STRIPE SWE OA (2022) | Optimized Array Traversal and Circular Sequence Sum Maximization | Off - Campus
Question · Posted Jun 2026
Q1. Maximum Sum Circular Subarray Problem Statement Given a circular integer array nums, return the maximum possible sum of a non-empty subarray. A circular array means: The element after nums[n-1] is nums[0]. A subarray may wrap around the end of the array and continue from the beginning. Example 1 Input nums = [1,-2,3,-2] Output 3 Explanation Best subarray: [3] Sum: 3 Example 2 Input nums = [5,-3,5] Output 10 Explanation Using circular traversal: [5] + [5] Wrap around the array. ...
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