Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Some Company as 50% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.25 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for R and D Engineer and Software Engineer rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for R and D Engineer and Software Engineer roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Some Company takes an average of 1 day when considering 4 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Software Engineer had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Software Engineer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 1 day).
I applied online, then later received a confirmation email. At later date then received an interview email to schedule a time. And then did interview via online. Later then got results through email.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Some Company (Chennai) in Feb 2025
Interview
Round 1: Online Assessment (OA)
Platform: HackerRank
Duration: 90 minutes
Format: 2 coding questions + 10 MCQs
Topics: Data Structures and Algorithms (DSA), Time Complexity, Basic SQL, and OOPs concepts
Difficulty Level: Medium to Hard
My Approach: Focused on solving problems with optimal time and space complexity
Round 2: Data Structures and Algorithms (DSA)
Format: 1-on-1 Coding Interview (Virtual)
Duration: 60 minutes
Questions: 2 DSA problems (Graph + Sliding Window)
Follow-up: Optimized solution and edge case handling
Key Focus: Problem-solving approach, code efficiency, and clean code practices
Round 3: Low-Level System Design (LLD)
Duration: 75 minutes
Problem Statement: Design a URL Shortener System
Focus: Class design, API structure, database schema, and design patterns
Follow-up: Scalability and handling concurrent requests
Round 4: High-Level System Design (HLD)
Duration: 90 minutes
Problem Statement: Design a scalable real-time chat application (similar to WhatsApp)
Focus: Architecture, Database sharding, Caching, Load balancing, and Queueing systems
Follow-up: Handling millions of concurrent users and ensuring low latency
Round 5: Hiring Manager + HR Round
Duration: 60 minutes
Discussion: Past projects, team collaboration, leadership, and cultural fit
Negotiation: Salary expectations and career growth
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you design a real-time notification system like WhatsApp or Instagram that can handle millions of users and deliver messages with low latency?
Good and fair, questions asked were on topic, eith an attentive interviewer. I was happy to be given the chance to interview and given timely feedback. I do hope to work with them in the future.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
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