Phd Researcher Interview Questions

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Screening Test was coding interview with two questions Q1. compute sum of numbers in a multi-level nested list where sum in a nested level is product of the sum and the nested level. Q2. check if a internationalization acronym is valid Full-Loop interviews had 3 coding round with 2 questions each. Q1 implementing a streaming dropout detector Q2 Deep-copy a linked list with a random pointer Q3 counting number of monotonic sequences in an array Q4 return all palindromes in a given string Q5 Trip planner Q6 Print matrix elements diagonally
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Research Scientist (PhD)

Interviewed at Meta

3.5
Apr 12, 2024

Screening Test was coding interview with two questions Q1. compute sum of numbers in a multi-level nested list where sum in a nested level is product of the sum and the nested level. Q2. check if a internationalization acronym is valid Full-Loop interviews had 3 coding round with 2 questions each. Q1 implementing a streaming dropout detector Q2 Deep-copy a linked list with a random pointer Q3 counting number of monotonic sequences in an array Q4 return all palindromes in a given string Q5 Trip planner Q6 Print matrix elements diagonally

2 Medium programming questions and 1 Easy; probability multiple-choice problems for the closest number with time limit 90 seconds each; find the next element in a sequence of numbers; mini-games testing reaction time and logical thinking.
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Quantitative Researcher, PhD Intern

Interviewed at Optiver

3.8
Jul 23, 2025

2 Medium programming questions and 1 Easy; probability multiple-choice problems for the closest number with time limit 90 seconds each; find the next element in a sequence of numbers; mini-games testing reaction time and logical thinking.

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