Walmart Software Engineer Phone Screen Questions
34+ questions from real Walmart Software Engineer Phone Screen rounds, reported by candidates who interviewed there.
What does the Walmart Phone Screen round test?
The Walmart phone screen typically lasts 45-60 minutes and evaluates core Software Engineer fundamentals. Candidates should expect 1-2 algorithmic problems, basic system design discussion at senior levels, and questions about relevant experience. The goal is to confirm technical competence before bringing candidates onsite.
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Walmart Software Engineer Phone Screen Questions
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Walmart Labs Senior SE Interview Experience
I was directly called to onsite interview.Round 1, Pen paper coding:This was coding round where they have provided list of 5 questions ad you have write code for any 3 que...
Round 1 (Coding round): 1) Range [L, R] is given. Need to find what is the maximum repeating digit in prime numbers between L and R (both inclusive). If more number of dig...
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SDE3 at walmart
I recently interviewed for SDE3 at walmart, these were the questions asked Round 1 - there were 2 questions asked in this round, both of medium difficulty, they were from DP...
Walmart SDE Intern + PPO Interview Experience [IIIT]
Interview Process Overview Round 1: Technical Assessment SQL Queries: Answered a variety of questions focusing on SQL. JavaScript: Engaged with questions specific to JavaScript. Java Code Analysis: Reviewed provided Java code snippets, identified errors,...
Walmart | IN4 SSE | March 2024
Education: B.Tech, NIT CS Experience: 6+ YOE in Tech Startup. Location: Bengaluru, India Round 1: Leetcode Style DSA https://leetcode.com/problems/best-time-to-buy-and-sell-stock-ii/description/ The expectation write code on any plain notepad. But I asked the interviwer to implement it...
Walmart | SDE III | Bengaluru | May 2024 [Reject]
Education: B.Tech CS Tier 3 Experience: 2 years 6 months at FAANG Location: Hyderabad, Telangana Round 1 (DSA): 1. Length of longest subarray with sum 0 (https://leetcode.com/problems/subarray-sum-equals-k/description/) 2. Total amount of water trapped by rainwater...
Walmart | Software Engineer III (IN3) | Bangalore | May 2024 | Selected
Walmart Interview Experience: Round 1 (DSA): 3 DSA question: 1. N meetings 1 room (GFG) 2. Minimum Platforms Required (GFG) 3. Merge Intervals | https://leetcode.com/problems/merge-intervals/description/ Round 2 (Same Day): Java + LLD 1. Aggregation, Composition, is-a relation,...
Walmart|SSE-IN4|Bangalore|Reject!!
Round 1(DSA)- 2 leetcode medium https://leetcode.com/problems/longest-substring-without-repeating-characters/description/ https://leetcode.com/problems/jump-game/description/ Round 2 (LLD) - Supposed to be Core Java Round but I was Asked to Design LLD of a Calendar App I was given a list of...
Wayfair | Java backend L3 IC | Bengaluru | Nov 2023 [Offer]
Status: IN3, Walmart Global Tech, Bengaluru - 6yrs overall experience Position: Java backend L3 IC at Wayfair Location: Bengaluru, India Date: Nov, 2023 Round 1: Introduction: The interviewer asked about my work experience and the...
Status: 10 years experienced Position: Lead at OTT company Location: Bangalore Date: December 2024 Technical phone screen (1 hour): DSA 2nd technical phone screen (1.5 hours): DSA + Kafka 3rd technical phone screen (1.5 hours): System design 4th...
MCQ Challenge: There were 25 questions based on Data Structures and Computer Science Fundamentals to be solved in 60 seconds each.Coding Challenge: There were 2 coding pro...
Status: IN3, Walmart Global Tech, Bengaluru - 6yrs overall experience Position: Lead Software Engineer at D E Shaw Location: Hyderabad, India Date: May, 2023 Round 1: Online Coding Test: 1. Solved a problem similar to:...
Freshworks | Lead Software Engineer | Hyderabad | June 2024 [Reject]
Status: IN3, Walmart Global Tech, Bengaluru - 6yrs overall experience Position: Lead Software Engineer at Freshworks Location: Hyderabad, India Date: June, 2024 Round 1: Introduction: Brief introduction about myself and the current project. Coding Question: Problem: Given a...
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Highspot | Senior Software Engineer | Hyderabad | July 2024 [Offer]
Status: IN3, Walmart Global Tech, Bengaluru - 6yrs overall experience Position: Senior Software Engineer at Highspot Location: Hyderabad, India Date: July, 2024 Round 1: Three DSA Questions: 1. Longest substring without repeating characters 2. Number of islands 3....
Walmart Interview Experience For SDE III (2024)
Education: B.Tech CS Tier 3Location: Hyderabad, TelanganaRound 1 (DSA):Length of longest subarray with sum 0 (https://leetcode.com/problems/subarray-sum-equals-k/descripti...
Walmart | SDE-2 | India | 2024 [Offer]
Status: New Grad, B.Tech in Electronics. The initial stage consisted of an MCQ challenge, having 25 DSA and CS fundamental questions, to be done in 60 seconds each. This was followed...
What to Expect in the Walmart Phone Screen Round
The Walmart Software Engineer Phone Screen round has a specific calibration purpose distinct from other rounds in the loop. Across 34+ verified reports on LeakCode for this exact round type, the consistent expectations: clear scoping of the problem before diving into a solution, explicit reasoning about complexity, structured handling of edge cases, and the ability to discuss trade-offs between two reasonable approaches.
Reports tagged with the Phone Screen round at Walmart show recurring patterns in difficulty and topic distribution. The Phone Screen round is typically 45-60 minutes; the interviewer is calibrated against a specific rubric. The discriminator between candidates who advance and candidates who do not is rarely the final correctness of the answer. It is the path: did you clarify, did you verbalize your approach, did you handle edge cases, and did you communicate throughout.
How To Prepare for This Specific Round
Filter the questions below to the most recent reports (past 6-12 months). Questions tagged for this exact round type from this exact company at this exact role level are the highest-signal data available. Older reports may reference questions that have since rotated out of the company's pool.
Practice 4-6 representative problems from this set under timed conditions. The goal is not memorization (companies rotate questions); the goal is to internalize the patterns the interviewer typically reaches for and the depth of follow-up to expect. Reports on LeakCode also tag the typical follow-up depth at this round type, which is the discriminating signal between hire and no-hire calibration.
Phone Screen Round Timing and Format
The Phone Screen round at Walmart typically runs 45-60 minutes. Use the first 2-3 minutes to clarify requirements; you should never start coding or designing without verifying the input/output format, constraints, and edge cases out loud. Use the next 5-7 minutes to verbalize your approach before writing any code. The middle 20-30 minutes are implementation. Reserve the final 10 minutes for testing with concrete examples and discussing optimization or trade-offs.
Time budget discipline is one of the most reliable senior-vs-junior discriminators in this round. Strong candidates verbalize where they are in their budget out loud ("I've used about 20 minutes, I have 15 minutes left for testing and one optimization"). This signals engineering maturity to the interviewer and creates positive feedback they can capture in writing.
Common Failure Modes in This Round
Reports tagged "no hire" at Walmart Software Engineer Phone Screen commonly cite: coding silently without verbalizing approach, jumping to implementation before clarifying requirements, missing edge cases (empty input, single element, very large input), producing working code that the candidate cannot refactor when asked, and failing to test their solution with concrete examples before declaring done.
The single most predictive failure mode in 2025-2026 reports: not asking clarifying questions. Interviewers at all FAANG companies are explicitly trained to weight this dimension. Strong candidates ask 3-5 clarifying questions even on problems that look obvious; weak candidates dive into code immediately. The clarifying-question check is often the first signal recorded in the interviewer's notes.
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