## 🔹 Rippling Interview Experience – Software Engineer
Total Exp: 4+ Years 


### 📌 Round 1: Technical Screening (Coding + System Design Flavor)
**Problem:** Build a delivery cost tracking system  
Asked in 3 parts:

1. **Cost Calculation**
   ```python
   add_driver(driverId)
   add_delivery(driverId, startTime, endTime)
   get_total_cost()
Discussed approach, data structures, and time complexity before coding.

2. Payment Tracking
    ```python
    pay_up_to_time(upToTime)
    get_cost_to_be_paid()
3. Analytics
    ```python
    get_max_active_drivers_in_last_24_hours(currentTime)
    ```
    Didn’t implement fully due to time, but the approach was discussed and accepted.

### 📌 Onsite Round 1: Coding + System Design
**Problem:** Music Analytics System
1. Most Played Songs by Unique Users
    ```python
    add_song(songId)
    play_song(userId, songId)
    print_analytics()
2. Recently Played Unique Songs
    ```python
    print_recently_played(userId)
    print_recently_played(userId, k)

### 📌 Onsite Round 2: Hiring Manager Round
Behavioral + Project discussion
HR shared prep questions. Discussed one main project in detail.

### 📌 Onsite Round 3: Coding + Rules Engine
Problem: [Validate business rules on expenses](https://leetcode.com/discuss/post/6807729/sse-rippling-reject-by-anonymous_user-sfuh/)
Rules like max total amount, seller type limits, expense type restrictions
Discussed how to model rules dynamically and validate them against expenses.

### 📌 Onsite Round 4: System Design
Problem: Design a Google News-like aggregator
Talked about crawling, indexing, ranking, and scalability.

#### Final Verdict: Offer (Verbal confirmation from HR after a few days)








🔹 Rippling Interview Experience – Software EngineerTotal Exp: 4+ Years📌 Round 1: Technical Screening (Coding + System Design Flavor)Problem: Build a delivery cost tracking system
Asked in 3 parts:
Cost Calculation
add_driver(driverId)
add_delivery(dr