Company: ZL Tech
Role: Software Engineer
CTC: 12 LPA + 1 LPA (one-time joining bonus) = 13 LPA
Mode: Offline

Recently went through the hiring process at ZL Tech for the Software Engineer role (Tier-1 college). Sharing the overall experience to help future candidates.

🧠 Selection Process

There were 4 rounds in total:

1️⃣ Aptitude Test

Duration: 16 minutes
Questions: 50
Cutoff: 40 correct answers
Only 39 candidates qualified this round
Speed and accuracy were extremely important

2️⃣ Online Technical Test (MCQs + Coding)

Standard DSA-based questions
Focus on problem-solving approach and correctness

3️⃣ Technical Interview – Round 1

DSA-focused discussion, including:
LCA in BST
Merge Sort
Rotten Oranges (minimum time problem)
Median in a data stream
Writing code for all the problems.

4️⃣ Technical Interview – Round 2

Number of ways to reach end of a grid (right, down moves)
Search in a rotated sorted array
OOP and DBMS conceptual questions
Discussion around internships and projects

📊 Final Outcome

17 candidates were shortlisted for interviews
7 candidates were finally selected

🤝 Interview Experience

Interviewers were friendly and supportive
They focused on clear thinking, problem approach, and time/space complexity
Good discussion around real project work and internships

Will share more in future!!