Zomato | SDE Intern | Oct 2022 | Rejected

I reached out to a recruiter on LinkedIn and managed to schedule an interview. The interview was conducted by an SDE 3 and lasted about 1 hour and 30 minutes.

The interview started with a brief introduction, where I talked about my previous internship experience and answered a few HR questions.

Next, we moved to the technical section. I was asked to implement a basic subarray maximum sum problem in JavaScript. Initially, I misunderstood the interviewer's requirement, but I corrected myself and coded it correctly. However, the interviewer tried to challenge my confidence, and I faltered slightly despite having the right solution.

I was then asked to create a generic filter function that could be reused. I developed the function mostly correctly, but I encountered some syntax errors at the end as I wasn't entirely familiar with all the specific syntax details.

There was supposed to be a React question as well, but due to time constraints, it was skipped.

During the coding challenges, I was also questioned on core JavaScript fundamentals such as var vs let, closures, and polyfills, which I answered correctly.

Ultimately, I was rejected. My advice to others would be to remain confident, articulate your thought process clearly, be meticulous with syntax, and don't hesitate to ask the interviewer for a little clarification when needed. Best of luck to everyone!