Expedia SDE-1 India campus — psychometric + OA + 2 tech; offer

Expedia came to our campus for SDE - 1 role. Approximately 500 students applied for the same.

Expedia's Hiring Workflow:

1. Resume Based Shortlisting
2. Psychometric Round
3. Online Assessment
4. Technical Interviews

• ROUND 1: Resume-Based Shortlisting — ~120 students advanced.

• ROUND 2: Psychometric Test — Workstyle assessment, 45 minutes, scenario-based. 83 students selected. Recommend going through Expedia Worklife principles.

• ROUND 3: Online Assessment — HackerRank, 6 MCQ (OS, OOPs) + 2 DSA (Easy-Medium). 12 students selected for offline interviews.

• ROUND 4: Technical and HR Interviews (offline)

Interview Round 1: The interviewer (SDE 2) asked about projects, time complexities of sorting algorithms (insertion, heap, quick, merge sort), and data structures (Heap, Map, BST, LL, BT). Then the DSA part:

1. Length of the longest substring without repeating characters
2. Minimum Sum Path in a Triangle
3. Add two numbers in a linked list

Interview Round 2: Taken by a senior SDE. Asked about projects, difficulties faced, position of responsibilities. Then DSA problems:

1. Merge two sorted Linked List
2. Coin Change Problem

Results were declared 20-30 minutes after the interview and I was selected.

TIPS: Do not get nervous. Prepare DSA and OOPs thoroughly. Think out loud; your approach is appreciated more than the final answer.