**2023 Graduate**
**2+ YOE**

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**Update** - Cleared the interview process, offered Chennai location, so currently in talks with possibility of Bangalore location. Discussion with the recruiter is tough as no reverts on mail and they usually call themselves and not pick up calls.


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Recruiter reached out to me via LinkedIn.

First two interview rounds were scheduled for **Associate Full Stack Engineer**, but from third round it was scheduled for **Engineer Full Stack**. Not sure why this happened.


- ONLINE ASSESSMENT
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```
  - 1 Medium DSA - Search suggestion system
  
  - 1 Medium SQL question
  
  - 1 Web REST API fetching question based on pagination and graph
  
  - 10 Javascript and React theory and output based text answer type questions
```


- ROUND 1 - DSA
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    ( Self Rating - HIRE )
```
  - Started with introduction
  
  - Some system design related questions based on the projects
    I mentioned in my intro
  
  - 2 DSA questions
    - Array based word problem type question ( two pointer approach )
    - Find triplets satisfying a certain condition 
      - ( i < j < k && num[i] + num[j] + num[k] <= threshold)
      - They were more interested in the approach and time complexity
      - I was not asked to code this
```

- Round 2 - System Design
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    ( Self Rating - STRONG HIRE )
```
  - Started with introduction
  
  - System design questions
    - scalability
    - trade offs between availability and consistency
    - some other questions based on the projects I have worked on.
    
  - CDNs, data storing and serving for images/videos, database sharding,
    replication
  
  - HLD for Ticket booking system, focusing on handling scale at 
    the time of a famous event booking
  
  - 1 DSA question - generate subsequences for a string in lexographical
    order
```


- Round 3 - Role Specialization 
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  ( SELF RATING - Lean Hire - messed a little bit in the implementation part )
```
  - Started with introduction
  
  - Tech stack I have used and comfortable with.
  
  - React concepts 
    - virtual DOM
    - Redux vs context
    - Redux thunk
    - performance optimization
    - lifecycle methods
    - state vs props
    - routing in React.
  
  - Design and then code a search bar which searchs for users and 
    display that list in an optimised approach.
    - Layed out a basic LLD document
    - Added debouncing
    - Modular approach
    - Good file structure
```

- Round 4 - Hiring Manager
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    ( Self Rating - STRONG HIRE )
```
  - Started with introduction.
  
  - He laid the foundation for this round by stating that 
    this is a non-technical round and it will just be normal conversation.

  - It was a very friendly conversation rather than an interview.
  
  - Discussed about growth from college to corporate.
  
  - Standard behavioural questions - 
    - conflict with teammates
    - any proud moment where you solved a problem
    - worked on weekend due to some client issue?
    - mentoring juniors
    - team structure and my role in the team.
```

I am yet to receive any updates on the results. I have tried contacting them and they mentioned they will connect with me shortly. So, not sure about the results. Hoping for the best.

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EDIT -
- Received an offer for Chennai location after 3-4 months of being ghosted.
- Base of ~23 LPA, 2.3 lakhs bonus, 10.5k USD stocks ( vesting over 3 years ). I asked for Bangalore location, so am still waiting on that,
  
  




2023 Graduate
2+ YOEUpdate - Cleared the interview process, offered Chennai location, so currently in talks with possibility of Bangalore location. Discussion with the recruiter is tough as no reverts on mail and they usually call themselves and not