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Anakin (Yc S21) Software Engineer Interview Questions

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SQL & Data ManipulationStart here. 5 questions + 1 drill · ~55 min

Second Highest Salary at NovaTechEasy

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Find the second highest distinct employee salary from a single table, returning NULL if it does not exist.

SubqueriesRankingAggregations

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Second Highest Without AggregatesHard

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Find the second highest salary in each department without using aggregate functions.

SubqueriesRankingSelf-Joins

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SQL Queries and CodingMedium

Assesses SQL fluency and your ability to turn requirements into correct queries.

sql

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Top Customers by Net SalesMedium

Practice

Practice drill

Compute top 10 customers by net sales using joins and aggregations, ordering by revenue with deterministic tie-breaking.

SubqueriesJoinsData Wrangling

Gain Digital

TCS

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Coding15 questions · ~136 min

Memoization and Tabulation OptimizationHard

Tests dynamic programming skills and ability to improve time complexity.

RecursionDynamic ProgrammingArrays

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Parking Lot or Inventory SystemHard

Tests data modeling, backend logic design, and ability to implement a coherent system core.

Hash TablesTreesGraphs

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C++ DSA and OOPMedium

Assesses your ability to apply data structures, algorithms, and OOP design in C++.

c++oop

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Execution4 questions · ~36 min

Fault Tolerance in Distributed PaymentsHard

Tests distributed systems thinking for reliability, consistency, and failure handling in payments.

Trade-offsSuccess CriteriaRisk Assessment

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Scalable Backend for Ride SharingHard

Tests backend architecture skills for scalability, performance, and reliability under load.

Trade-offsRoadmappingRisk Assessment

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