1p3a Question · Feb 2026

NetSkope SSE Technical Interview Round 1 Backspace String Compare

SWE Phone Screen Easy

Question Details

Interviewer discussed on the project and design of the project. What components I owned and the business impact. Post that interviewer asked simple question : https://leetcode.com/problems/backspace-s

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Interviewer discussed on the project and design of the project. What components I owned and the business impact. Post that interviewer asked simple question : https://leetcode.com/problems/backspace-string-compare/description/ I provided solution using stack with O(N) time and space complexity. Interviewer asked for O(1) Space complexity. Moved ahead with two pointer approach but was not able to cleanly write the code. Interviewer was still happy with the approach and concluded the interview. #NetSkope #SSE_Interview

About This Question

This is a reported interview question from a netskope interview for a swe role during the phone screen round reported in 2026.

It covers the following topics: Stack, Strings, Two Pointers .

Difficulty rating: Easy