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The technical interview kicked off with a discussion of my coding challenge solution, then dove into problem-solving, software architecture, and core software engineering principles. The technical questions were in-depth and pushed me to think critically, which I found engaging.
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Lead Software Engineer

Interviewed at Mantel

4.5
Aug 19, 2025

The technical interview kicked off with a discussion of my coding challenge solution, then dove into problem-solving, software architecture, and core software engineering principles. The technical questions were in-depth and pushed me to think critically, which I found engaging.

1) Given a 2d matrix of rotten(2), fresh(1) and empty(0) oranges, Find the minimum number of iterations in which all the oranges will rotten, in one iteration rotten orange will rotten all the adjacent 8 fresh oranges. If all the oranges cannot be rottened then return -1.
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Lead Software Engineer

Interviewed at MakeMyTrip

4.1
Oct 23, 2022

1) Given a 2d matrix of rotten(2), fresh(1) and empty(0) oranges, Find the minimum number of iterations in which all the oranges will rotten, in one iteration rotten orange will rotten all the adjacent 8 fresh oranges. If all the oranges cannot be rottened then return -1.

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