Software Development Engineer (SDE) Interview Experience - Bengaluru, Karnataka
July 1, 2025
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
1st round coding assessment: 4 questions in total.
- 2 were based on DP (one medium, one hard).
- One was a permutation-type question (Number of distinct strings with two letters together) - easy.
- Another was Tree-related (Tree queries) - extremely hard.
Questions
First round coding assessment:
4 questions in total:
- 2 were based on DP (one medium, one hard).
- One was a permutation-type question (Number of distinct strings with two letters together) - easy.
- Another was Tree (related to Tree queries) - extremely hard.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 23 interview experiences for the PhonePe Software Development Engineer (SDE) role in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Success Rate
4%
Pass Rate
PhonePe's interview process for their Software Development Engineer (SDE) roles in Bengaluru, Karnataka is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive57%
Neutral26%
Negative17%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for PhonePe's Software Development Engineer (SDE) interview process in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
PhonePe Work Experiences
5.0
Great Learning, Amazing Scale
Software Development Engineer (SDE) • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
October 9, 2025
Pros: Good learning for engineers and good scale.
Cons: Did not find any cons.
4.0
Great Culture, Office Politics
Software Development Engineer (SDE) • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
August 22, 2025
Pros: work culture, learning, wlb, food
Cons: Office politics, 5 days in the office, office location.
5.0
Great Culture, Fintech Focus
Software Development Engineer (SDE) • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
July 28, 2025
Pros: Good work culture with many employee benefit programs.
Cons: Mostly Fintech work, as it is a Fintech company.
- 5.0Great Learning, Amazing ScaleSoftware Development Engineer (SDE) • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaOctober 9, 2025Pros: Good learning for engineers and good scale.Cons: Did not find any cons.
- 4.0Great Culture, Office PoliticsSoftware Development Engineer (SDE) • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaAugust 22, 2025Pros: work culture, learning, wlb, foodCons: Office politics, 5 days in the office, office location.
- 5.0Great Culture, Fintech FocusSoftware Development Engineer (SDE) • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaJuly 28, 2025Pros: Good work culture with many employee benefit programs.Cons: Mostly Fintech work, as it is a Fintech company.
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