Cashfree

Role: SDE [6 months + FTE]

College: Not Specified

Interview Date: Not Specified (experience published November 2022)

Interview Type: Not Specified

Result: Selected

Difficulty: Medium

Rounds: 5 rounds

Topics Asked: Debugging, DBMS, OS, Strings, Dynamic Programming, Greedy, Networks, Compiler Design, OOPs, Projects, HR

Experience:

Nikhil Kushwaha shared his interview experience for an SDE role at Cashfree, resulting in selection.

Round 1: Online Assessment

This round included 10 Multiple Choice Questions related to debugging, DBMS, and OS. It was followed by 3 coding questions: 1 hard, 1 medium, and 1 easy. The topics for coding questions were Strings, Dynamic Programming, and Greedy. The time limit for this round was 1 hour.

Round 2: Technical Interview 1

In this round, 2 coding questions were asked. The first was an easy and standard string question, and the second was a comparatively hard dynamic programming question on strings.

Round 3: Technical Interview 2

The questions in this round covered fundamental topics like Operating Systems (OS) and Database Management Systems (DBMS). Other questions were related to Networks, Compiler Design, and Object-Oriented Programming (OOPs). This round lasted for 1 hour.

Round 4: Technical Interview 3

This round focused on resume-based and project-based questions. Discussions included project applications, real-life implementation of DSA, and interest in backend or frontend development and the reasons behind it. This round was around 30 minutes long.

Round 5: HR Interview

This was the final round. Standard HR questions were asked, followed by resume-related questions. There was also a discussion about expectations from Cashfree and questions related to life situations in corporate life. This round was short, around 15 minutes.