Status: 2.10 YOE
Position: Software Engineer
Location: Bangalore

Round 1: Hiring Manager / Deep Dive

• This was scheduled as a standard problem-solving round using Java (LLD + DSA).
• However, the interviewer (HM) decided to pivot entirely. The HackerRank CodePair link was never even opened. Instead, we spent a full hour deep-diving into the projects and architecture listed on my resume. He asked heavy design questions based on my past work.

Verdict: Rejected. No specific feedback was given, but it felt heavily dependent on whether my past experience perfectly aligned with their immediate team needs.