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given a 3*3 matrix filling by unique numbers from 1 to 9. You can only switch 9 with 9's up/down/left/right neighbours. Each switch is counted as a step. Question: what's the minimum number of steps to reach the state that the matrix is like 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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Backend Software Engineer

Interviewed at Addepar

3.9
Sep 28, 2016

given a 3*3 matrix filling by unique numbers from 1 to 9. You can only switch 9 with 9's up/down/left/right neighbours. Each switch is counted as a step. Question: what's the minimum number of steps to reach the state that the matrix is like 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Behavioral interview was also fairly standard. This was a 1h chat with the hiring Director of Engineering about my background, asking typical behavioral questions. After each answer, the interviewer would either ask follow-ups or recap my answer in a few sentences before moving on to a different behavioral question.
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Software Engineer (Backend)

Interviewed at Databricks

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Aug 5, 2025

Behavioral interview was also fairly standard. This was a 1h chat with the hiring Director of Engineering about my background, asking typical behavioral questions. After each answer, the interviewer would either ask follow-ups or recap my answer in a few sentences before moving on to a different behavioral question.

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