This is a mock Python interview with a Microsoft engineer, where the prospective candidate must tackle an python arrays question, typical for Level 4/5 Engineers (L4/ L5). The question, "Non-decreasing Array", requires candidates to find if the given array can become non-decreasing by modifying at most one element. This solution is done simply using a "for loop". Keep an eye out for the complexity questions given by the interviewer while they go into detail about key interviewing techniques.
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00:00 Start
01:10 Introduction
01:57 Interview Recommended Questions
04:35 Question 1 Starts: Non-decreasing Array
14:50 Time/Space Complexity Efficiency
25:40 Leveraging Huge Array Processing
31:35 Feedback
45:20 Question 2 Find Peak Element