Sr Software Engineer at Arcesium

How it went

What they would tell you

How to prepare

Round by round

1. 1

   Online Assessment60 min

   Right after my resume was shortlisted, I received a HackerRank link for a coding round. 1 easy question and 1 medium question

   • Classic array manipulation
   • Greedy problem
2. 2

   Technical Interview60 min

   A few days after the OA, I got a call for the technical round, it was virtual, and the interviewer was a senior engineer.

   • Minimize Max Distance to Gas Station
3. 3

   Low-Level Design60 min

   This round was all about building a real system from scratch Given problem design a city bike sharing system (like Yulu), support bike unlocking, ride booking, real-time tracking, payments, and user feedback.

4. 4

   HM Round60 min

   This was the toughest round Database Indexing: Draw and explain clustered vs. non-clustered indexes. Where would you use one over the other? Design Patterns: Factory Pattern: Write a simple factory in Java/Scala. Why use it? Where does it break? SOLID Principles: Open/Closed Principle: Give a real example where it’s hard to follow, and how you’d resolve it.

What came up