KOTAK SDE-1 BarRaiser Round
- Experience
- 3 years
- Posted
- 3 Mar 2026
Summary
I recently interviewed for an SDE-1 role at Kotak. The interview comprised a DSA round, an LLD round focusing on designing Swiggy, and a Distributed Systems round with conceptual questions. I have mixed thoughts about my performance and do not think I will be passing this interview.
How it went
Hello guys, few hours ago I gave the the bar raiser round 1 for kotak SDE1.
YOE - 3 (2023 passout)
I got a call from a recruiter on instahyre, and based on my profile he wanted me to interview for SDE1 role at Kotak. The interview was conducted by a third party interview service called bar raiser.
Part 1: DSA https://leetcode.com/problems/next-permutation/description/ Exact same question was asked, word to word. I had not seen this problem before so i was unable to solve it.
Part 2: LLD Design Swiggy The interviewer told me that I do not need to code just give the design. She gave some 4-5 requirements:
view restaurants add food items to cart complete order - multiple payment options reviews ratings
I have mixed thoughts about this round because I she asked me API design with request and response as well. In the feedback she said that she expected me to use SOLID principles. Overall, I think I did not answer it in a structured manner.
Part 3: Distributed Systems What is idempotency What is circuit breaker pattern What is Kafka, and why is it used Explain some design patterns you know
The interview was scheduled to be a 1.5 hour interview, but it took 70 minutes I guess because the interviewer got all data points. I dont think I will be passing this interview.
Thanks and all the best to everyone.
Questions asked (6)
- 01
Next Permutation
Data Structures & Algorithms
Open the problemExact same question was asked, word to word.
- 02
Design Swiggy
System Design
The interviewer told me that I do not need to code just give the design. She gave some 4-5 requirements:
view restaurants add food items to cart complete order - multiple payment options reviews ratings
- 03
What is idempotency?
System Design
What is idempotency?
- 04
What is circuit breaker pattern?
System Design
What is circuit breaker pattern?
- 05
What is Kafka, and why is it used?
System Design
What is Kafka, and why is it used?
- 06
Explain some design patterns you know
System Design
Explain some design patterns you know