number of request from a particular IP Address. Rate limiter will block the IP address to reduce the load on server. It should be highly available and handle concurrent requests. Blocked IP addresses should be kept in a pool which is present in shared cache. We need to keep threshold value after it reaches threshold value it should start blocking IP address. All these ip address to be kept in No SQL DB. Batch will run that will clear the cache and delete all the bloc"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    System Design
    +1 more
  • Meta logoAsked at Meta 
    3 answers

    "was this techincal phone screen round or panel discussion round?"

    Chirag C. - "was this techincal phone screen round or panel discussion round?"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    System Design
    +2 more
  • 1 answer

    " Broke down the problem in this: Features scope API design Pseudo code for specific components Data model/schema Back-of-the-envelope calculations Reference links Link to whiteboard or diagram such as https://sketchboard.me/new Good luck! Considerations: Content could be potential large Older content should clean from the server URL: Pastebin.com/2324234 Features Scope: user can paste any text content .TXT, .HTML Limit on the amount content compress data and send over"

    Ayo A. - " Broke down the problem in this: Features scope API design Pseudo code for specific components Data model/schema Back-of-the-envelope calculations Reference links Link to whiteboard or diagram such as https://sketchboard.me/new Good luck! Considerations: Content could be potential large Older content should clean from the server URL: Pastebin.com/2324234 Features Scope: user can paste any text content .TXT, .HTML Limit on the amount content compress data and send over"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Product Design
    +1 more
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  • Microsoft logoAsked at Microsoft 
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    Software Engineer
    Product Marketing Manager
  • Apple logoAsked at Apple 
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    Software Engineer
    Data Structures & Algorithms
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  • Oracle logoAsked at Oracle 
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    Software Engineer
  • "As we can pass info to only one child at a time, I told that from any given node, we have to pass the info to that child(of this node) which has the largest subtree rooted at it. To calculate the subtree sizes, I used DFS. And then to calculate the minimum time to pass info to all the nodes, I used BFS picking the largest subtree child first at every node. I couldn't write the complete code in the given time and also made a mistake in telling the overall time complexity of my approach. I think t"

    Lakshman B. - "As we can pass info to only one child at a time, I told that from any given node, we have to pass the info to that child(of this node) which has the largest subtree rooted at it. To calculate the subtree sizes, I used DFS. And then to calculate the minimum time to pass info to all the nodes, I used BFS picking the largest subtree child first at every node. I couldn't write the complete code in the given time and also made a mistake in telling the overall time complexity of my approach. I think t"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Data Structures & Algorithms
    +1 more
  • Palantir logoAsked at Palantir 
    3 answers

    "As a Data Engineer working in the derivatives domain, my role involves managing and optimizing data pipelines, ensuring data quality, and supporting data analytics for trading strategies. The fast-paced nature of the trading environment requires both proactive and reactive data management practices. Task: My daily tasks are focused on maintaining the integrity and availability of data, developing new data pipelines to support evolving trading strategies, and collaborating with both data scienti"

    Scott S. - "As a Data Engineer working in the derivatives domain, my role involves managing and optimizing data pipelines, ensuring data quality, and supporting data analytics for trading strategies. The fast-paced nature of the trading environment requires both proactive and reactive data management practices. Task: My daily tasks are focused on maintaining the integrity and availability of data, developing new data pipelines to support evolving trading strategies, and collaborating with both data scienti"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Behavioral
  • Palantir logoAsked at Palantir 
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    Software Engineer
    Behavioral
  • Capital One logoAsked at Capital One 
    7 answers
    +4

    "Situation. Initially, my team consisted of young guys who were hired by team leaders based on hardskills. Previously, the company had just begun the transition from a process-based to a product-based approach. In the process of searching and selecting candidates, the interests of the team and the product owner were not taken into account. The candidate didn't pass a behavioral interview on soft skills. Thus, the team consisted of diverse and talented guys, but not very interested in fast wor"

    Anna D. - "Situation. Initially, my team consisted of young guys who were hired by team leaders based on hardskills. Previously, the company had just begun the transition from a process-based to a product-based approach. In the process of searching and selecting candidates, the interests of the team and the product owner were not taken into account. The candidate didn't pass a behavioral interview on soft skills. Thus, the team consisted of diverse and talented guys, but not very interested in fast wor"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Behavioral
    +3 more
  • Palantir logoAsked at Palantir 
    3 answers

    "The reason I choose to go to college is because I want to get a Degree in the hospitality field. Additionally, I want to get a diploma after I finish taking all of my college classes At Harper."

    Amparo L. - "The reason I choose to go to college is because I want to get a Degree in the hospitality field. Additionally, I want to get a diploma after I finish taking all of my college classes At Harper."See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Behavioral
  • Palantir logoAsked at Palantir 
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    Software Engineer
    Behavioral
  • JP Morgan Chase logoAsked at JP Morgan Chase 
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    Software Engineer
    Data Structures & Algorithms
    +1 more
  • "int a_array[10] = {3,6,4,7,2,1,9}; int index = 0; int index2 = 0; for ( index = 0; index < sizeof(a_array); index++ ) { int tmpindex = index + 1; if ( tmpindex <= sizeof(a_array) ) { for ( index2 = tmpindex; index2 < sizeof(a_array); index2++ ) { if ( aarray[index] <= aarray[index2] ) { print( "%d is the NGE of %d" array[index2], array[index]); break; "

    Mark S. - "int a_array[10] = {3,6,4,7,2,1,9}; int index = 0; int index2 = 0; for ( index = 0; index < sizeof(a_array); index++ ) { int tmpindex = index + 1; if ( tmpindex <= sizeof(a_array) ) { for ( index2 = tmpindex; index2 < sizeof(a_array); index2++ ) { if ( aarray[index] <= aarray[index2] ) { print( "%d is the NGE of %d" array[index2], array[index]); break; "See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Data Structures & Algorithms
    +1 more
  • Microsoft logoAsked at Microsoft 
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    Software Engineer
    Data Structures & Algorithms
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  • 1 answer

    "משימת בית פרונט עם התחברות לשרת רמה היה ממש קל"

    מיכל ש. - "משימת בית פרונט עם התחברות לשרת רמה היה ממש קל"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Technical
  • Software Engineer
    Behavioral
    +2 more
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    17 answers
    +12

    "function areSentencesSimilar(sentence1, sentence2, similarPairs) { if (sentence1.length !== sentence2.length) return false; for (let i=0; i (w1 === word1 && !visited.has(w2)) || (w2 === word1 && !visited.has(w1))); if (!edge) { "

    Tiago R. - "function areSentencesSimilar(sentence1, sentence2, similarPairs) { if (sentence1.length !== sentence2.length) return false; for (let i=0; i (w1 === word1 && !visited.has(w2)) || (w2 === word1 && !visited.has(w1))); if (!edge) { "See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Data Structures & Algorithms
    +2 more
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