Background
- Education: B.Tech from a Tier-2 college
- Current Position: SDE-2 at a banking company
- Experience: 3.5 years
- Location: Pune, India
I applied via the direct application link and received a call from the recruiter within 1-2 hours.
Hackerrank Online Assessment (OA)
The OA consisted of two coding problems:
- A medium-level problem based on strings.
- Finding the maximum even sum subsequence in an array.
Both questions required clear understanding and efficient implementation of algorithms.
Round 1: Technical Round/DSA
Duration: 1 hour
This round started with a basic introduction, followed by a DSA problem:
A binary array of size n was given, and we were allowed k flips (changing a 0 to 1).
The task was to find the maximum length of consecutive 1s that can be formed.
Follow-up:
- How to print the indices of the consecutive 1s after the flips.
- Optimization strategies for both the solutions and follow-up.
The interviewer focused on problem-solving skills and optimization.
Round 2: Technical + Behavioral Round
Duration: 1.5 hours
This round began with a discussion about:
- My most interesting project and the challenges I faced.
- System design, including scalability, monitoring, and handling high-traffic systems.
- Resource calculation to handle load spikes efficiently.
- Soft skills like dealing with stakeholders, explaining technical constraints, and aligning with business requirements.
Verdict: Selected ✅
Compensation Details: https://leetcode.com/discuss/compensation/6229368/SDE-2-or-SSE-or-Razorpay-or-Flipkart-or-Paytm-or-FanCode
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