Meesho

Role: SDE-1

College: Not Specified

Interview Date: 2025-04-15

Interview Type: Full-Time (Open Campus Recruitment)

Result: Rejected

Difficulty: Challenging but not overwhelming

Rounds: 5 rounds

Topics Asked: Data Structures, Algorithms, Web Technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript), RESTful API Design, Projects, Low-Level Design, System Design basics.

Experience:

This candidate applied for the SDE-1 role at Meesho via HackerEarth during their Open Campus 2025 recruitment drive, and their resume was shortlisted.

Round 1: Online Assessment (HackerRank, 60 minutes)

This round involved solving two coding problems:

1. Implement a function to find the kth largest element in an unsorted array.
2. Given a string, find the length of the longest substring without repeating characters.

The candidate solved both problems within the time limit.

Round 2: Technical Phone Screen (45 minutes)

This round covered the candidate's background and academic projects. A coding problem was given: implement a basic cache with get and set functions. Some questions about RESTful API design were also asked. The interviewer was friendly and provided hints.

Round 3: On-site Round 1: Coding and Problem Solving

The coding question asked was: Given an array of integers, find two numbers such that they add up to a specific target number.

Round 4: On-site Round 2: Low-Level Design

Specific questions for this LLD round were not detailed in the provided information.

Round 5: On-site Round 3: Hiring Manager

Specific questions for this Hiring Manager round were not detailed in the provided information.

Overall, the candidate found the interview process challenging but insightful, and appreciated the supportive interviewers.