Splunk Interview Guide

Showing 16 questions

Ranking

A question's ranking corresponds to how commonly it's asked by Splunk. The higher the ranking, the more likely you'll encounter it in a Splunk interview.

Question

Frequency

Difficulty

Meeting Rooms II

You are given a list of meeting time intervals. Determine the minimum number of conference rooms required to accommodate all the meetings without any overlap.

ArraysGreedy Algorithms

If you have a Splunk interview, it's very likely that you will get this question

#1. Meeting Rooms II

You are given a list of meeting time intervals. Determine the minimum number of conference rooms required to accommodate all the meetings without any overlap.

ArraysGreedy Algorithms

This question is very likely to be asked in your Splunk interview

Find Median from Data Stream

Design a data structure that efficiently finds the median of a dynamically growing stream of numbers. You need to implement methods to add new numbers and quickly retrieve the current median.

ArraysTwo PointersGreedy Algorithms

If you have a Splunk interview, it's very likely that you will get this question

#2. Find Median from Data Stream

Design a data structure that efficiently finds the median of a dynamically growing stream of numbers. You need to implement methods to add new numbers and quickly retrieve the current median.

ArraysTwo PointersGreedy Algorithms

This question is very likely to be asked in your Splunk interview

Find First and Last Position of Element in Sorted Array

Given a sorted array, find the first and last position of a given target value. If the target is not found, return [-1, -1].

ArraysBinary Search

Somewhat likely

If you have a Splunk interview, you might get this question

#3. Find First and Last Position of Element in Sorted Array

Given a sorted array, find the first and last position of a given target value. If the target is not found, return [-1, -1].

ArraysBinary Search

This question is somewhat likely to be asked in your Splunk interview

Given a list of words, group together all the anagrams. Anagrams are words that contain the same letters rearranged.

Somewhat likely

If you have a Splunk interview, you might get this question

#4. Group Anagrams

Given a list of words, group together all the anagrams. Anagrams are words that contain the same letters rearranged.

This question is somewhat likely to be asked in your Splunk interview

Number of Distinct Islands

Imagine a grid of land and water representing islands. Find the number of distinct island shapes, considering rotations and reflections as the same shape.

Somewhat likely

If you have a Splunk interview, you might get this question

#5. Number of Distinct Islands

Imagine a grid of land and water representing islands. Find the number of distinct island shapes, considering rotations and reflections as the same shape.

This question is somewhat likely to be asked in your Splunk interview

Longest Increasing Subsequence

Find the length of the longest strictly increasing subsequence within a given array of numbers. A subsequence doesn't need to be contiguous, but the elements must maintain their original order.

ArraysDynamic ProgrammingBinary Search

Somewhat likely

If you have a Splunk interview, you might get this question

#6. Longest Increasing Subsequence

Find the length of the longest strictly increasing subsequence within a given array of numbers. A subsequence doesn't need to be contiguous, but the elements must maintain their original order.

ArraysDynamic ProgrammingBinary Search

This question is somewhat likely to be asked in your Splunk interview

Trapping Rain Water

Given an array representing the height of bars, calculate how much water can be trapped between them after rain. Think about finding the maximum height to the left and right of each bar.

ArraysTwo PointersDynamic ProgrammingStacks

If you have a Splunk interview, it's unlikely that you will get this question. Splunk does ask it, but it's rare

#7. Trapping Rain Water

Given an array representing the height of bars, calculate how much water can be trapped between them after rain. Think about finding the maximum height to the left and right of each bar.

ArraysTwo PointersDynamic ProgrammingStacks

This question is not likely to be asked in your Splunk interview

The problem involves decoding a string that follows a specific encoding rule: k[encoded_string], where the encoded_string inside the square brackets is repeated exactly k times. Your task is to decode the string and return the decoded string.

StacksRecursion

If you have a Splunk interview, it's unlikely that you will get this question. Splunk does ask it, but it's rare

#8. Decode String

The problem involves decoding a string that follows a specific encoding rule: k[encoded_string], where the encoded_string inside the square brackets is repeated exactly k times. Your task is to decode the string and return the decoded string.

StacksRecursion

This question is not likely to be asked in your Splunk interview

Design Browser History

Simulate a browser's history navigation. Implement functionalities to visit URLs, go back in history, and go forward.

ArraysTwo PointersSliding Windows

If you have a Splunk interview, it's unlikely that you will get this question. Splunk does ask it, but it's rare

#9. Design Browser History

Simulate a browser's history navigation. Implement functionalities to visit URLs, go back in history, and go forward.

ArraysTwo PointersSliding Windows

This question is not likely to be asked in your Splunk interview

Koko Eating Bananas

Koko wants to eat all the bananas in some piles within a certain time. Find the minimum eating speed that allows her to finish on time.

ArraysBinary Search

If you have a Splunk interview, it's unlikely that you will get this question. Splunk does ask it, but it's rare

#10. Koko Eating Bananas

Koko wants to eat all the bananas in some piles within a certain time. Find the minimum eating speed that allows her to finish on time.

ArraysBinary Search

This question is not likely to be asked in your Splunk interview

Find two numbers in a given array that add up to a specific target value, and return their indices. Essentially, you need to efficiently locate the pair that satisfies the sum requirement.

ArraysTwo Pointers

If you have a Splunk interview, it's unlikely that you will get this question. Splunk does ask it, but it's rare

#11. Two Sum

Find two numbers in a given array that add up to a specific target value, and return their indices. Essentially, you need to efficiently locate the pair that satisfies the sum requirement.

ArraysTwo Pointers

This question is not likely to be asked in your Splunk interview

Design Circular Queue

Implement a circular queue data structure with a fixed size. You'll need to handle enqueueing, dequeueing, and checking if the queue is full or empty efficiently.

ArraysTwo Pointers

If you have a Splunk interview, it's unlikely that you will get this question. Splunk does ask it, but it's rare

#12. Design Circular Queue

Implement a circular queue data structure with a fixed size. You'll need to handle enqueueing, dequeueing, and checking if the queue is full or empty efficiently.

ArraysTwo Pointers

This question is not likely to be asked in your Splunk interview

Design a data structure that acts as a Least Recently Used (LRU) cache. Implement methods to get and put key-value pairs, evicting the least recently used entry when the cache is full.

Linked ListsDesign

If you have a Splunk interview, it's unlikely that you will get this question. Splunk does ask it, but it's rare

#13. LRU Cache

Design a data structure that acts as a Least Recently Used (LRU) cache. Implement methods to get and put key-value pairs, evicting the least recently used entry when the cache is full.

Linked ListsDesign

This question is not likely to be asked in your Splunk interview

Valid Parentheses

Determine if a string containing parentheses is valid. A valid string has matching and properly nested opening and closing parentheses.

If you have a Splunk interview, it's unlikely that you will get this question. Splunk does ask it, but it's rare

#14. Valid Parentheses

Determine if a string containing parentheses is valid. A valid string has matching and properly nested opening and closing parentheses.

This question is not likely to be asked in your Splunk interview

Find All Anagrams in a String

Find all starting indices of substrings in a string `s` that are anagrams of a given string `p`. An anagram has the same letters, rearranged.

ArraysTwo PointersSliding WindowsStrings

If you have a Splunk interview, it's unlikely that you will get this question. Splunk does ask it, but it's rare

#15. Find All Anagrams in a String

Find all starting indices of substrings in a string `s` that are anagrams of a given string `p`. An anagram has the same letters, rearranged.

ArraysTwo PointersSliding WindowsStrings

This question is not likely to be asked in your Splunk interview

Minimum Height Trees

Imagine a tree where the height is the longest path from the root to a leaf. Your goal is to find all possible roots that result in the minimum height of the entire tree.

If you have a Splunk interview, it's unlikely that you will get this question. Splunk does ask it, but it's rare

#16. Minimum Height Trees

Imagine a tree where the height is the longest path from the root to a leaf. Your goal is to find all possible roots that result in the minimum height of the entire tree.

This question is not likely to be asked in your Splunk interview

Copyright © Taro