The interview process at Akamai for the Software Engineer II (Salesforce) role was structured and focused heavily on core computer science fundamentals, particularly data structures and algorithms.

The process consisted of the following rounds:

• Online Assessment – The initial round was a timed coding test with 2-3 DSA problems of medium to high difficulty, hosted on a standard coding platform.
• Technical Interviews – There were two to three rounds of technical interviews, each lasting about 45-60 minutes. These were primarily problem-solving sessions, involving in-depth DSA questions (trees, graphs, dynamic programming, etc.). I was expected to explain my thought process clearly and optimize my solutions.
• Managerial Round – This round was a mix of behavioral and technical questions. It included situational problem-solving, past project discussions, and a few Salesforce-specific scenario-based questions (though Salesforce-specific content was minimal overall).

Given a binary tree, return the lowest common ancestor (LCA) of two given nodes.