Recently, Akamai visited our campus for its summer internship program, and I had the opportunity to participate in the selection process. Although I didn’t make it through all the rounds, this experience was a significant learning curve for me.
Round 1 – Online Assessment
Hackerrank Test for 75 min which consisted of
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9 MCQs
Operating System, Computer Network, DBMS, Object Oriented Programming, Data Structures etc. -
1 SQL Query
Though I don’t recall the exact question, it was easy-medium level.
Coding Questions :
- https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-moves-to-equal-array-elements/description/
- https://leetcode.com/discuss/interview-question/374846/Twitter-or-OA-2019-or-University-Career-Fair
I managed to complete the SQL query and one-and-a-half coding questions and was selected for the next round.
Round 2 – Technical Interview
The second round was a technical interview that combined coding and Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) concepts:
Question 1: String Manipulation
The interview began with a coding question that revolved around string manipulation. I was given a string and tasked with reversing it and replacing specific characters within it
Question 2: Finding Unique Characters
https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/given-a-string-find-its-first-non-repeating-character/amp/
Question 3: Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) – Operator Overloading
The interview then shifted its focus to object-oriented programming (OOP) concepts. I was asked to code operator overloading for the addition of two complex numbers. This challenge tested my understanding of OOP principles and operator overloading in C++.
https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/operator-overloading-cpp/amp/
Question 4: Smart Pointers
Understanding and coding smart pointers in C++ was the final part of this round, further delving into memory management in C++.
https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/smart-pointers-cpp/amp/
Reflections
In the end, I realized that I didn’t perform as well as I had hoped, largely due to my nervousness and panic during the interview. However, this experience was one of my first interview encounters, and it taught me valuable lessons.
Conclusion
I learned that staying calm under pressure is essential and that giving your best is more important than the outcome.