DE Shaw India Interview Experience for Fresher SDE - 1, Nov 2020

Posted: 8 Feb 2021

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Interview Process

Online Coding Interview

Easy

Duration:

95 minutes

Interview-Date:

9 Nov 2020

Problems:

This round was conducted in Hackerrank portal for a total duration of 95 minutes and was divided into 4 sections.

1st Section : Aptitude Section : 14 questions , 28 minutes
2nd Section : Technical Section : 12 questions , 17 minutes
3rd Section :1 coding Questions : 20 minutes+30 minutes

This Round was Conducted on Hackerrank (Webcam Enabled).

Coin Game

Try Problem

Magic Index

You are given a sorted array A consisting of N integers. Your task is to find the magic index in the given array.

Note :

A magic index in an array A[0 ... N - 1] is defined to be an index i such that A[i] = i.

The elements in the array can b...

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Preparation

Duration:

4 months

Topics:

Dynamic Programming, OOPS, Computer Networks, Computer System Architecture, Operating System, Data Structures, Pointers

Preparation Tip

Tip 1 : Make sure that you are thorough with CS concepts beforehand.
Tip 2 : Even when you are explaining the approach to a question, try to parallelly think about how you would code it.
Tip 3 : Read the previous interview experiences. It would give a fair idea of the kind of questions one should expect.
Tip 4 : For a company like DE Shaw, practicing medium and hard difficulty level coding questions would be the way to go.
Tip 5 : Practice atleast 200 questions from coding platforms like CodeZen, LeetCode, Interviewbit as they contain common interview questions.

Application Process

Where:

Campus

Eligibility:

Above 8.5 CGPA ( Only CSE, IT, ECE - both UG and PG )

Resume Tip

Tip 1 : Mention atleast 1 project and past work experience as it sets good impression.
Tip 2 : Keep your resume up to date for the role you are applying.
Tip 3 : Try to keep your resume of 1 Page.

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