Round 1: Online Assessment (Hackerrank)
Questions:
- Simple coding question specific to Java OOPS concept.
- Leetcode Easy-Medium Problem (no language restrictions).
Candidate's Approach
No approach provided.
Interviewer's Feedback
No feedback provided.
Round 2: Algorithms & Coding Round
Questions:
- Asked a Leetcode medium question related to arrays and requested further optimization.
Candidate's Approach
No approach provided.
Interviewer's Feedback
No feedback provided.
Round 3: System Design
Questions:
- Asked to design a Payment Gateway, focusing on High-Level Design (HLD).
Candidate's Approach
No approach provided.
Interviewer's Feedback
No feedback provided.
Round 4: Role Specialization
Questions:
- Discussion based on projects, covering high-level design basics and situation-based questions.
Candidate's Approach
No approach provided.
Interviewer's Feedback
No feedback provided.
Round 5: Bar Raiser
Questions:
- In-depth discussion on projects completed, followed by 2 easy coding questions which were executed and checked for output.
Candidate's Approach
No approach provided.
Interviewer's Feedback
No feedback provided.
Verdict: Cleared all rounds.
Take away: Overall process was quite slow. After clearing the online test, the first interview was scheduled almost 2 months later. Main HR was not reachable, and the rest of the HRs were from different organizations (Third Party, externals). Communication was primarily through email, which made it a little difficult.
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