Acko | SDE - 2 | Bangalore | July 2024 [Offer]

I recently interviewed for an SDE-2 role at Acko in Bangalore, carrying 3 years of experience from a Fintech startup. The interview process consisted of three rounds, ultimately leading to an offer.

Round 1 (Machine Coding) - 1 hour 30 minutes

This round was focused on machine coding. I was asked to develop a Spring Boot application for team management. This involved creating APIs to onboard new teams and assign developers to existing teams. The interviewer placed a strong emphasis on how I modeled the relationships between entities and my adherence to clean code principles and coding standards.

Round 2 (System Design) - 1 hour

In the system design round, I don't recall the exact problem, but it was related to document processing. The discussion involved both high-level design (HLD) and low-level implementation details, specifically how I would approach data storage for such a system.

Round 3 (Hiring Manager) - 1 hour

The final round with the hiring manager covered two main areas. First, there was a low-level design (LLD) question where I had to design a file editor. Following this, we moved on to several behavioral questions. I was asked about my reasons for wanting to leave my current organization, any critical feedback I might have received from my manager, and why I wanted to join Acko. For the Acko-specific question, I honestly stated that I was primarily looking for new opportunities rather than having a specific reason to join Acko. Finally, a practical scenario was posed: 'If you encounter a production bug, what steps would you take to resolve it?'

After completing all rounds, I received an offer.