Interview Experiences

I participated in the Citadel Securities Online Assessment for a C++ Engineer role. The task involved refactoring complex C++ code to improve its time complexity, specifically solving a problem to find the maximum difference between elements x[i] - x[j] where j <= i within a 1.5-hour time limit.

I participated in the Bounteous × Accolite Campus Hiring Challenge Online Assessment. The assessment featured a detailed problem named 'Festival of Spirits' that involved navigating a network of sacred sites and applying a specific traversal rule.

I recently had a machine coding interview at Cleartrip for the SDE-2 role. The challenge involved designing and implementing a real-time order notification system to alert various users about significant order lifecycle events.

I interviewed for a Senior Software Engineer role at Motive and, despite my strong performance in both the Data Structures & Algorithms and High-Level Design rounds, I ultimately received a rejection.

I interviewed for the SDE-2 role at Flipkart across five rounds, covering machine coding, DSA, HLD, and HM. Despite clearing all technical rounds and having positive interactions, I was ultimately ghosted by the recruiters regarding the final outcome.

I interviewed for a Software Engineer L4 position at Target India. The process involved an Online Assessment, two rounds focused on Data Structures & Algorithms and Low-Level Design, and a final Hiring Manager discussion....

I had two interview rounds for a SWE II position at Microsoft in Hyderabad. While I felt I performed well in both the DSA and LLD rounds, I was not invited for further interviews, indicating a rejection for this specific hiring drive.

I recently interviewed for a Java Developer position at JP Morgan Chase in Bangalore. The first round included behavioral questions, Java-specific topics, and a code review. Based on my non-engaging answers, I don't anticipate receiving an offer.

I completed a pre-screening round for an IC3 role at Oracle OCI, which focused on a data structures and algorithm problem involving processing a stock stream. I am currently awaiting the outcome, as the portal status remains 'Interview and Selection'.

I interviewed for a Staff Engineer Backend role at 6sense, which involved a high-level design round focused on executing long-running workflows with specific time-constrained jobs. Despite a detailed design, I was ultimately ghosted by the company.

I successfully navigated WebKul's on-campus selection process for a Python Developer role, which included two machine coding rounds, two technical interviews, and a final HR discussion. I cleared all stages and received an offer.

I recently interviewed at OneByZero.ai for a role focusing on High-Level Design and Data Structures & Algorithms. Although I successfully solved a DSA problem, my performance in the HLD round led to my rejection.

I interviewed for an SDE2/Senior Software Engineer role at Microsoft, facing rounds that included a challenging tree problem, a rate limiter implementation, a custom queue implementation, and a system design discussion. Despite a shaky performance in the first round, I am awaiting the outcome.

I had a phone screen interview with Stripe for a Senior Software Engineer role. The interview focused on a two-part problem involving shipping cost calculation, which I managed to solve within the given time. I'm uncertain about the outcome, but I'll wait and see.

I interviewed at Tekion for an SDE-1 role through three offline rounds covering machine coding, low-level design, and managerial topics, which ultimately led to an offer. However, I rejected the offer due to a salary negotiation disagreement.

I interviewed for an SDE-2 Frontend role at Hiver, which involved five rounds covering DSA, JavaScript/React, System Design, Hiring Manager, and HR. Despite being verbally selected, I received a rejection email, reportedly because there was only one opening for two selected candidates.

I successfully navigated the Amazon SDE Internship interview process for the Jan-June '26 term, which began with an online assessment featuring two DSA problems and concluded with a technical interview, where I received an offer.

I recently interviewed for a Staff Engineer role at Outreach. The process involved a technical round focused on designing a key-value store with undo/redo capabilities, followed by a system design round for a multi-tenant chat application....

I recently experienced an interview process with Oracle Health, which included multiple rounds covering data structures, algorithms, system design, and behavioral questions.

I recently encountered LeetCode 480, Sliding Window Median, which I also learned was asked in a Walmart R1 interview. I initially tried a brute-force approach but optimized it significantly using Python's `SortedList` data structure, achieving an efficient solution crucial for interviews.