The interview process was quite streamlined. First, I received an email from HR asking for an informal discussion. After I set up a time, we had a nearly 50-minute discussion about my past work and skill sets. The HR also explained the job profile in detail. A couple of weeks later, HR confirmed the telephonic rounds. There were two back-to-back telephonic rounds: coding followed by an SQL round.

For the first round, I joined the interview about five minutes late. The interviewer asked about my previous work experience and then asked me to start coding. The questions were quite simple, and I could answer all of them. One question required a little thinking, but I eventually solved it. As I already had my next interview scheduled, the interviewer stated that he couldn't ask further questions. It was a very abrupt end to my interview, although I solved all the questions.

The second round focused on SQL queries and was really easy to crack. The queries were complex, but I knew the concepts and could form them correctly. Only the last question, which involved a cross join, was a bit more complex. I managed to answer it but didn't get the correct result. This interview lasted longer than 45 minutes. The interviewer was very friendly and communicated professionally.

After both rounds, I was very confident that I had cracked the interview, as I could solve all the questions asked. Unfortunately, after a week, I received an email stating that I had not cleared the rounds. This was very surprising, and I kept wondering where I went wrong. I asked the recruiter for feedback, but she refused to provide any. I'm unsure if it was their mistake or something else, but I still wonder what went wrong.

Questions were based on ArrayList and its manipulations. SQL questions were related to joins and fetching the highest salary, and so on. Pretty basic.