DSA interview format
This is generally followed by most organizations regarding coding interviews
Interviews typically last between 45 minutes to 1 hour. For coding interviews, this is the general time limit
Difficulty of Problem
Expected timeframe
Target timeframe
Easy
12-15 minutes
8-10 minutes
Medium
15-25 minutes
12-17 minutes
Hard
25-35 minutes
20-25 minutes
Structure of interview:
Read the question out load --> 30 sec to 1 min
Ask clarifying questions and state assumptions --> 1 min to 3 min
Choice of technique, data structure, and algorithm (pseudocode) --> 3 min to 10 min (Depending on difficulty)
Coding --> 2 min to 5 min
Dry Run --> 1 min to 2 min
Time and Space complexity --> 1 min
For senior software engineer positions, one should be able to write production-ready code without syntax and logical errors
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