SDE 1 at Cleartrip
- Difficulty
- Process took
- 2-3 Weeks
- Rounds
- 3
- Format
- Remote
- Applied via
How it went
- Interviewers will ask how you applied these principles in your design, Practice examples like Strategy, Singleton, Factory, Observer, and how they help in real-world system design
What they would tell you
- Interviewers will ask how you applied these principles in your design, Practice examples like Strategy, Singleton, Factory, Observer, and how they help in real-world system design
How to prepare
- Since the first round involved designing, make sure you are comfortable modeling entities, defining relationships, and writing modular classes
Their background
Education: B.Tech in CS College - Tier 3 Experience: 1.5 years of work experience Current Role: SDE 1 at startup
Round by round
- 1
Machine Coding 190 min
Designing a booking platform for hotels. I had to model Hotel, Room, RatePlan, Booking, and Guest. The interviewer pushed me to think about dynamic pricing (weekday vs. weekend rates), booking modifications, Finally, we discussed integrations, how this system would connect to payment gateways and notification systems.
- 2
Machine Coding 260 min
Same as previous round But now design task was different, Parking Lot
- 3
DSA Round90 min
3 Coding problem was asked, only approach discussion
What came up
A candidate-reported account, lightly edited. Interview processes change by team and date.