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Table of ContentEasy LevelMedium LevelHard LevelEasy LevelWrite a program to reverse an array or stringA Boolean Matrix QuestionCount frequencies of all elements in array ...
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Table of Content Easy Level Medium Level Hard Level Easy Level Write a program to reverse an array or string A Boolean Matrix Question Count frequencies of all elements in array in O(1) extra space and O(n) time Find common elements in three sorted arrays Program for Armstrong Numbers Run Length Encoding Sieve of Eratosthenes Find the middle of a given linked list in C and Java Write a Program to Find the Maximum Depth or Height of a Tree Write an Efficient Function to Convert a Binary Tree into its Mirror Tree Diameter of a Binary Tree Maximum width of a binary tree Sorted Array to Balanced BST Stack | Set 2 (Infix to Postfix) Medium Level A program to check if a binary tree is BST or not Detect and Remove Loop in a Linked List Dynamic Programming | Set 11 (Egg Dropping Puzzle) Find a pair with given sum in a Balanced BST Reverse a Linked List in groups of given size Hard Level Given an array arr[], find the maximum j - i such that arr[j] > arr[i]
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This is a reported interview question from a vmware interview for a swe role reported in 2025.
It covers the following topics: Linked List, Trees, Strings, Dynamic Programming, Binary Tree, Matrix, Stack Queue, Arrays, Stack .
Difficulty rating: Easy
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About VMware Interview Reports
This question was reported by a candidate who interviewed at VMware. LeakCode aggregates interview reports from 10+ sources, including 1Point3Acres, Glassdoor, LeetCode Discuss, Blind, Reddit, Indeed, and Nowcoder. Each report is translated where necessary, deduplicated against existing entries, and tagged by company, role, round type, and reporting date.
Use this question as one calibration data point, not a memorization target. Companies typically rotate their question pools every 2-4 months; the exact wording of a 2024 question may differ from what you encounter today. The underlying pattern, difficulty level, and follow-up depth at VMware are the higher-signal extractions to take from this report.
For broader preparation context, the VMware interview process typically includes a recruiter screen, one or two technical phone screens, and a 4-5 round on-site loop covering coding, system design (at L4+ levels), and behavioral. Reports tagged on LeakCode show the round-by-round distribution and typical difficulty calibration. To browse questions filtered by round type and seniority, use the company hub linked above.
How To Practice This Type of Question
Solve similar problems on LeetCode under timed conditions (25-35 minutes per medium difficulty). The goal is pattern recognition: recognize the underlying technique (sliding window, two-pointer, BFS, memoized recursion, etc.) within 60-90 seconds of reading. Strong candidates verbalize their hypothesis out loud before coding, then iterate based on feedback. Weak candidates dive into implementation immediately, lose time on the wrong approach, and run out of time for follow-ups.
Companies update their question pools every 2-4 months. The exact wording of any given question may have been retired by the time you interview. Focus your prep on the pattern, not the specific problem. The patterns that appear in VMware reports consistently are the ones worth investing in; one-off niche problems are not.
During Your VMware Round
Apply the standard interview round template: clarify requirements (2-3 minutes), state your approach out loud and confirm direction with the interviewer (3-5 minutes), code with narration (15-25 minutes), test with concrete examples including edge cases (5 minutes), discuss optimization or trade-offs if time permits (5 minutes). This template is universally accepted across FAANG and adjacent companies; deviating from it produces weaker interviewer feedback signal.
The single most predictive failure mode in VMware reports tagged "no hire": not asking clarifying questions. Interviewers are explicitly trained to weight this. Strong candidates ask 3-5 clarifying questions even on problems that look obvious; weak candidates dive into code immediately. The clarifying-question check is often the first signal recorded in the interviewer's written notes.