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Summary
I successfully interviewed for a Software Engineer - Backend (M1) position at Myntra in March 2022 and received an offer. The interview process spanned four rounds, covering coding, system design, managerial discussions, and HR.
Full Experience
Current Position: Program Associate at Wells Fargo
With 8 months of experience, I applied for the Software Engineer - Backend (M1) role at Myntra in March 2022. The entire interview process was very well-organized, and I found the interviewers to be friendly and supportive throughout.
Round 1: OA Round
The first round was an Online Assessment with 31 questions across 8 sections, to be completed within 60 minutes. It included one programming question and multiple-choice questions on Java, HTML, JS, Data Structures, and DBMS.
Round 2: DS Algo Round
In this round, I was interviewed by two individuals who asked me to solve two coding problems on screenshare. We had a productive discussion on various approaches for each question, and I was expected to provide the time and space complexity for every solution proposed.
Round 3: Hiring Manager Round
This round commenced with the manager's introduction, followed by an overview of the role's responsibilities and the type of candidate they were seeking. I then introduced myself and discussed my projects in detail. The conversation also delved into DBMS concepts, specifically 'what is indexing,' 'why it is used,' and a discussion about 'Third Normal Form (3NF).' Additionally, I encountered OOPS-based questions and several situation-based questions, such as how I would handle a conflict with my manager or if I couldn't meet a deadline. I made sure to quantify my experiences, as I was advised to give numbers to my work, such as scaling applications from a thousand users to lakhs of users, or solving 80% of pending bugs in a project.
Round 4: HR Round
The final round was a conversational HR discussion. It began with my introduction and a brief summary of my projects and current responsibilities. The HR representative asked me about my reasons for seeking a switch, especially after only 8 months of experience, and why I was interested in Myntra.
The interviewers in all rounds were exceptionally friendly, and I must give a special mention to the HR team who constantly kept me updated and managed the entire process smoothly.
Verdict - Selected & Accepted the offer
Interview Questions (5)
During the OA round, one programming question was similar to 'Connect N Ropes with Minimum Cost'. The goal is to connect N ropes of varying lengths into a single rope with the minimum possible cost, where the cost of connecting two ropes is the sum of their lengths.
In the DS Algo round, one of the problems required me to merge k sorted linked lists into a single sorted linked list. We had a detailed discussion about different strategies and their implications.
Another question in the DS Algo round was to find the Longest Increasing Subsequence (LIS) within a given sequence. The interviewers hinted towards an efficient O(nLogn) approach for this problem.
During the Hiring Manager round, I was asked several questions related to Database Management Systems. These included inquiries such as 'what is indexing,' 'why it is used,' and a comprehensive discussion about 'Third Normal Form (3NF).'
In the Hiring Manager round, I was presented with situation-based questions to gauge my problem-solving and interpersonal skills. Specific scenarios included 'what if I had a conflict with my manager' and 'what if I could not meet a deadline.'