Three hour coding round with a graph problem, got a partial solution. Made it to the technical interview but AI and ML concepts tripped me up. They hire for R&D so it's different
Questions Asked
1.“Whats the difference between git rebase and git merge?”
2.“What's the difference between a mock, a stub and a spy in testing?”
Software Engineer
Bangalore, KA
Summer 2026Declined Offer
IIT Bombay · Computer Science and Engineering
3rd year · 3.7+ GPA · 1 past internship
Hard Interview
TechnicalMultiple roundsUnexpected Questions
Coding round was 3 hours for a single problem yes u read that right, very different form most companies. Mine was a data stream compression question combining hashing and binary trees. Technical interview after had OS and DBMS questions and a Python vs C comparison. HR round had a logic puzzle which I wasn't expecting
Questions Asked
1.“What is observability in a software system and how does it differ from monitoring”
2.“What's the difference between the Builder and Factory design patterns?”