Hiver Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process

So basically the interview had 4 rounds. First up was a chat with HR to see if I was a good fit. Then there was a coding round where they asked me stuff on graphs and DP. After that, I had an LLD round and had to design Splitwise. The last round was HLD, where I had to design a system I had worked on before. It was a good mix of coding and system design.

So the interview process had 3 rounds total. First round was DSA and LLD. They asked me to find array duplicates and a sliding window problem. The second round was HLD. They asked me about intra city bus LLD. Feedback for both rounds was positive from the interviewers. However, after the second round, HR told me that my feedback was good for an SDE 2 role, not SDE 3, based on their experience. The company is good, you guys should try. I hope HR will reach out to me for the SDE 2 role in the future.

The interview process included a screening, an online assessment, a 1st round technical interview, a 2nd round technical interview, and a 3rd round interview with HR. The recruiter was very responsive throughout the hiring process. In my HR interview on Friday, the HR told me to stop applying elsewhere because I would get the offer on Monday. The recruiter and hiring team were impressed with my PS/DS skills. However, when I followed up on Monday about the offer, the recruiter didn't respond. On Tuesday, she explained that there was a debrief call with the hiring manager where some points from my interview came up. Since I used C++ for coding, the panel couldn't assess my Python skills, and the manager preferred candidates with Python experience. I was not informed that Python was the required language; I had mentioned C++ when asked about my preference. If I had known they wanted Python developers, I would have used Python for the interviews.