Walmart SSE 6 YOE Reject Q3 2025
- Experience
- 6 years
- Posted
- 12 Jan 2026
Summary
I had an interview for a Senior Software Engineer role at Walmart in Q3 2025, where I was presented with two distinct technical questions related to data manipulation and system design challenges, and unfortunately, I was rejected.
How it went
###R1 Q1: Given a list of strings containing real number (positive, negative, decimal), sort it, without converting it to arithmetic data type.
Q2: Consider a stream of location co-ordinates (lat, long), which can enable users for below operations:
- Give nearest 10 locations for given co-ordinates.
- Give top 5 hotspots.
Questions asked (2)
- 01
Sort Real Numbers as Strings
Data Structures & Algorithms
Given a list of strings containing real number (positive, negative, decimal), sort it, without converting it to arithmetic data type.
- 02
Location Stream Processing for Nearest and Hotspots
System Design
Consider a stream of location co-ordinates (lat, long), which can enable users for below operations:
- Give nearest 10 locations for given co-ordinates.
- Give top 5 hotspots.