Samsung interview questions

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• Count islands in a binary gridEasy

  This question evaluates a candidate's ability to analyze grid-based data structures and identify connected components, testing spatial adjacency reasoning and state management within 2D arrays.

  SamsungSoftware EngineerCoding & AlgorithmsTechnical Screen
• Estimate laptops in an officeMedium

  This question evaluates back-of-the-envelope estimation skills, quantitative reasoning, and the ability to state and justify assumptions when modeling real-world counts like devices.

  SamsungData ScientistStatistics & MathHR Screen
• Maximize sum of non-adjacent valuesMedium

  This question evaluates algorithmic problem-solving skills, specifically understanding of dynamic programming and optimization when selecting non-adjacent elements, within the Coding & Algorithms domain.

  SamsungMachine Learning EngineerCoding & AlgorithmsOnsite
• Plan parking demand for a retail storeMedium

  This question evaluates demand forecasting, capacity planning, causal inference, and experimental-design competencies within data science, focusing on translating business objectives into measurable metrics such as peak occupancy, overflow rate, lost visits, and return on investment.

  SamsungData ScientistAnalytics & ExperimentationHR Screen
• Validate palindrome with constraintsMedium

  This question evaluates a candidate's ability to implement string-processing algorithms and two-pointer techniques under O(n) time and O(1) extra space constraints, including character filtering, case normalization, edge-case handling, and algorithmic complexity analysis.

  SamsungMachine Learning EngineerCoding & AlgorithmsTechnical Screen