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This page is a coding interview question classified under **Data Structures & Algorithms** and **Coding**. ## Question details - **Question:** Find the shortest distance between two points. - **Reported last asked:** 4 months ago - **Role:** Software Engineer (3) - **Companies associated with this question:** [Uber](https://www.aced.io/questions?company=uber), [Anduril](https://www.aced.io/questions?company=anduril), and [Apple](https://www.aced.io/questions?company=apple) - **Categories:** [Data Structures & Algorithms](https://www.aced.io/questions?type=algorithms) and [Coding](https://www.aced.io/questions?type=coding) - **Detailed company statistics:** Available through [Upgrade](https://www.aced.io/upgrade?src=questions) ## Interview experiences Two interview experiences are associated with this question. ### Uber · 4 months ago > “interview process is very lengthy took around 5 weeks, and expectations is very high in each round, for LLD working code is required, also dont mess your HM round since i felt like it contained more weightage” **Role:** Software Engineer · Mid Level / L4 [Read the Uber interview experience](https://www.aced.io/experiences/uber-software-engineer-interview-db9df6) ### Anduril · 7 months ago > “I went straight to a recruiter screen with no OA, then did a 60-minute engineer phone screen, and after that the final was three separate 60-minute rounds. The biggest theme was ambiguity: the phone screen HackerRank was intentionally confusing, the other technicals kept expanding the problem, and I had to ask a lot of clarifying questions instead of expecting a neat prompt. The behavioral with a senior leader was also tougher than usual because he went deep on every line of my resume and kept circling back to why Anduril and why defense. The turnaround was fast and I usually heard back the next day, and I honestly thought I had failed the phone screen but still got moved forward. I ended up not getting the offer, but the process made it pretty clear they care about fundamentals, clean code, and whether you actually align with what the company does.” **Role:** Software Engineer · Entry Level / L3 [Read the Anduril interview experience](https://www.aced.io/experiences/anduril-software-engineer-interview-a63a76) ## Community answers No answers have been contributed by the community yet. 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