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Complete Java DSA Interview Roadmap

The document outlines a comprehensive roadmap for Java and Data Structures & Algorithms (DSA) interview preparation, divided into four phases. It covers core Java concepts, essential DSA topics, optional system design principles, and interview preparation strategies including practice platforms and mock interviews. Each phase includes specific topics, practice questions, and project suggestions to strengthen skills and enhance readiness for technical interviews.

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Complete Java DSA Interview Roadmap

The document outlines a comprehensive roadmap for Java and Data Structures & Algorithms (DSA) interview preparation, divided into four phases. It covers core Java concepts, essential DSA topics, optional system design principles, and interview preparation strategies including practice platforms and mock interviews. Each phase includes specific topics, practice questions, and project suggestions to strengthen skills and enhance readiness for technical interviews.

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Complete Java + DSA Roadmap for

Interview Preparation
✅ Phase 1: Core Java Review & Strengthening
 • OOP Concepts (inheritance, polymorphism, encapsulation, abstraction)
 • Exception Handling
 • Java Collections Framework (List, Set, Map, HashMap, HashSet, TreeMap, etc.)
 • Multithreading & Concurrency Basics
 • File I/O & Serialization
 • JVM internals (memory management, garbage collection, stack vs heap)

Practice Questions: Implement your own ArrayList, HashMap, Custom Comparator sorting,
Real-world example for multithreading (like producer-consumer problem)

✅ Phase 2: DSA Topics to Cover Next

1. Heaps / Priority Queues


 • Min Heap / Max Heap
 • Applications: K largest/smallest elements, Merge K sorted arrays
 • Problems: Top K Frequent Elements, Merge K Sorted Lists

2. Hashing
 • HashMap / HashSet use cases
 • Hash collisions
 • Frequency counting, prefix sum
 • Problems: Two Sum, Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters, Subarray Sum
Equals K

3. Graphs
 • Representations (adjacency list/matrix)
 • BFS / DFS, Dijkstra’s, A*, Union-Find / Disjoint Set
 • Problems: Number of Islands, Detect Cycle in Graph, Shortest Path in Binary Matrix

4. Recursion & Backtracking


 • Subset / Combination generation
 • Sudoku Solver, N-Queens
 • Problems: Subsets / Permutations, Word Search, Rat in a Maze

5. Dynamic Programming (DP)


 • Memoization vs Tabulation
 • 1D, 2D DP, Knapsack, LIS, Matrix Chain Multiplication
 • Problems: Climbing Stairs, Longest Common Subsequence, 0/1 Knapsack

6. Greedy Algorithms
 • Activity Selection, Huffman Coding, Job Scheduling
 • Problems: Fractional Knapsack, Minimum Platforms, Gas Station

7. Trie (Prefix Tree)


 • Insert/Search/Prefix Match
 • Problems: Implement Trie, Word Search II, Replace Words

8. Sliding Window
 • Variable/fixed window
 • Problems: Maximum Sum Subarray of Size K, Longest Substring with K Distinct
Characters

✅ Phase 3: System Design (Optional for SDE-1 but a plus)


 • Basics of scalability, load balancer, caching
 • Low-level design of real-world systems like:
 • Design a URL Shortener
 • Design an LRU Cache
 • Object-Oriented Design: Elevator System, Parking Lot

✅ Phase 4: Interview Preparation Strategy

Platforms for Practice


 • Leetcode (Top Interview 150)
 • GeeksforGeeks DSA Sheet
 • InterviewBit
 • Coding Ninjas / HackerRank Java tracks

Mock Interviews
 • Pramp
 • Interviewing.io
 • Friends / Peers

Resume & Projects


 • Strong Java-based projects (Spring Boot, GUI apps, etc.)
 • Highlight DSA achievements (Leetcode streak, contests)

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