RejectedSDE I at Rippling
- Difficulty
- Process took
- 0-1 Weeks
- Rounds
- 3
- Format
- Remote
- Applied via
- Other
How it went
- Do not get discouraged by rejections, they are part of the learning curve. I took away valuable lessons from each round.
What they would tell you
- Do not get discouraged by rejections, they are part of the learning curve. I took away valuable lessons from each round.
How to prepare
- Practice problem-solving with a focus on both brute-force and optimized approaches. Sometimes the interviewer wants to hear your thought process more than the final code.
Their background
Currently working at startup
Round by round
- 1
Online Assessment60 min
Two LeetCode medium/hard problems, 1 hour on HackerRank.
Q1: Similar to Number of Visible People in a Queue solved in 25–30 minutes.
Q2: Another tough problem, my first approach failed, but I recovered by applying a less common pattern, passing all test cases.
Result: After a few weeks, I got a call to schedule onsite interviews for the next day.
- 2
DSA60 min
I started with the brute-force solution and then implemented the optimal one I knew. However, the interviewer expected a more optimized approach beyond what I presented. feedback that i received was polite but indicated I fell short of expectations here.
- 3
LLD60 min
Asked Question design an employee access management system I was asked to implement three core functionalities: grant access, revoke access, and fetch current access permissions. I ensured to cover all use cases and presented a clean, efficient design. The interviewer seemed genuinely happy with my approach and the solution I laid out.
What came up
A candidate-reported account, lightly edited. Interview processes change by team and date.