Process
30-minute coding challenge on Python.
A bracket is considered to be any one of the following characters: (, ), {, }, [, or ].
Two brackets are considered to be a matched pair if an opening bracket (i.e., (, [, or {) occurs to the left of a closing bracket (i.e., ), ], or }) of the exact same type. There are three types of matched pairs of brackets:
- []
- {}
- ()
A matching pair of brackets is not balanced if the set of brackets it encloses are not matched. For example, {[(])} is not balanced because the contents between { and } are not balanced. The pair of square brackets encloses a single, unbalanced opening bracket, (, and the pair of parentheses encloses a single, unbalanced closing square bracket, ].
By this logic, we say a sequence of brackets is balanced if the following conditions are met:
- It contains no unmatched brackets.
- The subset of brackets enclosed within the confines of a matched pair of brackets is also a matched pair of brackets.
Given strings of brackets, determine whether each sequence of brackets is balanced. If a string is balanced, return YES. Otherwise, return NO.
Questions
A bracket is considered to be any one of the following characters: (, ), {, }, [, or ].
Two brackets are considered to be a matched pair if an opening bracket (i.e., (, [, or {) occurs to the left of a closing bracket (i.e., ), ], or }) of the exact same type. There are three types of matched pairs of brackets: [], {}, and ().
A matching pair of brackets is not balanced if the set of brackets it encloses are not matched. For example, {[(])} is not balanced because the contents in between { and } are not balanced. The pair of square brackets encloses a single, unbalanced opening bracket, (, and the pair of parentheses encloses a single, unbalanced closing square bracket, ].
By this logic, we say a sequence of brackets is balanced if the following conditions are met:
- It contains no unmatched brackets.
- The subset of brackets enclosed within the confines of a matched pair of brackets is also a matched pair of brackets.
Given strings of brackets, determine whether each sequence of brackets is balanced. If a string is balanced, return YES. Otherwise, return NO.
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Niantic Work Experiences
- 1.0Titanic is sinkingEngineer • Current EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesSeptember 30, 2020Pros: - People are kind, friendly, and generally easy-going. - Great to unbeatable work-life balance, if you get on the right team. - Initial compensation looks good, but remember to remove the options to see if you feel comfortable with that amount.Cons: - No sense of career development leads to rampant favoritism. - No correlation between accomplishments and promotion, bonus, or equity refresh. These are just thrown at people who seem to be flight risks, not those who actually put in ridiculous amounts of work compared to others on the chill teams. - Managers and senior technical folks here are definitely untrained and overleveled. - Bloat at the leadership level, packing the upper echelons with a sense that everyone is there just feeding off Pokémon Go. To summarize: Nitanic. You have both the impoverished (unfavored, overworked) and the wealthy (upper management, coasters) on this sinking ship.
- 2.0Coasting on PGO while trying to shove their platform where it doesn’t belongSenior Software Engineering Manager • Former EmployeeLos Angeles, California, United StatesJuly 8, 2023Pros: Passionate coworkers. OK benefits.Cons: The CEO is a software guy that doesn’t understand games or entertainment and meddles in the decision-making of people that do. The ARGeo platform is prioritized above all else, even PGO. If you don’t give them what they want, prepare for your career to stall. The company doesn’t believe in designed experiences. All products are shallow because they treat their artists and designers like third-class citizens. There is very little actual mentoring and career guidance at the company. DEI is lip service. Sexism and favoritism run rampant in annual reviews. See the ongoing lawsuit. The hybrid policy was forced on employees despite major productivity gains when we were WFH. The CEO has final approval of remote exemption requests. A massive waste of everyone’s time.
- 3.0Trying to rediscover its soleSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeCulver City, California, United StatesAugust 7, 2023Pros: Great place to work, focused on culture and work/life balance. However, it lost its "mojo" somewhere along the way. They are trying to be a leader in location-based/AR mobile games by replicating Pokémon Go!'s success in other games, but with no reception from the player community.Cons: Steep learning curve of Niantic Platform.
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