Mastering Airbnb's Software Engineer Interview: Tackling Sorting Permutation Challenges

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airbnb | Software Engineer | Interview Experience

Interview Date: Not specified
Result: Not specified
Difficulty: Not specified

Interview Process

The interview consisted of one main question divided into two sections, lasting approximately 45 minutes.

Technical Questions

  1. Given a list of integers, return the smallest number that can be formed as a string.
    Example: [7,1,8] → "178", [0,4,0] → "4"

  2. Given a list of integers and a lower bound integer, return the smallest number that is larger than the lower bound as a string.
    Example: [7,1,8], lower=200 → "718"
    Example 2: [7,1,8], lower=179 → "187"

Tips & Insights

Practice sorting and permutation problems, as they are common in technical interviews.