Meesho

Role: SDE-1 Backend

College: Not Specified (Current Company: Fintech Startup)

Interview Date: March-May 2025

Interview Type: Full-Time

Result: Selected

Difficulty: Not Specified

Rounds: 4 rounds

Topics Asked: Data Structures, Algorithms, Tech Stack (Spring Boot), High-Traffic Scenarios, Transactional Concepts, Projects.

Experience:

The candidate was contacted by a recruiter from BuzzHire for an SDE-1 Backend role at Meesho after their profile was found on LinkedIn.

Round 1: Online Assessment (HackerRank)

This round consisted of 3 DSA problems. One question was about "The beauty of an array of length m," defined as the number of integers i (1 <= i <= m) such that a[i]=i, with operations that can be performed on the array while its length is greater than 1. The candidate qualified for the next round.

Round 2: Technical Round 1

This round was scheduled for April 2nd. Specific details about the questions were not provided.

Round 3: Technical Round 2 (May 21st | Code pair | 60 mins | Hackerrank | Virtual Interview)

The interviewer stated there would be two DSA questions to be solved within 60 minutes. The candidate was able to solve and describe the solutions in 40 minutes, noting that one question took more time due to edge cases that needed proper handling.

Round 4: GM Round (May 30th)

This round began with introductions from both the interviewer and the candidate. A detailed discussion of the candidate's projects followed. The conversation then delved into handling high-traffic scenarios and various transactional concepts in Spring Boot.

The candidate received confirmation from HR that they had qualified for the GM round and later got selected for the role.