I applied through university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at PhonePe (Mumbai) in Jul 2025
Interview
On-Campus Process:
Online Assessment (OA):
4 coding questions on SafeBrowser.
Problems were competitive programming (CP) oriented, similar to LeetCode Hard level.
Interview Rounds (3 Total):
Round 1 & 2: DSA-focused technical interviews.
Heavy emphasis on problem-solving and CP-style questions, similar to LeetCode Medium-Hard.
Round 3: Techno-HR round with a mix of technical questions and behavioral/personal discussion.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me about Binary Lifting, implementation details.
I applied through university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at PhonePe (Bangalore Rural) in Jul 2025
Interview
First was OA elimination round based on DSA where we were asked 4 question on Graphs, DP, bit manipulation and I was able to 2 completely and one was partially submitted. I was selected for interviews.
There were 3 interviews of which first 2 were again based on DSA where we were asked topics like Graphs, DP, Tries and Trees.
Last round was based on System Design with nominal question of HR.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you design stories feature of Instagram provided you don't have any ML model. Also the users whom you have more interaction with should be present at the start in stories section.
I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at PhonePe in Aug 2024
Interview
The interview process was online and it comprised of 2 questions. The interview was smooth and on time and the panel was friendly enough. The people were very professional in their approach and allowed me to think effectively in the right direction.