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Walmart Coding Questions

Overview

Practice Walmart coding questions in the style candidates report for online assessments and technical interviews. Focus: heaps, grids/BFS, intervals, ranking.

Walmart coding pattern

Item Typical expectation
Problems 1-3 coding tasks depending on drive
Skills heaps, grids/BFS, intervals, ranking
Languages Java, C++, Python (confirm invite)
Bar Correctness first, then complexity

Practice problems

Question 1: inventory low-stock alerts

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Approach: Hash map thresholds + stream updates.

Map<Integer, Integer> map = new HashMap<>();
for (int i = 0; i < nums.length; i++) {
  // fill logic
}

Complexity: State time/space before coding. Test empty input and single-element cases.

Question 2: assign nearest delivery partner

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Approach: Brute force or spatial heuristics; state complexity.

from collections import defaultdict
def solve(arr):
  # fill logic
  return arr

Complexity: State time/space before coding. Test empty input and single-element cases.

Question 3: max orders in time window t

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Approach: Sort + two pointers.

Map<Integer, Integer> map = new HashMap<>();
for (int i = 0; i < nums.length; i++) {
  // fill logic
}

Complexity: State time/space before coding. Test empty input and single-element cases.

Question 4: merge overlapping discount intervals

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Approach: Sort + merge.

from collections import defaultdict
def solve(arr):
  # fill logic
  return arr

Complexity: State time/space before coding. Test empty input and single-element cases.

Question 5: top-k selling skus

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Approach: Count + heap.

Map<Integer, Integer> map = new HashMap<>();
for (int i = 0; i < nums.length; i++) {
  // fill logic
}

Complexity: State time/space before coding. Test empty input and single-element cases.

Question 6: can rider reach customer on grid

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Approach: BFS on open cells.

from collections import defaultdict
def solve(arr):
  # fill logic
  return arr

Complexity: State time/space before coding. Test empty input and single-element cases.

Question 7: cart coupon stacking rules

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Approach: Greedy with careful constraints.

Map<Integer, Integer> map = new HashMap<>();
for (int i = 0; i < nums.length; i++) {
  // fill logic
}

Complexity: State time/space before coding. Test empty input and single-element cases.

Pattern drill plan (2 weeks)

Day Drill
Mon Arrays + hashing (2 problems)
Tue Two pointers / sliding window
Wed Stacks / strings
Thu Trees or graphs basics
Fri Timed mock (2 problems / 90 min)
Sat Re-solve Friday misses cold
Sun Light CS theory + rest

Common coding mistakes

  1. Coding before reading constraints
  2. Passing samples but failing hidden tests
  3. Silent complexity (cannot explain Big-O in interview)
  4. Switching languages mid-prep
  5. Never practicing on the real OA editor style

Comments & Suggestions

Preparation guide

Aptitude / mock quiz

Interview experience

Walmart hub

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