Media Net

Role: SDE Summer Intern

College: IIT Patna

Interview Date: Not Specified (offer accepted, blog published August 2025)

Interview Type: On-Campus, Internship

Result: Selected

Difficulty: Hard (coding round)

Rounds: 3 rounds

Topics Asked: Data Structures, Algorithms (Greedy, DFS, DP, Bit Manipulation, Segment Tree), Projects, HTTP, OS startup, Paging technique

Experience:

This detailed interview experience for a Media.net SDE Summer Intern role is from an IIT Patna student, published in August 2025. The candidate had a strong competitive programming background and was ultimately selected for the internship.

Online Assessment (OA Round)

This coding round featured questions with varying difficulty. The first question was very easy, while the second and third were very hard, solved by only 10-15 students. The round covered a wide range of topics including greedy algorithms, depth-first search (DFS), dynamic programming (DP), bit manipulation, and segment trees, with tricky and lengthy implementations. The candidate solved all questions and passed all test cases, leading to shortlisting among approximately 10 students.

Technical Interview Round

This round was conducted by an interviewer who was "not very friendly." It started with basic introductions and an outline of the one-hour interview format. The specific coding questions for this round are not detailed, but the experience suggests a focus on DSA.

Personal Interview Round

This round was taken by two individuals, a hiring manager and a technical program manager. They discussed the company's vision and current work, making the candidate feel comfortable. The interview started with questions about the candidate's initial thoughts on advancing to this round and how their day had been. It also lasted around 1 hour.

• Project Discussion: Questions about projects and the tech stack used.
• Small Technical Problems: Questions on HTTP, OS startup, and paging technique.

The candidate felt the interview went well.