JPMorgan Chase & Co. SDE (Software Development Engineer) Interview Questions and Answers

Round duration - 90 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

It was a cumulative test

Q1. 
Trapping Rainwater Problem Statement
You are given an array ARR of long type, which represents an elevation map where ARR[i] denotes the elevation of the ith bar. Calculate the total amount of rainwater t...read more
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Calculate the total amount of rainwater that can be trapped within given elevation map.
• Iterate through the array to find the maximum height on the left and right of each bar.

• Calculate the amount of water that can be trapped above each bar by taking the minimum of the maximum heights on the left and right.

• Sum up the trapped water above each bar to get the total trapped water for the elevation map.
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Round duration - 90 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

It was sophisticated in nature and a good brain buster.

Q1. 
Candies Distribution Problem Statement
Prateek is a kindergarten teacher with a mission to distribute candies to students based on their performance. Each student must get at least one candy, and if two s...read more
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Determine the minimum number of candies needed to distribute to students based on their performance and ratings.
• Iterate through the array of student ratings and assign 1 candy to each student initially.

• Then iterate from left to right and check if the current student's rating is higher than the previous student, if so, assign candies accordingly.

• Similarly, iterate from right to left to handle cases where the current stu...read more
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Round duration - 1 hour
Round difficulty - Medium

Q1. DBMS
It revolved around basic concepts
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DBMS is a software system that manages databases and allows users to interact with data stored in them.
• DBMS stands for Database Management System

• It helps in creating, updating, and managing databases

• Examples of DBMS include MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server

• It ensures data integrity, security, and efficient retrieval
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Round duration - 70 minutes
Round difficulty - Hard

It was a great experience

Round duration - 30 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

It was in the day time. I was asked the programming language of my choice. It was mostly focused on programming fundamentals. I was asked 2 questions based on Data Structures and Algorithms.

Q1. How can you detect a loop in a linked list?
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A loop in a linked list can be detected using Floyd's Cycle Detection Algorithm.
• Use two pointers - slow and fast, where slow moves one step at a time and fast moves two steps at a time.

• If there is a loop, the two pointers will eventually meet at some point within the loop.

• To detect the start of the loop, reset one pointer to the head and move both pointers one step at a time until they meet again.
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Round duration - 30 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This round was mostly focused on my resume and projects.

Q1. Tell me about your projects.
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Round duration - 30 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

It was in the evening. I went to their office in Gurgaon. It was taken by one of the technology director who had a lot of experience. 
 

Moderate level aptitude with basics

Moderate level data structure questions