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Got the offer

SDE-1 at Visa

Difficulty
Process took
2-3 Weeks
Rounds
4
Format
Remote
Applied via
Other

How it went

  • Fantastic experience, interviews are as much about how you think and communicate as about writing perfect code

What they would tell you

  • Fantastic experience, interviews are as much about how you think and communicate as about writing perfect code

How to prepare

  • Keep practicing problems across arrays, graphs, linked lists, and algorithms

Their background

Hey everyone, I wanted to share my interview experience at Visa

Round by round

  1. 1

    Online Assessment60 min

    Platform: CodeSignal assessment Assessment, which included four coding questions covering data structures, algorithms, and problem-solving Questions ranged from easy to medium, with the last one being hard, time management was crucial here

  2. 2

    Coding Round 160 min

    First technical round, questions heavily on my previous project experience Asked about my role, tech stack, challenges faced, and how I overcame them On top of that, there were two coding problems Check If Array Pairs Are Divisible by k and Course Schedule, discussion also touched on core Java concepts like Multithreading, JVM Internals

  3. 3

    Coding Round 260 min

    I was given several coding problems, don’t recall the exact questions and conceptual questions around linked lists, graphs, and logical problem-solving. Some questions also tied back to my previous projects, testing whether I could apply my experience to technical problem-solving The interviewer was very supportive and gave helpful hints throughout

  4. 4

    HM Round60 min

    The manager asked about my motivation for joining Visa and how I see myself contributing to their mission Other questions on teamwork, ownership of tasks, and my alignment with Visa’s values

What came up

MediumRemote2 3 years

A candidate-reported account, lightly edited. Interview processes change by team and date.

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