4-round campus process: HackerRank test, 2 technical rounds, HR; only 1 of 5 finalists got offer

Application

The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Zomato (Gurgaon, Haryana) in Dec 2023

Interview

I applied via University and It was 4 round process : 1) Hackerrank Test : 3 coding questions + 10 MCQs 2) Technical round 3) Technical round 4) HR Round + Offer handover Prepare with basics of everything and advance knowledge of programming language you are proficient in.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

1. Hackerrank Test : Out of the 3, I solved 2 questions completely with all testcases passed and third one few testcases passed. MCQs were easy if your basics are clear. All three questions would be leetcode hard. 5 students for interview round out of 155 applied. All the interview rounds were on the same day in my university. 2) Technical round 1 : Basic questions on Operating Systems, Networks and Data Structures. And 30 min time for coding a Zomato like system. Show the knowledge of everything that you can think of and you should be able to atleast write a pseudo code of it, pseudo code must be as close to the actual language as possible to make an impression. 3) Technical Round 2 : Technical questions based on your CV by senior-most member of the team. Be thorough with your previous experiences be it internships, projects or Teaching Assistant. 4) HR - General Questions about your life, be friendly and respectful, you would be okay. Offer was given in this round. Out of the 5 shortlisted for interview, 1 person was handed the offer.