I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at IDFC FIRST Bank (Bengaluru) in Oct 2025
Interview
The interview process includes two DSA rounds (medium–hard), one LLD round designing a car-pooling app, and one HLD round centered on security and scalability, collectively assessing coding ability, design clarity, architectural thinking, and capacity to build reliable large-scale systems.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
2 rounds of DSA (medium - hard)
1 round of LLD (car pooling app design)
1 round of HLD (mostly focused on security)
Coding Round - It was a coding round where they gave us 15 minutes to solve a problem, It was a elimination round. If selected there was an interview and hiring manager round.
I interviewed at IDFC FIRST Bank (Dakshina Kannada)
Interview
The interview process consisted of multiple rounds including an initial phone screen with HR, followed by a technical interview focusing on data structures, algorithms, and system design. I was also asked about past projects, problem-solving approaches, and how I collaborate within a team. Overall, the process was structured and the interviewers were friendly and clear about expectations.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me to design and implement a function to detect whether a linked list contains a cycle, and to explain the time and space complexity.
