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RejectedSenior Software Engineer at PhonePe
- Difficulty
- Process took
- 1-2 Weeks
- Rounds
- 3
- Format
- Remote
- Applied via
- Referral
How it went
- Be Honest But Confident
What they would tell you
- Be Honest But Confident
How to prepare
- SOLID principles
- Different Patterns
- DSA
Round by round
- 1
Machine Coding90 min
Design a Warranty Claim Processing System
- Accept claims with product ID, purchase proof, and issue description.
- Route requests to verification, repair, or replacement workflows.
- Track claim lifecycle and integrate with logistics for replacements.
- 2
LLD60 min
The second round was discussion-based round combined with LLD questions, first went over my machine coding approach, discussing design choices, and improvements. Then the interviewer asked about SOLID principles, related design concepts, probing my understanding of object-oriented design
- 3
DSA Round60 min
I could only come up with the brute force solution at that moment, though I couldn’t optimize it further.
What came up
MediumRemote5+ years
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