I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Paytm (Bengaluru) in Jan 2022
Interview
Coding followed by 2 Technical rounds.
1st round. The interviewe came very tired and frustated.
It was 45 minutes interview. First 20 minutes he gave asked about my project in next 25 minutes he asked me to solve two leetcode hard questions .
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
2 Leetcode hard questions. Frustated guy came to take interview who asks 2 Leetcode hard questions in 25 minutes
I applied through other source. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Paytm (Bengaluru) in Apr 2026
Interview
3 elimination rounds. Interviewers were respectful and pleasant throughout the process, and the HR was very responsive and supportive. System design discussions were fairly fundamental-focused, covering core concepts and basic architectural reasoning.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Designed a rate limiter and LRU cache, followed by strong follow-up discussions around trade-offs and edge cases.
2. Designed a notification system with thoughtful follow-up questions focused on scalability, reliability, and design decisions. (Scale for OTP and promotional campaigns)
There were 4 rounds that happened:
1. SQL - Asking medium to hard SQL queries
2. Coding - Asking medium to hard SQL queries
3. Design - Designing a data warehouse/datalake
4. Hiring Manager - Team fitment and cultural fit
