Python Interview with a Microsoft Engineer: Non-decreasing Array

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. 👉 Get $100 off your first professional mock interview with this link!: 📖 Check out feedback from the Microsoft interviewer and the full transcript on 📘 Or view other python interviews: ❗ Disclaimer: All interviews are shared with explicit permission from the interviewer and the interviewee, and all interviews are anonymous. has the sole right to distribute this content. TIMESTAMPS 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