Swiggy
Leading Indian food delivery aggregator with complex real-time logistics.
4 Rounds
~15 Days
Hard
The Interview Loop
Recruiter Screen (30 min)
Standard fit check, behavioral questions, and resume overview.
Technical Loop (3-4 Rounds)
Deep dive into domain knowledge, coding, and system design.
Interview Question Bank
Backend Engineer
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Coding
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hard
Machine Coding: Design and implement an in-memory Food Delivery System. It should support adding restaurants, updating menus, placing orders, and assigning the nearest delivery agent.
#Object-Oriented Design
#Design Patterns
#Concurrency
Backend Engineer
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Coding
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medium
Machine Coding: Design a Promo Code / Coupon Engine. Support rules like flat discount, percentage discount, maximum cap, and user-specific usage limits.
#Strategy Pattern
#Rule Engine
#OOD
Backend Engineer
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Coding
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medium
Machine Coding: Design a Splitwise-like application for splitting food bills among friends with exact, percentage, and equal split strategies.
#OOD
#Algorithms
#Design Patterns
Backend Engineer
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Technical
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medium
Low-Level Design: Design a thread-safe database connection pool from scratch.
#Concurrency
#Multithreading
#Resource Management
Backend Engineer
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Technical
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medium
Low-Level Design: Design an elevator system for a multi-story building that optimizes for minimum wait time.
#State Machine
#Algorithms
#OOD
Backend Engineer
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Technical
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hard
Low-Level Design: Design a distributed task scheduler that can execute tasks at a given time or periodically (similar to Quartz).
#Priority Queues
#Concurrency
#Distributed Systems
Backend Engineer
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Technical
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hard
Low-Level Design: Design a wallet system where users can add money and pay for orders. Ensure ACID properties are maintained.
#Database Design
#Transactions
#Concurrency
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