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Software Engineer Interview Experience

April 1, 2015
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Got contacted by HR on LinkedIn. Didn't have a call with her, just a few questions over email.

Standard questions with a bit of a difference. Prepare well for recently asked questions; LinkedIn repeats questions in telephonic interviews.

Questions

public interface Triangle {

/**
 * Three segments of lengths A, B, C form a triangle if and only if:
 *
 *  A + B > C
 *  B + C > A
 *  A + C > B
 *
 * Examples:
 *  6, 4, 5 can form a triangle.
 *  10, 2, 7 can't.
 *
 * Given a list of segment lengths, the algorithm should find at least one triplet
 * of segments that form a triangle (if any).
 *
 * The method should return an array of either:
 * - 3 elements: segments that form a triangle (i.e., satisfy the conditions above).
 * - An empty array if there are no such segments.
 */
int[] getTriangleSides(int[] segments);

}

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Success Rate

16%
Pass Rate

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Negative26%

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