BTech : Tier-3 college
YOE : 4 years
Previous experience : Software engineer at product-based org
How did I apply ?
A recruiter posted about a hiring drive for SDE-2 on LinkedIn and I applied there. After a week I got a mail that I am shortlisted for the interviews.
Round 1 : Machine Coding(90 mins)
I was given a document which had the machine coding question for which I had to do the implmentation on my local machine. The question was to implement a phonebook. A set of requirements was given and they had to be mandatorily implemented. Another set of bonus requirements was also given. If time is left then you can attempt these also.
While coding, basic OOPs principles have to be implemented as well as suitable design patterns. The code should be modular and extensible.
Round 2 : Machine Coding Evaluation(30 mins)
This round happened on the same day as the first round. In this round we had to explain the code that we had submitted in the first round.
Round 3 : PS-DS Round(1 hr)
This round happened after a week from the second round. Since my LWD was only a few days away the next three rounds were scheduled within a span of 2 days.
Two questions were given :
- Given an integer array, print the count of subarrays which had atmost k distinct elements.
- Given a number, find the minimum no of operations done to reduce the number to zero. An operation is defined as subtracting one of the digits from the number.
Since I solved both the questions pretty fast, I was given an extension to the second problem in which I had to print all the operations done.
Round 4 : System Design(1 hr)
This round was mainly focussed on high-level design. I was asked to provie the design for an UrbanClap like system. Database schema design, API design and high-level design was expected from this exercise.
Round 5 : HM Round(1 hr)
This round was mostly technical with the last 15 mins focussing on basic behavioural questions. Deep-dive in past projects as well as discussion on design choices.
Verdict : Selected
I got the offer letter after a week and have accepted the offer.
Compensation details :
https://leetcode.com/discuss/compensation/6160367/Flipkart-or-SDE-2