PerkyMochi
PerkyMochi

A Disappointing end to my SDE 2 Interview journey at Flipkart

Over the last few weeks, I went through an intense interview process for an SDE 2 role at Flipkart.

I cleared all the technical rounds, gave my best in each discussion, and received positive feedback throughout. Each step brought me closer to an opportunity I was genuinely excited about.

However, despite successfully clearing all evaluations, I was informed that I would not be offered the role — simply because I was 2 months short of completing 2 years of work experience.

It’s extremely disheartening to see the entire journey come down to a technicality like this — where months matter more than skills, performance, or potential.

While the outcome was disappointing, I am proud of the effort I put in and everything I learned through the process. I hope that in the future, companies will recognize that true growth cannot always be measured in exact months of experience.

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GigglyNugget
GigglyNugget

Looks like HR incompetency. They already knew earlier that you had less experience still chose to have all the rounds

PerkyMochi
PerkyMochi
SAP2mo

Hi Sir Yeah, but I think each round was an elimination round and I was able to get through all of them. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

SleepyBagel
SleepyBagel
SAP2mo

I feel you. Back in December, despite clearing all the truly technical and managerial rounds and receiving positive feedback across all rounds, I was ghosted for a month and then eventually sent me a standard rejection letter without any feedback. Disheartening, yes. Trust yourself and something better awaits.

WigglyUnicorn
WigglyUnicorn

Can u mention what type of questions/ rounds they asked?

PerkyMochi
PerkyMochi
SAP2mo

Interview process:

  1. Machine coding round (LLD based, design food ordering system)
  2. PSDS (Problem solving & Data structure, two leetcode medium level questions)
  3. System design round (LLD based, Asked to create a notification system)
  4. HM round(mainly focussed on resume project)
  5. HR
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