Hiring process8 levels
  1. 1 IQ Test
  2. 2 Additional Online Test (If Required)
  3. 3 Office Interview with Hiring Manager
  4. 4 Unpaid Test Task (Motivation Check)
  5. 5 Paid Test Task and Follow-Up Interview
  6. 6 Iterative Paid Test Tasks
  7. 7 Office Verification
  8. 8 Final Interview with the Founder

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Loot on a Ring Road — Solution & Editorial

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Either house 1 is skipped or house N is skipped: run the linear DP on a[2..N] and a[1..N−1] and take the better.

Complexity: O(N)