Vedya AI

Role: SDE-2 at Observe.AI

College: Not Specified

Interview Date: Not Specified (experience from around 2023-2024)

Interview Type: Full-Time

Result: Selected

Difficulty: Medium to Hard (for coding rounds)

Rounds: Online Assessment, LLD Round, HLD Round, Hiring Manager Round, Culture Fit Round

Topics Asked: Data Structures & Algorithms (DSA), Low-Level Design (LLD), High-Level Design (HLD), System Design, Behavioral questions, Culture fit, SQL design, Multi-threading (locks, deadlocks), Web scraper design.

Experience:

This candidate successfully interviewed for an SDE-2 position at Observe.AI, an AI-powered startup. The interview process included an Online Assessment, followed by multiple rounds: LLD (Low-Level Design), HLD (High-Level Design), Hiring Manager, and Culture Fit. The coding rounds involved two problems, described as medium to hard difficulty and similar to LeetCode contest style. The candidate prepared by solving over 3000 DSA problems. The LLD rounds included designing SQL schema, discussing multi-threading concepts like locks and deadlocks, and designing a web scraper. The candidate also prepared for LLD and HLD patterns. The overall experience was described as long and tiring, but the candidate ultimately "cracked" the interview and received an offer.