8 Interview Experiences
📌 Interview Experience – Kotak Mahindra Bank - Data Science / SDE1 (1 YOE)I recently went through the interview process for a Data Science – SDE1 role. Sharing my experience in case it helps others.🧠Round 1 (L1 – Bar Raiser round)Focused heavily on
This is the first round which was taken by a third party.Round was for 90 min.30 min dsa-- 2 dsa question30 min LLD -- Design a DB schema for swiggy application (as provided on the other sources same question)30 min Distibuted system-- Question relat
I recently went through the interview process with Kotak Mahindra Bank via a staffing agency recruiter and wanted to understand timelines + compensation expectations.🧾 Interview Timeline: R1 (Bar Raiser): 3rd Week Feb → Positive feedback (after ~3 da
I gave 4 interview rounds for a Kotak SDE2 role within an interval of 1–2 weeks.Right after the 4th round, HR told me that the feedback was positive, but detailed feedback from the interviewer was still pending.After around 12–15 days, the interviewe
Status: 2.10 YOE Position: SDE 2 Location: BangaloreRound 1: Bar Raiser (DSA + LLD + HLD) DSA: Minimum Size Subarray Sum (Find minimum length subarray for sum >= target): https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-size-subarray-sum/ LLD: Design an E-comme
Comparison of Offers College: Tier 3 YOE: 1.9 Prior Exp: Flipkart (Laid off)Company: DP World Position: Group SDE 1 Base: ₹27,00,000 Bonus: 10% (₹2,70,000)Company: Kotak Mahindra Bank Position: SDE 1 Base: ₹26,00,000 Bonus: 10% (₹2,60,000)Which one i
Bar raiser round (1.5 hr): DSA question LLD: Design ride-sharing application HLD: Questions on distributed systems, CAP theorem, etc. DSA round: Remove All Adjacent Duplicates in String Max Consecutive Ones III Design round: It was supposed to be an
I recently interviewed with Kotak Mahindra Bank for an SDE-2 role.Completed three rounds of interview and it has been more than two weeks now and I still haven’t received any update from HR.I tried calling HR but they didnt pick and even tried follow