Got the offerSDE at PhonePe
- Difficulty
- Process took
- 2-3 Weeks
- Rounds
- 3
- Format
- Remote
- Applied via
- Referral
How it went
- Even if you misread a problem initially, stay calm
- Interviewers often give hints if you’re stuck, so don’t be afraid to ask clarifying questions
What they would tell you
- Even if you misread a problem initially, stay calm
- Interviewers often give hints if you’re stuck, so don’t be afraid to ask clarifying questions
How to prepare
- As i already following Striver's sheet, mainly i solved medium to hard problem
Their background
Working at startup I have 1 year and 5 months of working experience in same startup
Round by round
- 1
DSA Round 160 min
I was given one problem as i solved that in 30 min with all follow-ups, and then interviewer gave me another problem, spent some extra time fixing my approach to Q2 after misunderstanding it initially, yet I managed to solve both questions
- 2
DSA Round 260 min
The exact statement slips my mind ,it wasn’t very direct, it was something like this
- 3
Hiring Manager Round60 min
Start with introduction, then he gave me design problem on codesignal platform Design a recommendation system that suggests books based on borrowing history and reading preferences.
- Data ingestion from borrowing logs
- ML-based collaborative filtering / content-based recommendation
- Offline vs real-time recommendation serving
- Dashboard for insights (popular books, peak hours, etc.)
What came up
A candidate-reported account, lightly edited. Interview processes change by team and date.