Software Engineer Interview Experience - Bengaluru, India
January 1, 2023
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
I had 4 rounds: Machine Coding, DSA, System Design, and Hiring Manager. After these rounds, I had a call with the Engineering Head, who explained the team and tech stack.
Questions
Machine Coding:
- Payment Gateway
DSA:
- Triangle DP question
- Variant of vertex cover problem on a tree
System Design:
- BookMyShow
Hiring Manager:
- Past projects discussion
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 27 interview experiences for the PhonePe Software Engineer role in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Success Rate
15%
Pass Rate
PhonePe's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Bengaluru, Karnataka is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive74%
Neutral11%
Negative15%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for PhonePe's Software Engineer interview process in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
PhonePe Work Experiences
5.0
A new challenge every time
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
December 30, 2021
Pros: 1. Tech exposure is best in the industry.
2. Helpful peers.
3. Manager understands and appreciates the work you do.
4. Flexible work from office-home scenarios.
Cons: 1. Work-life balance is affected to some extent.
5.0
Great Opportunity to Learn
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
January 6, 2022
Pros: - Engineering-driven organization over delivery (building a good product over delivering faster).
- Work-life balance (although the pandemic has disturbed this, it's in our hands to handle and relay the situation accordingly).
- Great opportunity to learn and explore.
- Great colleagues (at least in the teams I have worked in, they have been great till now).
Cons: As the organization has grown bigger, there have been some gaps in ongoing tech happenings, but this is being worked on for now.
4.0
Ownership And Exciting, But Too Many Processes
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
April 23, 2025
Pros: End-to-end ownership.
Exciting problems.
Cons: Too many processes in the system.
- 5.0A new challenge every timeSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaDecember 30, 2021Pros: 1. Tech exposure is best in the industry. 2. Helpful peers. 3. Manager understands and appreciates the work you do. 4. Flexible work from office-home scenarios.Cons: 1. Work-life balance is affected to some extent.
- 5.0Great Opportunity to LearnSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaJanuary 6, 2022Pros: - Engineering-driven organization over delivery (building a good product over delivering faster). - Work-life balance (although the pandemic has disturbed this, it's in our hands to handle and relay the situation accordingly). - Great opportunity to learn and explore. - Great colleagues (at least in the teams I have worked in, they have been great till now).Cons: As the organization has grown bigger, there have been some gaps in ongoing tech happenings, but this is being worked on for now.
- 4.0Ownership And Exciting, But Too Many ProcessesSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaApril 23, 2025Pros: End-to-end ownership. Exciting problems.Cons: Too many processes in the system.
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