Cashfree Payments Interview Experience | SDE-2 | Rejected

## Background :
- Experience: 3+ years
- Current Role: Software Engineer 2 @ Unicorn Startup
- Current CTC: ₹18 LPA (Fixed) + 10% Annual Bonus
- Cashfree Payments Offer: ₹30 LPA CTC

## How It Started
Recruiter found my profile on Naukri, mailed me, and scheduled the interviews after my profile got shortlisted.

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The interviewer asked a coding question related to Merge Intervals.

Problem statement:

- Multiple celebrities have given their available time slots.
You need to find a common time interval when all celebrities can meet.

- Tested skills in:

- Interval merging logic
- Sorting and boundary handling
- Time and space complexity discussion

✅ Completed the solution and discussed optimizations.

## Round 2 – LLD Round

- Task: Design an **Online Parking Lot System**

- Core functionalities:

- Search available parking slots
- Book / Reserve a slot

I covered class design, relationships, and flow diagrams.

The interviewer wanted a more refined approach for the search functionality, and while I justified my design choices, they expected a different perspective.

## Outcome

Got an update 2 days later that they decided not to move forward for this role.

Overall, it was a short and structured process, mainly testing problem-solving and object-oriented design depth.