Role: SDE-1 Backend <> Verdict: Selected R1 - DSA (1.5H) 30m resume discussion, then: • Product of Array Except Self • Rotting Oranges (BFS) • Union-Find variant • Count Square Submatrices (DP) SQL: 2nd highest rank query, person rank by ID First technical interview, made errors but interviewer was understanding. Asked difference between out of bounds vs segmentation fault when I made an error in the code. R2 - System Design (1H15M) Design SAAS for company note-sharing with access control. - LLD (code), HLD, Database design, API design Grilled on: • File storage vs blob storage • Microservice boundaries • Database per service • REST vs gRPC • SQL vs NoSQL • PATCH vs PUT Advice: "Focus on requirements before scaling" R3 - Cultural Fit (30M) Expected HR, got technical! • Why Blinkit? • Why logistics over pure tech? • Deep dive on ML internship • OOPs vs Functional Programming