I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Alation in Nov 2022
Interview
First round : Problem solving, interviewer was nice and helping. Wasnt looking too much into syntax and instead focused what the round was about. Second round: Domain modelling/Low level design. Two interviewer came for this round. One them was asking way too stupid questions for which answer was hidden in the problem statement itself and seems like they didnt solve the problem themselves.
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Domain modelling/Low level design: Build battleship game
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Alation (Bengaluru) in Mar 2022
Interview
The interview is multipart with various levels and skillsets evaluated at every level.
1) Online assessment with 3 coding questions and 1 OOPS question - 60 Min
2) DS & algo round- 60 min
3) Dynamic programming round - 60 min
4) Low level design round - 60 Min
5) Testing and debugging round - 60 min
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String anagrams | Publication & citation | Parking lot design low level | testing & debugging questions from every topic out there in the world.
I applied online. I interviewed at Alation in June 2021
Interview
Rounds.
1.DSA- Leetcode medium with time/space complexity(Very much supportive)
2.LLD- Expect class diagrams, logic for specific cases, data structures used, improvements, etc(too much information is provided, interview goes in vague).
3.HLD - system design typically common questions(expect some adamancy)
4.Behavioural - with hiring manager(expect some technical questions as well)
5.Debug Round with testing- Still don't know logic behind this round.
The downside is even after giving all the rounds, you may still get rejected because they follow some model of cumulative reviews(Just like Google :) ). Expect delay in HR communication (mine took around 2 months), Employees are generally hired from competitor company.
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Rounds wise
1. Check whether a given Binary Tree is Complete or not
2. Design user access management service
3. System design of google docs
4. Tech stack questions based on resume.
5. Debugging their own system.
They use stack more inclined to Python, Go lang etc .