We were asked to attempt one out of two coding questions on the HackWithInfy portal. I picked the Array Hard question. The time limit was 30 minutes, but I honestly didn’t even grasp the problem until the 20-minute mark. With no time left to fully code it out, I went into survival mode: Broke the solution into logical parts Added detailed comments explaining my strategy Walked the interviewer through my approach Surprisingly, that worked. We had a quick discussion around time and space complexity, and she seemed satisfied.