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1) Write merge function to merge 2 arrays into single array. 2) Find the length of linked list loop. 3) How to get the values of two elements from array whose sum is N. 2nd round : 1) Get nth largest/smallest from BST. 2) How will you remove duplicate paragraph from big file. Told hashmap, asked me to write hashcode :-( 3) Perform merge of multiple arrays. (k way merge) Thought for sometime, but could not tell. :-( 3rd round : 1) Middle of linked list 2) sum in binary search tree 3) Some unix questions. 4) How will u design Google maps or yahoo maps. 4th Round : Puzzle on 25 horses.
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Senior Software Engineer

Interviewed at Yahoo

4
Aug 5, 2011

1) Write merge function to merge 2 arrays into single array. 2) Find the length of linked list loop. 3) How to get the values of two elements from array whose sum is N. 2nd round : 1) Get nth largest/smallest from BST. 2) How will you remove duplicate paragraph from big file. Told hashmap, asked me to write hashcode :-( 3) Perform merge of multiple arrays. (k way merge) Thought for sometime, but could not tell. :-( 3rd round : 1) Middle of linked list 2) sum in binary search tree 3) Some unix questions. 4) How will u design Google maps or yahoo maps. 4th Round : Puzzle on 25 horses.

I think the most difficult question might actually have come from me -- I asked about the financial stability of the company. The response was vague. I did not hear back after that (no further interviewing) but saw the exact same position posted as a contract position rather than a full time position 2 months later. It's difficult to know if I failed the technical interview or caused them to rethink the position. Maybe both.
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Senior Electrical Engineer

Interviewed at Synapse Product Development

4.4
May 6, 2014

I think the most difficult question might actually have come from me -- I asked about the financial stability of the company. The response was vague. I did not hear back after that (no further interviewing) but saw the exact same position posted as a contract position rather than a full time position 2 months later. It's difficult to know if I failed the technical interview or caused them to rethink the position. Maybe both.

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