I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Yext
Interview
I applied online and received the Online Assessment (OA) link on February 6, 2025. The OA consisted of one easy and two medium-level DSA questions.
Round 1 (February 10, 2025) - Debugging + Coding (1 hour)
This round was divided into two sections:
Debugging: A banking application was provided, and I had to debug four issues. With some hints from the interviewer, I was able to solve all four.
Coding: A Minesweeper-like problem was given, which could be solved using the flood-fill algorithm (either via DFS or BFS). I implemented the solution successfully and cleared the round.
Round 2 (March 10 & March 13, 2025) - Debugging (1 hour) + Coding (1 hour)
This round was conducted in two parts on different days.
Debugging Round (March 10, 2025): The problem was a Game of Life simulation. Despite my best efforts, I could only fix the logical mistakes but struggled with other parts. Unfortunately, the interviewer didn't provide much guidance.
Coding Round (March 13, 2025): The task was to print the top 10 leaderboard of a game, where the required data had to be retrieved from an API provided by the interviewer. This round went well.
Final Outcome
I didn't receive a call after this round, so I assume I wasn't selected. Overall, it was a good experience, and the questions were interesting, especially the API-based leaderboard problem.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Graph related problems, Game of Life Simulation, Leaderboard Generation