Flipkart | SDE-1

I applied for the SDE-1 role at Flipkart through a form shared by HR on LinkedIn. My journey started with an online test, followed by several interview rounds.

Round-1 (Online Test):
This round, conducted on the SHL platform, consisted of three coding questions that were heavily based on graph and dynamic programming concepts. I had 90 minutes to complete them.

Round-2 (PS/DS Round):
After about 10-12 days, I received an email confirming my selection for the next round. This round, held the very next day, involved two specific coding problems. I managed to solve Symmetric Tree in about 15-20 minutes and Maximal Square in approximately 30 minutes.

Round-3 (PS/DS Round):
I got mail that I had cleared Round 1 and 2 on the same day, and Round 3 was scheduled for the following day. This round felt a bit tougher than the previous one, and three questions were asked. The first was Minimum Number of Jumps to Reach End of a Given Array, which took me a considerable amount of time as I discussed approaches from brute force to an optimized greedy solution. Next, I faced Find Square Root of a Number Upto Given Precision using Binary Search. The constraints were high (n was 10^18), and while I initially gave a normal solution, the interviewer was very supportive and helped me realize binary search was the optimal approach, which I then solved. The last question was Sliding Window Maximum, a standard problem I've solved many times. I was asked to directly provide the optimized approach, which I did in just 10 minutes.

Round-4 (HM Round):
A few hours later, I received an email for the Hiring Manager round, which was initially scheduled for the same day but got postponed to the next due to some work emergencies. This round lasted about 50 minutes and focused heavily on my internships, my favorite projects, and various behavioral questions.

Five days after the HM round, I received the exciting news of my selection!