System design (URL shortener) style question; interviewer prioritized DSA/CS over work experience

Dec 20240by Anonymous

Application

I applied through university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Zomato

Interview

While the interviewer was polite and professional, the questions they asked were not related to computer science fields and topics were outside of job description. Preference was given to knowing dsa questions and less to relevent work experience.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

How would you compress a url / How do url shorteners work?

The loop · 1 round

Technical Round

System design: URL shortener

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