Akamai Interview Experience for SDE Summer Internship (On-Campus)

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...

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 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/dsa/given-a-string-find-its-first-non-repeating-character/ 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/cpp/operator-overloading-cpp/ 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/cpp/smart-pointers-cpp/ 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.