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There are two lists of dictionaries representing friendship beginnings and endings: <code>friends_added</code> and <code>friends_removed</code>. Each dictionary contains the <code>user_ids</code> and <code>created_at</code> time of the friendship beginning /ending.

Write a function <code>friendship_timeline</code> to generate an output that lists the pairs of friends with their corresponding timestamps of the friendship beginning and then the timestamp of the friendship ending.

Note: There can be multiple instances over time when two people became friends and unfriended; only output lists when a corresponding friendship was removed.

Example:

Input:

<pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code>friends_added = [
 {&#39;user_ids&#39;: [1, 2], &#39;created_at&#39;: &#39;2020-01-01&#39;},
 {&#39;user_ids&#39;: [3, 2], &#39;created_at&#39;: &#39;2020-01-02&#39;},
 {&#39;user_ids&#39;: [2, 1], &#39;created_at&#39;: &#39;2020-02-02&#39;},
 {&#39;user_ids&#39;: [4, 1], &#39;created_at&#39;: &#39;2020-02-02&#39;}]

friends_removed = [
 {&#39;user_ids&#39;: [2, 1], &#39;created_at&#39;: &#39;2020-01-03&#39;},
 {&#39;user_ids&#39;: [2, 3], &#39;created_at&#39;: &#39;2020-01-05&#39;},
 {&#39;user_ids&#39;: [1, 2], &#39;created_at&#39;: &#39;2020-02-05&#39;}]
</code></pre>

Output:

<pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code>friendships = [{
 &#39;user_ids&#39;: [1, 2],
 &#39;start_date&#39;: &#39;2020-01-01&#39;,
 &#39;end_date&#39;: &#39;2020-01-03&#39;
 },
 {
 &#39;user_ids&#39;: [1, 2],
 &#39;start_date&#39;: &#39;2020-02-02&#39;,
 &#39;end_date&#39;: &#39;2020-02-05&#39;
 },
 {
 &#39;user_ids&#39;: [2, 3],
 &#39;start_date&#39;: &#39;2020-01-02&#39;,
 &#39;end_date&#39;: &#39;2020-01-05&#39;
 },
]
</code></pre>

Write a function friendship_timeline to generate an output that lists the pairs of friends with their corresponding timestamps of the friendship beginning and then the timestamp of the friendship ending. 

Friendship Timeline

Python & General Programming

The probability that it will rain tomorrow is dependent on whether or not it is raining today and whether or not it rained yesterday.

If it rained yesterday and today, there is a 20% chance it will rain tomorrow. If it rained one of the days, there is a 60% chance it will rain tomorrow. If it rained neither today nor yesterday, there is a 20% chance it will rain tomorrow.

Given that it is raining today and that it rained yesterday, write a function <code>rain_days</code> to calculate the probability that it will rain on the nth day after today.

Example:

Input:

<pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code>n=5
</code></pre>

Output:

<pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code>def rain_days(n) -&gt; 0.39968
</code></pre>

Given that it is raining today and that it rained yesterday, write a function to calculate the probability that it will rain on the nth day after today.

Rain in N Days

Probability

Design a database schema for a blogging platform. The schema should include tables for users, posts, comments, and tags. Describe the relationships between the tables, as well as any constraints you would apply.

Design a database schema for a blogging platform.

Blogging Platform Schema

Data Modeling

Kudu Dynamics Llc Research Scientist Interview Questions

Software Engineer (Automated Program Analysis) - Job Description

Who We Are
Kudu Dynamics is a Leido's owned company, forged out of a decade of experience in computer network operations and staffed with talent who have built, overseen, and enhanced capabilities throughout the entire USG arsenal. Our team of hackers, engineers, makers, and shakers have experience spanning centuries of research, development, and operations missions - across desktop, mobile, IoT, and embedded platforms. Kudu Dynamics is uniquely qualified to anticipate tomorrow's threats and build the next generation of capabilities.

Job Description

Our organization is developing a cutting-edge automated program analysis platform aimed at identifying and remediating software vulnerabilities. Our product is a scalable distributed system designed around microservices and is built on technologies like PostgreSQL, S3, Kafka, MongoDB, and many other services.
We distribute our system as a cloud native application that runs on AWS as well as self-managed clouds for on-prem and offline deployments. Our solutions for automating vulnerability discovery and remediation leverages best-of-art techniques built on modern open source software and numerous KUDU proprietary technologies.

We are looking for a Software Engineer with strong backend development experience and a willingness to contribute across the software lifecycle-from design and development to deployment and operations support. While the position focuses on backend services, familiarity with frontend development is beneficial. You will collaborate with various teams, including R&D specialists in reverse engineering and vulnerability research, to ensure the platform effectively integrates novel analysis techniques.

Responsibilities:
Software Development:
Design, implement, and maintain scalable backend microservices, primarily in Python
Develop and integrate REST APIs and event-driven components for data exchange
Ensure code quality, performance, and maintainability through best practices and testing
Design and optimise application data storage and access using various databases technologies
Platform Integration    Collaborate with research teams to incorporate advanced analysis techniques into the platform
Develop E2E testing methodologies that are capable of validating a large complex system
Integrate third-party or custom security tools within a cohesive product framework
Deployment & Operations    Work with DevOps resources to build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (primarily GitLab)
Package, deploy, and manage microservices on Kubernetes using IaC tools (e.g., Terraform, Helm)
Support deployment in both on-prem and cloud environments
Collaboration & Communication    Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning and retrospectives, using Jira
Work closely with cross-functional teams, including frontend developers, security researchers, and operations engineers
Provide technical guidance and support to peers, contributing to a culture of knowledge sharing
Security & Compliance    Develop features with security in mind, adhering to best practices and frameworks
Assist in meeting compliance and authorization requirements for US government and commercial deployments
Required Qualifications     U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance
Professional experience in backend software development (ideally mid-level to senior)
Solid knowledge of Python (or comparable language) and server-side frameworks
Familiarity with microservices architecture and distributed systems
Experience working with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL)
Understanding of CI/CD processes and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
Excellent problem-solving and communication skills; able to work independently and in teams
Preferred Qualifications     Exposure to automated program analysis, vulnerability research, or reverse engineering concepts
Cloud deployment and/or Kubernetes experience
Some familiarity with frontend technologies for occasional full-stack contributions particularly using TypeScript and Vue.js
Prior experience working in a cybersecurity role
Demonstrated ability to learn and adapt to emerging technologies
Familiarity with SQLAlchemy and PostgreSQL, Redpanda, FastAPI, and Pydantic.
Software design and implementation experience with event-modeling and data integration as it relates to distributed systems.
Benefits We Provide     Equity at a company that is doing dynamic, fun, meaningful, and interesting work.
A flexible work schedule, with the option to work remotely most days, if that's your style.
Your own yearly discretionary budget to buy the things that make you happy.
In addition to highly competitive salaries, we offer premium healthcare options, 401k matching, and an annual pass to a swim in the bonus pool. We also offer four weeks of paid time off and 11 federal holidays to utilize whenever you want throughout the year.
Awesome, enthusiastic co-workers and a company culture that promotes a jerk- free environment. Rattle the windows with the company band, participate in board game or movie nights, and help balance out the scotch vs. bourbon ratio in the office.

Kudu provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Pay Range:  $155,000 - $175,000 per year

Software Engineer - Job Description

Who We Are:
Kudu Dynamics is a Leido's owned company, forged out of a decade of experience in computer networks and staffed with talent who have built, overseen, and enhanced capabilities throughout the entire USG arsenal. Our team of hackers, engineers, makers, and shakers have experience spanning centuries of research, development, and missions - across desktop, mobile, IoT, and embedded platforms. Kudu Dynamics is uniquely qualified to anticipate tomorrow's threats and build the next generation of capabilities.

Full Job Description
The team is looking for a talented software engineer with Android development skills. You would contribute to a small team building a secure and resilient automation framework. To do this, we need to build reliable and scalable code that can rapidly deliver value to our customers. We are looking for a talented software engineer who takes pride in delivering high quality, maintainable solutions that are able to be deployed and used at regular intervals.

Responsibilities:
Able to work in a small team to design, build, integrate, and test components into a deployable distributed system
Participate in all aspects of the development lifecycle: research, design, develop, test, SCM, code review, CI/CD, troubleshooting / support, and performance measurement
Able to travel on occasion to support testing and integration events. Two one-week integration planning events are anticipated at a minimum, but additional opportunities are available if desired
Required Qualifications:     Experience with Android development, including full-stack applications
Expertise in at least one of the following programming languages: Java, Kotlin
Experience with Python
Strong communications skills, including the ability to communicate both verbally and in writing
A U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret clearance
Hold a degree in computer science or computer engineeringor equivalent hands-on experience
Preferred Qualifications:     Android system internals, including patching, reverse engineering and instrumenting Android applications
Experience with automated testing frameworks, in addition to any experience writing/conducting test plans
Background in cryptography, privacy, virtual private networking, distributed computing protocols
Experience in commonly used communications protocols such as TCP, UDP, HTTPS, TLS
Experience with container technologies such as Docker
Experience creating CI/CD pipelines
Experience evaluating open-source code for suitability to satisfy program objectives and making modifications as needed
Experience with full-stack development in a Linux environment
Benefits We Provide:     Equity at a company that is doing dynamic, fun, meaningful, and interesting work.
A flexible work schedule, with the option to work remotely most days, if that's your style.
Your own yearly discretionary budget to buy the things that make you happy.
In addition to highly competitive salaries, we offer premium healthcare options, 401k matching, and an annual pass to a swim in the bonus pool. We also offer four weeks of paid time off and 11 federal holidays to utilize whenever you want throughout the year.
Awesome, enthusiastic co-workers and a company culture that promotes a jerk- free environment. Rattle the windows with the company band, participate in board game or movie nights, and help balance out the scotch vs. bourbon ratio in the office.

Kudu provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Pay Range:  $150,000 - $175,000 per year

Senior UI Software Engineer - Job Description

Who We Are:
Kudu Dynamics was forged out of a decade of experience in computer network operations and staffed with talent who have built, overseen, and enhanced capabilities through out the entire USG arsenal. Our team of hackers and engineers has experience spanning centuries of research, development, and operations missions across desktop, mobile, IoT, and embedded platforms. Kudu Dynamics is uniquely qualified to anticipate tomorrow's threats, to build the next generations of capabilities and be in it for the long game.

Full Job Description:

Kudu Dynamics is seeking an experienced User Interface Developer with a specialization in Angular to join our cross-functional team. We are building an innovative analytics system to ingest, merge, and distill big data. Visualizations, maps, complex filters, and other features help users gain valuable insights and deliver actionable outputs. The ideal candidate will help lead the ongoing development of web applications with an eye toward maintainability, consistency, and future proofness.

Key Responsibilities:
Be a technical leader in the design, implementation and maintenance of features for web applications using Angular and related technologies
Develop generic Angular components to increase code reuse and improve long-term maintainability
Collaborate with back-end team members to define API and data modeling requirements
Develop tests, troubleshoot issues and collaborate with QA team members
Minimum Qualifications:     Proven experience as a front-end developer with expertise using Angular for large performant web applications
Deep proficiency with TypeScript, SCSS, and HTML
Familiarity with Angular Material
Familiarity with REST and WebSocket APIs and asynchronous request handling
Experience with model-view-controller, reactive programming (RxJS), publisher-subscriber, and other common design patterns
Meticulous attention to detail and strong organization skills
A bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent hands-on experience
Able to assess, debug, and resolve web application performance issues
Experience with Cypress or Jasmine testing frameworks.
Familiarity with Maplibre or Mapbox
A U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance
Nice-to-have Qualifications:     Experience with managing internal npm libraries
Experience designing and developing long-lifespan software, with a focus on maintainability, consistency, flexibility, performance, and best practices
Experience developing Angular components to seamlessly integrate third-party libraries programmatically and visually
Experience creating components and interactions that enable users to interact with very large data sets and find what they are looking for
Experience with various front-end testing strategies and frameworks
Experience translating often-contradictory user feedback into requirements and tasking
Experience with JSON Web Tokens and authentication processes
Experience with Python 3+, FastAPI, Pydantic, and SQLAlchemy
Experience with MessageChannel, Centrifugo, or WebSockets
Experience with Micro-UI architectures
Benefits:     Equity at a company that is doing dynamic, fun, meaningful, and interesting work.
A flexible work schedule, with the option to work remotely most days, if that's your style.
Your own yearly discretionary budget to buy the things that make you happy.
In addition to highly competitive salaries, we offer premium healthcare options, 401k matching, and an annual pass to a swim in the bonus pool.
We also offer four weeks of paid time off and 11 federal holidays to utilize whenever you want throughout the year.
Awesome, enthusiastic co-workers and a company culture that promotes a jerk- free environment.
Rattle the windows with the company band, participate in board game or movie nights, and help balance out the scotch vs. bourbon ratio in the office.

Kudu provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Pay Range:  $165,000 - $185,000 per year

Who We Are:
Kudu Dynamics is a Leidos owned company, forged out of a decade of experience in computer networks and staffed with talent who have built, overseen, and enhanced capabilities throughout the entire USG arsenal. Our team of hackers, engineers, makers, and shakers have experience spanning centuries of research, development, and missions - across desktop, mobile, IoT, and embedded platforms. Kudu Dynamics is uniquely qualified to anticipate tomorrow's threats and build the next generation of capabilities.
Join a growing team of security researchers and software engineers as we transition a state-of the-art IoT security solution from the lab to multiple customers.

Full Job Description:
We are looking for someone to join us on a new project developing an innovative set of tools to retrofit network infrastructure with integrity enforcement to provide additional system resilience. The primary focus of the role is software development to build a framework capable of interacting as a hardware device monitor, observing conditions on the system, acting on those conditions through a Python library, and influencing the state of the operating device. The role involves working with a group of people performing analysis and reverse engineering on the device to integrate all the components into the deplorable platform. This role will be part of a team mostly located in Kudu's Virginia office demonstrating capabilities to our Sponsors. The ideal candidate for the role is someone familiar with hardware interaction through JTAG, UART, SPI interfaces and a strong software engineering background

Responsibilities Include:
Using a Python library to interact with a hardware device within the parameters of limitations set forth by the sponsor and hardware capabilities
Testing interaction on a running device to determine throughput capabilities, finding optimal hardware interaction locations, and determining bottlenecks to performance
Constructing test scenarios to find and document potential system limitations
Critically analyzing, interpreting, and communicating results and providing recommendations for future improvement efforts
Identifying gaps in system coverage and providing recommended solutions to satisfy program requirements
Strengthening network devices with custom mitigation techniques to discover and halt cyber kill-chain activities
Developing tools to analyze network device operation and deploy protection countermeasures
Minimum Qualifications:     Experience and proficiency with software development and testing in Python, C/C++, Rust, etc
Experience interacting with hardware platforms through JTAG/BDM/UART/SPI interfaces
Experience with understanding, identifying, and using Python libraries and APIs
Experience interacting with custom SBC designs
Experience with modern exploitation techniques and mitigations (ASLR, DEP/NX, etc)
Experience analyzing network traffic and protocols
Nice-to-have Qualifications:     Experience with hardware and firmware reverse engineering
Experience with real-time embedded operating systems systems
Experience with platforms performing automated vulnerability analysis
Experience with one or more assembly languages (PowerPC, x86/x64, MIPS, ARM, etc)
Experience with one or more disassemblers (Ghidra, IDA, Binary Ninja, etc)
Experience working with JTAG and hardware interfaces to introspect system operations
Experience building or customizing emulation platforms for non-x86/x64 architectures
Benefits:     A flexible work schedule, with the option to work remotely most days, if that's your style.
Your own yearly discretionary budget to buy the things that make you happy.
In addition to highly competitive salaries, we offer premium healthcare options, 401k matching, and an annual pass to a swim in the bonus pool.
We also offer four weeks of paid time off and 11 federal holidays to utilize whenever you want throughout the year.
Awesome, enthusiastic co-workers and a company culture that promotes a jerk- free environment.
Rattle the windows with the company band, participate in board game or movie nights, and help balance out the scotch vs. bourbon ratio in the office.
Kudu provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Pay Range:  $140,000 - $175,000 per year

MACHINE LEARNING ENGINEER- Job Description

Who We Are:
Kudu Dynamics is a Leido's owned company, forged out of a decade of experience in computer network operations and staffed with talent who have built, overseen, and enhanced capabilities throughout the entire USG arsenal. Our team of hackers and engineers have experience spanning centuries of research, development, and

operations missions - across desktop, mobile, IoT, and embedded platforms. Kudu Dynamics is uniquely qualified to anticipate tomorrow's threats and build the next generation of capabilities.

Job Description:

We are looking for someone to join us on a new project developing an Agentic AI architecture for cyberspace planning and operations. The role incorporates main focus areas in large language models, AI agent frameworks, AI tool development (model context protocol), and related software engineering tasks. This role will be part of a small team based at Kudu's Virginia office looking to demonstrate capabilities to our Sponsors. The role will be filled with someone able to apply multiple skill sets and reach a prototype software deployment at the conclusion of the effort.

Responsibilities:
Design and deploy an AI agent architecture capable of executing high-level planning objectives defined by the Sponsor
Tune AI agent parameters to optimize efficiency, minimize hallucinations and looping, and ensure well-structured output
Integrate diverse third-party systems by developing custom MCP servers or system-specific agents
Coordinate with a mid-sized (20-person) software development team to embed the AI framework into an existing system
Analyze and interpret results, communicate findings clearly, and recommend improvements
Collaborate with project leads to manage technology scope and mitigate risks
Maintain thorough documentation for both software and infrastructure
Minimum Qualifications     Proficiency in Python for software development and testing
Experience integrating external APIs and databases
Experience with AI agent architectures, including LLM deployment
Hands-on experience with at least one AI agent framework (e.g., LangChain, fast-agent, CrewAI)
Preferred Qualifications     Hands-on experience with multiple AI frameworks
Experience deploying AI agents into production environments
Experience developing and deploying custom MCP servers for tool integration
Experience building prototype UIs using Python frameworks such as Dash, Streamlit, or Chainlit
Understanding of the cyberspace operations lifecycle
Benefits We Provide     Equity at a company that is doing dynamic, fun, meaningful, and interesting work.
A flexible work schedule, with the option to work remotely most days, if that's your style.
Your own yearly discretionary budget to buy the things that make you happy.
In addition to highly competitive salaries, we offer premium healthcare options, 401k matching, and an annual pass to a swim in the bonus pool.
We also offer four weeks of paid time off and 11 federal holidays to utilize whenever you want throughout the year.
Awesome, enthusiastic co-workers and a company culture that promotes a jerk- free environment.
Rattle the windows with the company band, participate in board game or movie nights, and help balance out the scotch vs. bourbon ratio in the office.

Kudu provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Pay Range:  $140,000 - $175,000 per year

Question	Topic	Difficulty	Ask Chance
Friendship Timeline	Python & General Programming	Hard	Very High
Rain in N Days	Probability	Hard	Very High
Blogging Platform Schema	Data Modeling	Hard	High

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