Smartcoin

Role: Software Development Engineer (SDE) Intern

College: Not Specified (Campus Recruitment)

Interview Date: March 10, 2025

Interview Type: On-Campus/Internship (6 Month)

Result: Not Specified (Only 6 students shortlisted for Round 2, and 1 for Round 3)

Difficulty: Moderate to Hard

Rounds: 4 rounds (Online Assessment, Technical Interview 1, Technical Interview 2, HR Interview)

Topics Asked: Data Structures, Algorithms, OOPs, DBMS, API concepts, Javascript Debugging, String Manipulation

Experience:

This candidate interviewed for an SDE Intern role at Smartcoin (Olyv India) through a campus recruitment drive. The process involved five rounds in total, with four rounds detailed in the experience.

Round 1: Online Assessment (OA)
This round was 90 minutes long and conducted online. It comprised three problems. Candidates were allowed to use the web for help within the test platform, and the test was proctored via Zoom.

• Coding Problem: String Reduction
• API Problem: A problem related to GitHub
• Javascript Code Debugging: Debugging a given JavaScript code

Outcome: Only 6 students were shortlisted for the next round.

Round 2: Technical Interview 1
This online round lasted 50-60 minutes. It began with introductions, followed by questions on OOP concepts and the candidate's resume.

• DSA Implementation: Implement a MaxHeap using an array.
• DBMS Questions: Several questions related to database management systems.

The difficulty was described as moderate to high. Other candidates were reportedly asked to solve the Gas Station problem and implement a MinHeap.

Outcome: Only 1 student was selected for the next round.

Round 3: Technical Interview 2
This was another technical interview. Specific details about questions asked in this round were not explicitly provided in the snippet, but it's part of the technical evaluation.

Round 4: HR Interview
This final round focused on evaluating the candidate's fit for the role and the company.

• Key Questions: Background and personal introduction, career goals and ambitions, willingness to learn and adapt.