Hevo Data | SDE 1 - Interview Experience ( 2026 grad )
Summary
I completed an online assignment, a low‑level design round, and a hiring manager interview for an SDE 1 position at Hevo Data, but was rejected after an internal debrief.
Full Experience
1. Application : I applied through referal, and my resume was shotlisted for OA.
2. Online Assignment (OA): The OA has 5 questions, 3 DSA and 2 LLD questions ( LLD questions to be solved using OOPS concepts and in Java). I was able to solve 3/5 questions and got interviews after that.
3. Low Level Design Round: This was a virtual round of around 1hr 30 minutes in which I had to implement Task Manager (like JIRA) using OOPs concepts in any of the programming language. The code should be clean, efficient and most importantly it should be working and should pass the test cases given by the interviewer. The overall interview went well and I was able to code and explain the solution well.
4. Hiring Manger Round: This round was conducted by Engineering manager at Hevo Data ( 10 years + experience). The round started with quick introduction then followed by the deep discussion of my work in my intership, then one behavioural question was asked, then he moved to CS fundamentals questions mostly on DBMS and OS. I was able to answer all his questions well and he seemed satisfied. ( I can say this one was one of the best interviews I ever gave.)
Verdict: Rejected, After 2 days recieved the mail stating they could not move forward with the application due to some internal debrief ( I still don't know what does that means).
Interview Questions (1)
Task Manager (JIRA‑like) Implementation
Implement a Task Manager similar to JIRA using object‑oriented programming concepts in any programming language. The solution should be clean, efficient, fully functional, and pass the test cases provided by the interviewer.