Paytm Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
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Paytm
Software Engineer
Mid Average Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral
Got contacted by HR on Naukri, and they set up the interview process pretty quickly. It was a three-stage process in total. The first round was all about technical skills, specifically DSA and JavaScript. They threw an array-based DSA question at me, and I had to talk through my solution before actually coding it. Then came a bunch of JavaScript questions, covering basics all the way up to tricky stuff like closures, the event loop, promises, and array methods. It was pretty much a fundamentals check. Round two was a deep dive into frontend, focusing on React.js. They grilled me on core concepts like component lifecycle, hooks, state management, memoization, and how to optimize. After that, I had to tackle two machine coding challenges in React, where I had to build small components and handle state, updates, and edge cases properly. That was the tough one, really tested my hands-on React skills. The last round was with the manager, more of a chat. We talked about my career aspirations, past projects, challenges I've handled, and how I solve real-world problems. Also touched on teamwork, deadlines, taking ownership, and what we both expect. It was mainly to see my mindset, how I communicate, and if I'd fit in.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Regarding Paytm's new policy of no WFH, are you okay with coming to the office every day?
- Tell me, are you alright with a 5-day office week now that the work-from-home policy has been removed by Paytm?
Paytm
Software Development Engineer
Entry Average Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Technical screen Offer
Interview formats
Technical Coding Technical
For freshers, hiring is solely through on-campus drives. The initial stage involves an online assessment on Hackerrank, mostly covering CS fundamentals and SQL, followed by 1-2 coding questions. (No proctoring, iykyk). The first round was a technical interview, which was easy and I passed. The second round was with the engineering manager, which I failed because I wasn't prepped enough.
Confirmed questions8 questions
- There was a Leetcode question on cyclic sort, a popular one I can't recall exactly.
- What is the difference between an interface and an abstract class?
- Can Java handle multiple inheritance?
Paytm
Software Engineer
Senior Average Neutral experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Technical screen
Interview formats
System Design
The first stage was a technical screen focused on low-level design. I was given the challenge to design a parking lot system, which I tackled by first discussing the requirements and then proceeding with the design. The interviewer seemed pleased with my approach after about 30 minutes, concluding the interview.
Confirmed questions1 question
- How would you design a system for a parking lot?
Paytm Software Engineer Interview Questions
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“Given a 2-d array, identify the 1-d array with the maximum number of zeros.”
Read reports →“Given an array of stock prices, find the maximum profit that can be made by buying and selling the stock once.”
Read reports →“Given a grid of nodes connected horizontally and vertically, determine if a specific element at coordinates x,y is reachable from the top-left corner using only right and down movements.”
Read reports →“Can you write an SQL query to retrieve a list of users that exist in both of two given tables, assuming they share a user ID column?”
Read reports →“Find the repetitive element in an array of size N filled with numbers from 1 to N-1 in random order, where there is only one repeating element.”
Read report →“What is the minimum number of coins required to make a given change amount?”
Read report →“Given an infinite supply of Indian currency denominations { 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 2000 } and a target value N, what is the minimum number of coins and/or notes needed to make change for Rs N?”
Read report →“What is the maximum element found at each level of a given tree?”
Read report →“Can you determine if a string of brackets is valid, meaning open brackets are closed by the same type and in the correct order?”
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