Process
I had a technical interview on Codility as the first step. It had three algorithm questions that had to be implemented in Python, Java, C++, etc. I had 50 minutes to solve them.
Questions
I remember two of the questions:
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Given an array, we choose pairs of elements. If we can choose pairs of the same numbers, return True. Otherwise, if even one pair has different numbers, it must return False.
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Given an integer number, N, it has to return the smallest integer, bigger than N, in which the sum of digits is as big as twice the sum of digits of N. For example, if N is 12 (1+2=3), the algorithm must return 15 (1+5=6).
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