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Question on array rotation, reversing alternative k nodes of a linked list. copy of a linked list with next and random pointer. Next round was on design. The interviewer asked me to design and implement the UNIX tail command. And a discussion on a memory management in user space and kernel space. Difference between them. Producer consumer problem and how would you tackle the problem to avoid starvation, Managerial round: Few behavioral questions and why do you want to work with our company etc.
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Interviewed at SanDisk

3.4★
Jul 17, 2019

Question on array rotation, reversing alternative k nodes of a linked list. copy of a linked list with next and random pointer. Next round was on design. The interviewer asked me to design and implement the UNIX tail command. And a discussion on a memory management in user space and kernel space. Difference between them. Producer consumer problem and how would you tackle the problem to avoid starvation, Managerial round: Few behavioral questions and why do you want to work with our company etc.

Straight forward (but not easy) questions on C++, graph theory, concurrency etc. Interviews are very similar to the ones at bigger companies for similar positions. Not easy, but writing code for autonomous driving is not easy either.
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Staff Software Engineer Platform Team

Interviewed at Cruise

3.3★
Jan 12, 2017

Straight forward (but not easy) questions on C++, graph theory, concurrency etc. Interviews are very similar to the ones at bigger companies for similar positions. Not easy, but writing code for autonomous driving is not easy either.

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