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Software Engineer Interview Experience
Interview process
It was my first big tech round after many years. The coding interviewer was friendly but for system design, it was little difficult as the problem statement was tricky for me.
- Final round
- Technical interview
Interview rounds
4 questions across 2 roundsFinal round
3 questionsQuestion types asked
Specific questions asked
Interview tips
End-to-end system design of your current project like a system design round. Be prepared for regular system design problems.
Company culture
It was ok. For one round, the interviewer didn't join and I had to reschedule.
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