Meta E4 Onsite|Coding - Pass/Fail?
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I just completed my Meta onsite interviews with two coding rounds. Here\'s how they went: Question 1: Find the number of connections needed to connect all computers.
Input: [[a,b],[b,c],[d,e]]
Output: 1 Solution: Solved this...
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I just completed my Meta onsite interviews with two coding rounds. Here\'s how they went:
Question 1: Find the number of connections needed to connect all computers.
Input: [[a,b],[b,c],[d,e]]
Output: 1
Solution: Solved this using DFS.
Question 2: Perform string multiplication.
Input: a = "10", b = "5"
Output: "50"
Unfortunately, I couldn\'t solve this one.
Question 3: Find a random index of the maximum value in an array.
Input: [1, 2, -1, 4, 5, 5]
Output: Randomly return one of the indices for 4 or 5.
Solved this optimally.
Question 4: Implement insert() and getMedian() for a sorted list.
Input: insert(3), insert(1), insert(2)
Output: getMedian() = 2
Initially solved by sorting the list after every insertion but later optimized it by maintaining the middle value(s).
What do you think? Is there still hope for me?
About This Question
This is a reported interview question from a meta interview for a swe role (mid level) during the onsite round reported in 2025.
It covers the following topics: Arrays, Graph, Sorting, Strings .