Expedia SDE-3 Gurgaon — DSA + JS/React + system design + HM; offer

Status: SDE 2, FAANGMULA
Position: SDE 3 at Expedia
Location: Gurgaon, india
Date: March, 2023

Round 1 Ds & Algo - 90 mins : taken by Senior SDE
45 mins - coding ds algo and problem solving.
Q: Implement pow (a,b) mod C.
45 min - front end and backend skills ( React , Javascript ). In-depth discussion on JavaScript core concepts: Promises, Closures, Hoisting, Temporal dead zone, async await, Implementation of promises, Currying, Strict mode, Let vs const. React concepts: Hooks, class and functional components, states and props.

Round 2 : taken by Principal Engineer
System Design Architecture; architecture experience; platform knowledge; simplifying complexities; dealing with ambiguity (technical and business); maintainability; API styles and standards.

Round 3 : Director Round
Behavioral/leadership: improvements to past projects, learnings applied, staying updated (Clean Code, Pragmatic Programmer, Mythical Man Month), leadership examples, peer feedback, aspirations.

Round 4 : Director and HM
Role exploratory, key stack experience, role fitment, larger-scale achievements, business understanding, complex problem-solving approach, product roadmap, dealing with resource crunch.

Result: Selected