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Flipkart Software Development Engineer Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 28 Nov 2024

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Flipkart Software Development Engineer Interview Experiences

8 interviews found

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Create an application like Spotify where playlists is recommended based some data.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Nov 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Graph-based question
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. LLD Design round -> Book my show
Round 3 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Manager questions

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Aug 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. You are given a stream of numbers need to find the median at any point asked based on input
  • Q2. Need to find the nearest K integers in a Binary search Tree
  • Ans. 

    Find the nearest K integers in a Binary Search Tree

    • Perform an in-order traversal of the BST to get a sorted list of integers

    • Use a priority queue to keep track of the K nearest integers

    • Compare the absolute difference between the target integer and each node value to determine the nearest integers

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. My previous project Experience
  • Ans. 

    I have experience working on a project to develop a mobile application for tracking fitness goals.

    • Developed user interface for inputting and tracking fitness data

    • Integrated with wearable devices to automatically sync data

    • Implemented gamification features to motivate users to achieve their goals

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Follow up question on Optimising the project

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Mar 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Design splitwise
  • Ans. 

    Splitwise is a platform for managing shared expenses among friends or groups.

    • Allow users to create groups and add expenses

    • Track who owes money to whom

    • Send reminders for pending payments

    • Support multiple currencies for international groups

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. No of islands- bfs, dfs
  • Q2. No of triplets with sum divisible by 3
  • Ans. 

    Count the number of triplets in an array whose sum is divisible by 3.

    • Iterate through all possible triplets in the array.

    • Check if the sum of the triplet is divisible by 3.

    • Increment a counter for each valid triplet.

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary negotiation

Skills evaluated in this interview

Flipkart interview questions for designations

 Software Development Engineer II

 (6)

 Software Development Engineer 1

 (2)

 SDE (Software Development Engineer)

 (2)

 Software Development Engineer Intern

 (1)

 Software Development Engineer 3

 (1)

 Software Development Testing Engineer

 (1)

 Software Engineer

 (9)

 Senior Software Engineer

 (3)

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Feb 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Design Uber like car sharing system
  • Ans. 

    Design a car sharing system similar to Uber

    • Create a mobile app for users to request rides

    • Implement a driver app for accepting rides

    • Include a rating system for both drivers and passengers

    • Integrate a payment system for seamless transactions

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - DSA Round 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1. Remove All the leaf nodes untill the tree get deleted 2. String based question
Round 3 - HM Round 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Discussions on Project and past work

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare MC round and DSA rounds well

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Coding round was done on hackerrank .

1. Given two numbers a and b, find kth digit from right of  a^b. (Naïve method will only help you to pass half of the test cases)

2. Second question was based on reducing a given expression in its smallest form and printing lexicographically smaller expression.

3. You are provided with n and m values which denote the rows and columns. Rajesh starts at top most cell (0, 0).  He will not visit the visited cell.

a. He moves to the point towards his right

b. If he cannot move one point to the right, he rotates right and then takes the path to the right

c. If after performing 4 rotate operations, if he cannot move then he would stop

Print the number of cells visited by him.

Sample 1:

3 3

Output: 9

Explanation:

1 2 9

4 3 8

5 6 7

The problem can be solved using dynamic programming but there is also a logical way to solve it in less time.

Duration: 90 minutes
Total Questions: 3

Skills: General Coding And Problem Solving
College Name: IIT Kharagpur

I appeared for an interview in Jan 2017.

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: A problem to test quality code writing skills and then discussion around the solution.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: DataStructure/Algorithm Round

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Discussion with team manager.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. 1. Technical Round
  • Q2. HR Round

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: This was a CAT type test. This was for Flipkart GT.

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: This was for Flipkart GT
Tips: Performance in GD matters a lot. Abstract topics were given.

Round: Other Interview
Experience: This was for Flipkart GT

Round: Test
Experience: An online programming test was conducted and then candidates were
shortlisted based on their performance. Shortlisted candidates had 3 or 4 rounds of technical interviews.
This round was for Flipkart SDE

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: This was for Flipkart SDE

General Tips: Most of the placement tests are CAT based. If you are interested about placements, make sure you prepare for CAT questions. During interview, employers look for your confidence and communication skills.
Skill Tips: For SDE, Coding skills were tested, especially on Dynamic Programming.
Skills: Communication Skills, General e-commerce awareness, Problem Solving , Coding
College Name: IIT-Madras

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Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Basic on on SQL,
  • Q2. Unix server Comands

I appeared for an interview before Sep 2020.

Round 1 - Telephonic Call 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Medium level competitive programming question. Interviewer looked for the approach and working code.

  • Q1. 

    Time to Burn Tree Problem

    You are given a binary tree consisting of 'N' unique nodes and a start node where the burning will commence. The task is to calculate the time in minutes required to completely b...

  • Ans. 

    Calculate the time in minutes required to completely burn a binary tree starting from a given node.

    • Perform a depth-first search (DFS) to calculate the time taken to burn the entire tree.

    • Track the time taken to burn each node based on its distance from the starting node.

    • Consider the maximum time taken among all nodes as the total time to burn the entire tree.

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Telephonic Call 

Round duration - 40 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Timing : Evening
Interviewer was frank. He checked for indepth knowledge of the subject.

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI completed Software Engineering from Delhi Technological University. I applied for the job as SDE - 1 in GurgaonEligibility criteriaAbove 8.5 CGPAZomato interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Competitive Programming , DBMS , Object Oriented Programming , Operating Systems , System DesignTime required to prepare for the interview - 10 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Leave a subject to prepare, but never leave a topic.
Tip 2 : Must go through previous years questions / interview experiences.
Tip 3 : Atleast 4 projects in CV

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : At least 4 projects (working)
Tip 2 : Never put false things on resume.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

Flipkart Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Flipkart Software Development Engineer interview?
Flipkart interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Flipkart interview process are Coding Test, Technical and HR.
How to prepare for Flipkart Software Development Engineer interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Flipkart. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Flipkart expect are Software Development, Java, Programming, Data Structures and Agile.
What are the top questions asked in Flipkart Software Development Engineer interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Flipkart Software Development Engineer interview -

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  2. No of triplets with sum divisible b...read more
  3. Design Uber like car sharing sys...read more

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Flipkart Software Development Engineer Interview Process

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