I have a degree in ECE but I haven't written any code in about 4 years. I have an exam for an embedded systems role I applied for, but it doesn't have any rules listed.

Would I typically be allowed to google things during this test? That's pretty much how I've always coded because I always get syntax and functions mixed up between languages. I definitely couldn't answer the sample question without googling C documentation.

Today, I had an interview where they sprung a Coderpad test on me out of the blue. It was for a Django position and because I spend most of my time in Django, I hardly ever use/practice a lot of the Python built-in (often string manipulation) functions.

So even though I am pretty experienced, I felt like a newbie just because the tasks (IMHO) are unrealistic, abstract tests that you'd rarely do in real life and hence, rarely practice. I mean, funnily enough, I have never had to find the longest list of zeros in a binary string in ANY of the >10 projects in my portfolio.

So for those of you who are a bit more practiced with Coderpad/Codility etc, what are some of the more useful functions?

For example, in my case I was lucky enough to quickly look up sorted() in the docs and see how it worked, how to reverse the ordering etc. I got away with and passed the interview but obviously it'd have been better to be familiar with it ahead of time. I suspect it's worth brushing up on list and dictionary comprehensions too.

Hi all,

I have a coderpad interview coming up soon. Since it is for a java role, in the meeting link, the language to be coded in is mentioned as Java.

I'm from a Java background, however I do my leetcode in python usually - since it is mostly like pseudocode and I'm able to think relatively faster.

Coding in java during the interview could slow me down a bit. Would it be fine if I told the interviewer that I'd like to code the logic in Python first (for the flow) and then convert it to Java? I'm also worried about the time as the meeting is for 1 hr and I'd have to solve 2 questions.

Hi everyone, I have an interview scheduled tomorrow for a CoderPad (Python) round for the position of AWM/Wealth Management. I come from a DevOps/SRE background, but I’m a CSE graduate currently revising DS & Algorithm concepts.

I’m not feeling very confident, so I’d really appreciate it if you could share your experiences or any tips that might help me prepare better. Thanks in advance!

A company I applied to made me do a CoderPad test. The whole thing was nothing but esoterica about various languages. Stuff actual engineers rarely deal with and when they do they look it up in the docs. Stuff like “What’s the second parameter to API function X?” “Which of call() or apply() take an array for parameters?”, “What’s it called when you mix asynchronous and synchronous functions”?, shit like that. It was an hour test of nothing but that for Java, Node, GoLang and C++. I totally failed even though I have well over 10 years of experience with each, building real stuff.

Anyway… I thought it was over. I got the results back and I failed hard on every part. I was pissed that I wasted my time on rote learning bullshit likely put together by some Indian engineer who’s used to that shit No! The company was “impressed” and wants to schedule panel interviews. WTF?

Clearly it’s some hazing thing and I told the company to fuck off…

I have a 60-minute CoderPad interview coming up with Apple for a cloud automation/devops-style engineering role. Wondering what kind of questions they typically ask.

Is it mostly Python/DSA-style coding, scripting/infra-focused problems, or a mix?
Any experience from folks who’ve done Apple CoderPad interviews would be really appreciated.

Role: Data Analytics / Business Intelligence, Transaction Banking, Data Platform. 0-2 years of experience

I've selected Python as my language. Do they go super hard with the Python Leetcode questions. I havent practiced a lot on DP/Trees/Graphs and being a data analyst my leetcode practice in general hasnt been too competitive.

What should I expect for an analyst role? I have one week to prepare, the resources I plan on using are LC GS last 3 month's questions, NeetCode 150.

I just received an email from the recruiter that I made it to the final round and it involves a coderpad challenge to capture and analyze data using python. I have never used coderpad but I am familiar with Python (not an expert). I made it clear in the interview that I am not a python expert but I can write code by researching and understand what a code does.

Any ideas what I should be expecting in the challenge?

This is 1st round, interviewer said it will be in python, I am based in UK. What level/type of questions and how many questions can I expect? Leetcode medium/hard? What data structure/algorithm they focus more on - dp/arrays/graphs/strings?

I have 3.5 YOE and my coding skills are above average, although I am much better at C++ than in python.

Thanks in advance

Hello!

I have an upcoming technical interview of 90 mins for a Senior Devops position.

This includes 45mins for coding challenge, and 45 mins of DevOps questions. The recruiter mentioned that they will use coderpad.

1. ⁠Has anyone experienced coderpad interview for DevOps questions? Does the platform support it?

2. ⁠In the past, I have been asked for leetcode easy for DevOps interviews (even for one of the FAANGs). Has anyone faced leetcode medium/hard questions in such interviews?

Thank you in advance!