Razorpay

I was already a bit skeptical applying, seeing so many negative interview experiences on Glassdoor. But I still went ahead just to see for myself. They initially wanted to schedule two rounds, Machine Coding as well as System Design, on the same day

Had 3 rounds: 1. **HLD:** In-depth discussion right from requirements to a deep dive on scalability, availability, and consistency for different components. 2. **Machine Coding:** A non-conventional question but an interesting one.

I was called for an onsite interview. The first round was machine coding, and the panel was not available to take interviews. They initially shortlisted me and sent me for lunch. After making me wait for 3 hours, they sent me back. Such a horrible h