Interview Experiences

I interviewed for a 6-month SDE Intern position at Amazon, specifically for the Amazon Hackon S5 program. The interview involved two Data Structures & Algorithms questions: 'Next Smaller Element' and 'Topological Sorting', where I had to explain my approach, dry run, and code the solutions....

I encountered a dynamic programming problem involving XOR subsequences during my Mathworks EDG interview, and this post details the problem and my C++ solution.

I recently interviewed for an SDE-I FullStack position at Khatabook in Bengaluru. The comprehensive interview process, which spanned about a month, included rounds covering Problem Solving & Data Structures, Low-Level Design with Data Structures & Algorithms, and a final CEO/Cultural Fit discussion....

I had two interview rounds at Coram AI for a Full Stack Role. The first round involved a coding challenge to validate a 2D grid of video tiles, and the second was a system design interview focused on processing and displaying camera detection events.

I recently interviewed for a Principal Engineer (P60) position at Atlassian, enduring a comprehensive 6-round process that included technical screenings, system design, code design, and behavioral evaluations. Despite progressing through all rounds, I was ultimately down-leveled to a P50 offer due...

I successfully interviewed for a Staff Software Engineer position in Systems Infra at LinkedIn, Bengaluru, and received an offer after completing seven rounds of interviews, including multiple coding challenges, system design, and a hiring manager discussion.

I interviewed with ZS Associates for a Software Engineer role in Pune. The process included an online assessment, a communication assessment, and two technical rounds, culminating in an offer.

I recently interviewed at Flipkart for an SDE-1 position and was presented with a Data Structures & Algorithms problem involving detecting duplicate parentheses in a balanced expression. I successfully explained my stack-based approach and provided a C++ solution.

I had an interview at Arista Network focusing on C++ pointer concepts, including debugging code and fixing logical errors to achieve a desired output. I successfully navigated both parts of the problem.

I interviewed for an Associate position at Goldman Sachs, undergoing an Online Assessment, CoderPad, and four onsite rounds that included DSA, Java concurrency, SQL, and System Design problems. Despite my efforts, I was ultimately rejected after the final System Design round.

I interviewed for an SDE 1 (Frontend) position at Physics Wallah, which involved an HR screening and a technical round. The technical interview focused on core JavaScript, React, and CSS concepts, including some implementation challenges, providing valuable insights into frontend interview...

I interviewed for a Staff Android Design Engineer position at Walmart, which involved a hiring manager round focusing on my past experiences and views on future tech, followed by a technical Android round with questions on core concepts and problem identification....

I interviewed for a Senior Android Design Engineer position on the Spectrum Design Team at Adobe and was unfortunately ghosted after the third round.

I encountered a 2D box nesting problem, similar to 'Russian Doll Envelopes', during my Flipkart SDE-1 interview, which required a specific sorting strategy followed by a Longest Increasing Subsequence approach.

I encountered a challenging problem during my Flipkart SDE-1 interview that involved maximizing the number of filled baskets given N balls of various colors and a requirement of K different colors per basket.

I interviewed for an L4 Software Engineer role at Google Bangalore in April 2025. After navigating through a phone screen, multiple DSA rounds, and a Googlyness assessment, which involved numerous reschedules, I unfortunately faced rejection, resulting in a 12-month cooldown period.

I successfully interviewed for the SDE 3 role at Flipkart in Bangalore and received an offer. The process included rounds focused on machine coding, data structures and algorithms, system design, and a hiring manager discussion.

I interviewed with Arista Networks, solving two DSA problems and answering Java theory questions, but ultimately received a rejection despite feeling confident in my performance.

I interviewed for an Associate position at Goldman Sachs in Bangalore in August 2025 and received an offer after successfully navigating a comprehensive interview process that included online assessments, multiple technical DSA and system design rounds, and a final hiring manager discussion.