Derived from 1 submission for ALL. Format details may vary across different teams or locations.
Process Overview: The SDE-2 interview process consists of two primary rounds: a technical screening focused on data structures and algorithms, and a design round covering both High-Level Design (HLD) and Low-Level Design (LLD).
Round Breakdown:
Sample Questions:
The candidate went through two rounds of interviews for an SDE-2 role. The process ended in a rejection after the design round, which the candidate felt was rushed and poorly managed.
A DSA-focused round with two interviewers covering coding problems and resume-based project discussions.
Add two numbers represented as linked lists
Find the minimum number of iterations to convert all 0s to 1s in an array given specific adjacency rules
A design round covering both HLD and LLD for a hotel booking system similar to OYO. The interviewers focused on entity modeling, database schema design, database technology selection, and handling booking overlaps.
Design a hotel booking system (HLD and LLD)
Define entities and attributes for a hotel booking system
Database schema design for hotel locations
Determine if a new booking is possible given existing room bookings
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