Adobe SDE-3 Frontend Interview Experience (4 YOE, 75 LPA Expected)

Total Rounds: 3 (All in one go, then Manager Round later)
Mode: Entirely virtual – no calls, no role clarity, minimal communication

Recruiter Outreach:
Got a cold email from Adobe’s recruiter asking for basic info – CTC, current location, experience, etc., and if I was available that Friday.
No intro call, no JD shared, no explanation of the process or expectations.

My Profile:

4+ Years of Experience

Frontend-heavy background

Expected CTC: 75 LPA
Previous CTC: 60 LPA

🧪 Technical Rounds (Back-to-back, same day):
1️⃣ HTML/CSS Round (8 mins)
Had to recreate a simple figure using plain HTML & CSS.
Straightforward if you’ve done basic layouting – wrapped this up quickly.

2️⃣ DSA Round – Leetcode Medium
Build a custom Stack with support for deletion at any position in O(1) time.
➡️ Required a Doubly Linked List
Solid DSA knowledge and quick debugging helped me solve it within time.

Managerial Round (Delayed & Rescheduled multiple times)
Took place several days later due to availability issues.

Discussed my resume briefly.

Ended with a fun logic puzzle about finding the top 3 fastest horses with limited race tracks – standard version of the problem.

Outcome

After clearing all rounds and waiting for updates – got a rejection.
No explanation. No feedback. No follow-up call. Nothing.

📝 Final Thoughts:

• No JD or role clarity upfront.

• Rejection without reasoning, after completing everything, felt very disrespectful to the candidate’s time from such a big organization