DE SHAW
Developer
WRITTEN TEST
- Aptitude
Topics
- Quantitative Aptitude
- Verbal Ability
- Logical Reasoning
- Code Snippets
- Complete Coding
GROUP DISCUSSION: NO
SKILLS REQUIRED
- C/C++/Java
- Data structures and Algo
- Operating System
- Computer Networks
- DBMS
INTERVIEW GUIDELINES
ROUND1: Technical Interview 1
ROUND2: Technical Interview 2
Questions for Technical Round
- Define FDM, WDM, and TDM?
- Define cycle stealing.
- How are hashmaps implemented in Java?
- What do you know about graph theory?
- What is a semantic gap?
- What is 3-bit parity?
- When is a switch said to be congested?
- What do you mean by checksum error correction?
- Given a string, find number of strings using ‘n’ distinct alphabets eg. given aabb and n=2, answer=aab, abb, ab and aabb
- What is UNIX scripting?
- Write down the network layers?
- Mention any five operating systems which have been derived from UNIX
- Give a real world application of linked lists
- Differentiate between HTTP and HTTPS
- Explain indexing mechanism in DBMS
Puzzle Questions
- Spider and Triangle problem
- Burning Rope problem
- Mislabeled Jar puzzle
- Fisherman and fishes
- There are 25 horses and 5 tracks without a timer, how many minimum races are required to determine the winner?
ROUND3: HR interview
Questions
- Tell me about yourself.
- What was the biggest failure?
- How will you rank money,power,love and fame?Justify.
- How was your previous interview?
- Which do you prefer working with figures or with words?
- What are the qualities that make you think that you are fit for this job?
- What kinds of people do you not like to work with?
MPLOYEE.ME TIPS
- Strengthen the basics of Computer Science subjects like Operating Systems, DBMS, Networks,Algorithms and Data Structures.
- Handle problematic situations with thoughtful solutions
- Even when you are explaining the approach to a question, try to parallelly think about how you would code it
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