PhonePe | Software Engineer (3-5) Years

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· Software Engineer
July 7, 2026 · 2 reads

Summary

I interviewed for a Software Engineer position at PhonePe, completing machine coding, DSA, system design, and hiring manager rounds, and cleared all stages.

Full Experience

PhonePe Reached out to HR directly.

Rounds-

R1 - Machine Coding Round No protocoring and was given 90 minutes to finish and email the solution. Queston - Hackathon Platform

Three days after that 30 mins call was scheduled to discuss the solution and my approach. Questions around implementation, design patterns, extensibility etc.

Verdict - Cleared

R2 - DSA Round Q1 - https://leetcode.com/problems/count-bowl-subarrays/ Q2 - https://leetcode.com/problems/reconstruct-itinerary/

Verdict - Cleared

R3 - System Design Question - Design Job Scheduler Certain Deep dive questions on latency, scalability, trade-offs etc.

Verdict - Cleared

R4 - HM Round Introduction, Deep dive on past projects, team collaboration. Asked one LLD Problem related to notification service

Verdict - Cleared

Hope this helps. Thank you

Interview Questions (4)

1.

Count Bowl Subarrays

Data Structures & Algorithms

Solve the LeetCode problem "Count Bowl Subarrays". The exact problem statement can be found at the linked URL.

2.

Reconstruct Itinerary

Data Structures & Algorithms

Solve the LeetCode problem "Reconstruct Itinerary". The exact problem statement can be found at the linked URL.

3.

Design Job Scheduler

System Design

Design a job scheduler system, covering aspects such as architecture, scalability, latency considerations, and trade‑offs.

4.

Notification Service LLD

System Design

Design a low‑level component for a notification service, discussing its modules, data flow, and reliability considerations.

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