Status: Btech in CS from tier-3 college, Masters from tier-1 IIIT
Position: Software Developer in an investment bank
Location: Pune/ Mumbai
Eperience : 3 years
Date : August/ September
I was referred by a LinkedIn connection, who isn't a friend. He posted that he is willing to refer candidates for SDE 2 openings at Expedia, I just responded to the post.
Recruiter reached out after 3-4 days stating that she'll be sending a link for an online assesment which I need to complete over the weekend.
Online Assesment :
2-3 questions, 1 or 1.5 hrs (don't remember exactly).
One was a dp question. Another one was a graph question.
I was able to solve both the questions.
Recruiter reached out after a few days saying I've been selected for onsites.
Onsite Round 1 :
A data structures round. I was asked 3 questions. They were related to variations relate to maximum path sum in a tree. The difficulty was increasing each time I solved a question.
Onsite Round 2 :
Another DS round. 3-4 questions were asked. I was able to answer all of them. Questions were mixed, related to graphs, trees, dp, etc.
Onsite Round 3 :
I was asked to design a meeting scheduler, discuss various approaches, LLD and HLD questions related to that.
Onsite Round 4 :
HM round. I was asked system design principles and a few behavioural questions.
Result: Passed the interview. Offer was given within a week.
Notes :
- Everybody was very nice and cordial during the interviews. The recruiter also was very responsive and never ghosted me out.
- Rounds aren't that difficult, basic leetcode questions should help
- Knowledge of SDLC and OS is required (specially in HM round).
- Perks are great at Expedia. Added my comp details and perk in another post (mentioned below)
Please reach out if anything else is required! Wrote this post in a haste.