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Round 1. Tweaked version of this - https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/problems/bottom-view-of-binary-tree/1 Given a tree, find bottom view - 1 / \ 3 2 / \ / \ 4 5 6 7 Expected output - 4 3 5 6 2 7 (Not 4 3 6 2 7)
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Software Development Engineer III

Interviewed at Walmart Global Tech

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Mar 25, 2025

Round 1. Tweaked version of this - https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/problems/bottom-view-of-binary-tree/1 Given a tree, find bottom view - 1 / \ 3 2 / \ / \ 4 5 6 7 Expected output - 4 3 5 6 2 7 (Not 4 3 6 2 7)

Print a matrix in spiral fashion...so Matrix input example (Arrows indicate how the spiral happens...start at first arrow go in circle and move to next arrow...etc.) ->1 1 1 1 1 1 -> 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Output: 11111111111111222222
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Senior Software Development Engineer

Interviewed at Microsoft

4★
Jul 8, 2015

Print a matrix in spiral fashion...so Matrix input example (Arrows indicate how the spiral happens...start at first arrow go in circle and move to next arrow...etc.) ->1 1 1 1 1 1 -> 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Output: 11111111111111222222

a) Develop a XML parser (rules: Node closures and single root node..i.e. root node cannot be duplicated in structure). b) Count occurrences of words in a string (with string too large to be processed in memory).
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Senior Software Development Engineer

Interviewed at Microsoft

4★
Jul 8, 2015

a) Develop a XML parser (rules: Node closures and single root node..i.e. root node cannot be duplicated in structure). b) Count occurrences of words in a string (with string too large to be processed in memory).

Duck in the pond. Start: Duck located in the center of circle (pond). Fox is on the beach and cannot swim. Duck cannot fly (by some reason), but once duck is on the beach, she will fly away. Duck speed - x Fox speed - 4x Can duck escape? Why?
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Software Development Engineer (SDE) II

Interviewed at Microsoft

4★
Aug 24, 2015

Duck in the pond. Start: Duck located in the center of circle (pond). Fox is on the beach and cannot swim. Duck cannot fly (by some reason), but once duck is on the beach, she will fly away. Duck speed - x Fox speed - 4x Can duck escape? Why?

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