Agoda | SDE-2 (SSE)
Status: B.Tech, 4 YOE, Backend
Position: Senior Software Engineer (SDE-2) at Agoda
Verdict: Selected
Round 0: Recruiter Screening (30 min)
Intro, current role, tech stack, notice period, expectations
Why Agoda? Why Bangkok?
Round 1: DSA (60 min)
Full working code was required, and it was tested against their own test cases.
Q1: Reverse the words in a string ("I love coding" => "coding love I")
Q2: Trapping Rain Water
Prep: Striver's DSA course and practice sheets, along with easy and medium-level coding problems.
Round 2: Coding with OOP/LLD (60 min, Java)
Q1: Design an ATM System (cash withdrawal, deposits, balance inquiry, transaction history, and account validation).
Round 3: System Design / HLD (60 min)
Q1: Design a Food Delivery Platform (restaurant discovery, order placement, delivery partner assignment, and real-time order tracking).
Prep: System design books.
Round 4: Architecture / Platform Design (60 min)
Q1: Design WhatsApp.
Prep: Same HLD book as above.
Round 5: Hiring Manager / Cultural Fit (60 min)
Deep dive into my current project and architecture
Situational and behavioural questions (conflict, ownership, deadlines, mentoring)
Python and GenAI concepts
Why Agoda? Why switch? Why Bangkok?
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