Expedia SDE-2 — OA + 2 DSA on CoderPad; harsh interviewer, reject
Hi, I recently applied for the SDE-2 role at Expedia through a referral and was invited to complete an Online Assessment (OA). Below is a detailed breakdown of the interview process:
Online Assessment (OA)
The OA consisted of the following three questions:
Greedy Problem: Fully solved
OOP-based Problem: Fully solved
Bipartite Graph Problem: Partially solved
Recruiter Call
Following the OA, I had a call with the recruiter in which we discussed basic details such as my current CTC, notice period, and other relevant information. The recruiter mentioned that, if I cleared the subsequent DSA rounds, I would be scheduled for the Design and Hiring Manager (HM) rounds.
DSA Round 1 : Got Female Interviewer, she was quite friendly and supportive. Asked her to use pen and paper for approach to which she aggred
Q1: Encryption-related problem (solved)
Q2: Greedy problem (solved)
Platform: CoderPad (with full test cases)
Additional Discussion: At the end of the round, we had a formal conversation about the team structure and the technology stack used at Expedia.
DSA Round 2 Interviewer: Female, had a very harsh tone
Q1: Greedy problem related to contiguous subarrays (she asked for an optimal solution right away, no brute force). I fumbled here, as I couldn't come up with the optimal approach immediately. The interviewer became quite impatient, raised her voice.
Q2: Dictionary-related problem (solved in the remaining time).
Platform: CoderPad
Result: Rejected
The loop · 3 rounds
Greedy, OOP, bipartite graph
Encryption problem, greedy problem; CoderPad
Greedy contiguous subarrays, dictionary problem; harsh interviewer