Snapdeal Interview Experience | Set 16 (Off-Campus for Software Development Engineer)
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I had interview at Snapdeal Gurgaon for Software Development Engineer, before that I have also completed online test from home. I am 2016
passed out but having 2 years of ...
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I had interview at Snapdeal Gurgaon for Software Development Engineer, before that I have also completed online test from home. I am 2016
passed out but having 2 years of working experience. 1st technical interview (One hour) : Most of the question were related to the algorithms (Mainly Dynamic Programming). 1) Heap Tree. 2) Quick Sort with complexity in various cases. 3) Given n number, find the number that will be at 5th position after sorting, you are not allowed to use any sorting algorithms. 4) Core Java - Write code for HashMap. 5) Different Hashing algorithms 6) DP problems They also told me to write code on paper for every questions. They have asked me many coding problems, I wrote correct code for only 2-3 problems, but I explained every problem with solving strategy (DP, Backtracking and Greedy). Some questions I dont remember but most of them were related to the algorithms. 2nd technical Interview (30 mins) : This interview was really surprise for me. Interviewer was from testing team. They were asking me testing related question. 1) What is Selenium 2) Black box and white box testing 3) And other testing question. Also asked me some Java question. I didn't answered any questions because I dont have testing experience. I really got Frustrate. At this time I really felt like I will be
rejected. But I dont know How but Somehow They
passed this interview. 3rd Technical Interview (45 mins) : This was the interview I enjoyed lot. interviewer was very friendly. He asked me Java (JSE + JEE). 1) Write hello world Java program 2) Draw memory Architecture for it. (Heap and Stack memory.) 3) Java OPPS Quesions 4) Util Package classes and Their code. 5) Some sql Questions Like : group by, order by. I answered all the Java questions except for some SQL Join Questions. 4th technical and HR (1 hour) : * working experience * Projects * Core JAVA Questions. * Some Sql questions. * Some puzzle. * Some HR questions like : Why snapdeal? 5th
HR * Tell me about yourself * Working experience * Salary Discussion. Feedback was positive. Books : Narasimha karumanchi : Coding interview Questions Khalid Mughal Java S K Srivastava Head First Design Patterns All Practice Problems for Snapdeal !
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This is a reported interview question from a snapdeal interview for a swe role during the oa round reported in 2025.
It covers the following topics: Oop, Trees, Heap, Dynamic Programming, Sql, Stack Queue, Recursion, Sorting, Greedy, Backtracking, Hash Table, Stack .
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This question was reported by a candidate who interviewed at Snapdeal. LeakCode aggregates interview reports from 10+ sources, including 1Point3Acres, Glassdoor, LeetCode Discuss, Blind, Reddit, Indeed, and Nowcoder. Each report is translated where necessary, deduplicated against existing entries, and tagged by company, role, round type, and reporting date.
Use this question as one calibration data point, not a memorization target. Companies typically rotate their question pools every 2-4 months; the exact wording of a 2024 question may differ from what you encounter today. The underlying pattern, difficulty level, and follow-up depth at Snapdeal are the higher-signal extractions to take from this report.
For broader preparation context, the Snapdeal interview process typically includes a recruiter screen, one or two technical phone screens, and a 4-5 round on-site loop covering coding, system design (at L4+ levels), and behavioral. Reports tagged on LeakCode show the round-by-round distribution and typical difficulty calibration. To browse questions filtered by round type and seniority, use the company hub linked above.
How To Practice This Type of Question
Solve similar problems on LeetCode under timed conditions (25-35 minutes per medium difficulty). The goal is pattern recognition: recognize the underlying technique (sliding window, two-pointer, BFS, memoized recursion, etc.) within 60-90 seconds of reading. Strong candidates verbalize their hypothesis out loud before coding, then iterate based on feedback. Weak candidates dive into implementation immediately, lose time on the wrong approach, and run out of time for follow-ups.
Companies update their question pools every 2-4 months. The exact wording of any given question may have been retired by the time you interview. Focus your prep on the pattern, not the specific problem. The patterns that appear in Snapdeal reports consistently are the ones worth investing in; one-off niche problems are not.
During Your Snapdeal Round
Apply the standard interview round template: clarify requirements (2-3 minutes), state your approach out loud and confirm direction with the interviewer (3-5 minutes), code with narration (15-25 minutes), test with concrete examples including edge cases (5 minutes), discuss optimization or trade-offs if time permits (5 minutes). This template is universally accepted across FAANG and adjacent companies; deviating from it produces weaker interviewer feedback signal.
The single most predictive failure mode in Snapdeal reports tagged "no hire": not asking clarifying questions. Interviewers are explicitly trained to weight this. 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 written notes.