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1. 2 Coding challenge questions were there one was relatively easy for 150 marks another one was for 250 marks which was medium-level leetcode. The question was maximum length substring in a multi-word string with a minimum given frequency 2. Design a function rate limiter.
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Senior Backend Engineer

Interviewed at Picsart

3★
Jun 28, 2023

1. 2 Coding challenge questions were there one was relatively easy for 150 marks another one was for 250 marks which was medium-level leetcode. The question was maximum length substring in a multi-word string with a minimum given frequency 2. Design a function rate limiter.

Evaluate a substantial codebase, detailing the purpose of each class and identifying areas requiring modification with justification. Walk through the code to understand its functionality. Mention all errors/issues you encounter. Suggest improved versions of the code. The code exhibits various errors and suboptimal practices, such as incorrect status codes, improper initialization of mutable arguments, and multiple return statements.
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Senior Backend Engineer

Interviewed at Mobileye

3.8★
May 7, 2024

Evaluate a substantial codebase, detailing the purpose of each class and identifying areas requiring modification with justification. Walk through the code to understand its functionality. Mention all errors/issues you encounter. Suggest improved versions of the code. The code exhibits various errors and suboptimal practices, such as incorrect status codes, improper initialization of mutable arguments, and multiple return statements.

Take the following func in Python: def func(input1, input2): j = 0 count = 0 ret = "" i = 0 while i < len(input1): ret = ret + input1[i] if input1[i] == input2[j]: j = j + 1 if len(input2) == j ret = ret[0: (i-j)+1] + ("-" * len(input2)) j = 0 count = count + 1 i = i + 1 return ret, count For the following inputs, here's the outputs (for example only): bba, bb => --a, 2. It's like a masking function of the 2nd string inside the 1st string. The question: The function has a small bug, find an input that the function will return an incorrect ouput for it. After that, fix the bug.
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Senior Backend Developer

Interviewed at Zesty

4.1★
May 6, 2023

Take the following func in Python: def func(input1, input2): j = 0 count = 0 ret = "" i = 0 while i < len(input1): ret = ret + input1[i] if input1[i] == input2[j]: j = j + 1 if len(input2) == j ret = ret[0: (i-j)+1] + ("-" * len(input2)) j = 0 count = count + 1 i = i + 1 return ret, count For the following inputs, here's the outputs (for example only): bba, bb => --a, 2. It's like a masking function of the 2nd string inside the 1st string. The question: The function has a small bug, find an input that the function will return an incorrect ouput for it. After that, fix the bug.

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