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Built from 1 candidate report with 5 first-hand accounts, covering 2026-27.

Hiring process

Roles: SDE 1

2026-27 · Internship

1
Resume shortlist
Shortlisting on role preference and resume (no OA held)
An online test was scheduled but not held; almost everyone applying to the SDE role got an interview.
2
Technical interview
Round 1: technical
40 minofflinemixedeliminatory
DSA · stacks and queues · trees and cycles · bit tricks · binary search on answer · DP · sliding window · ACID · puzzles
Length 30-50 min, CDS rooms. Easy-medium DSA with pseudocode on paper and a dry run; one puzzle sometimes. About 14 of 30 moved to round 2.
3
HR interview
Round 2: HR and technical panel
12 minoffline
project deep dive · team conflict · ML versus SDE preference · Docker explained simply · extracurriculars · fit for the role
Length 10-15 min, panel of two or three. Mostly HR; for some candidates more technical. Resume-fit challenges (ML-heavy resume for an SDE role, non-CS major) were pressed hard.

18 pieces of advice, in their own words. Names removed.

You can converse and keep on explaining what you are thinking as it leaves a good impression. The interviewer is there to help you so you can ask questions.
interview · 2026-27
These questions are what will turn interviews into light conversations so have good ones prepared.
interview · 2026-27
They can also ask puzzles so practicing a few might help.
interview · 2026-27
Having a decent technical project is an added plus although it is not at all necessary.
interview · 2026-27

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The kind of problem, not the problem itself. Our practice questions are written to match these patterns.