Upstox

I recently went through the Upstox Software Development Engineer (SDE) Intern recruitment process, which I applied for off-campus through a referral. Here’s a detailed breakdown of my experience: 1️⃣ Application Applied through a referral on the Upstox careers portal. After around 3–4 weeks, I received a call from the recruiter for the initial round. 2️⃣ Telephonic Screening The recruiter asked me to introduce myself and briefly explained the interview process. Questions were focused on my background, academic details, previous internship, and project experience. The recruiter also confirmed my availability and preferences for the upcoming rounds. 3️⃣ Technical Machine Coding Round (1.5 hours) This was conducted one week later and included two coding questions, along with a few conceptual topics: Questions: 1. Minimum Number of Platforms Required for a Railway Station Problem Link: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/dsa/minimum-number-platforms-required-railwaybus-station/ I started with a brute-force approach, then optimized it and explained the dry run before coding. 2. Majority Element Problem Link : https://leetcode.com/problems/majority-element/ I first explained the brute-force solution, then optimized it using Moore’s Voting Algorithm. Additional Topics: OOPs Concepts: Explained all four pillars (Encapsulation, Inheritance, Polymorphism, Abstraction). DBMS: Covered topics like Normalization, ACID Properties, and one SQL query. Some resume-based questions were also discussed. Overall, the round went smoothly, and I was able to answer most of the questions confidently. 4️⃣ Managerial Round (30 minutes) This round happened three days later. Discussed my projects in depth, including architecture, deployment, and production aspects. Questions on testing, tools used, and some general scenario-based discussions. The conversation was friendly and went quite well. 5️⃣ Final Outcome A week after the managerial round, I received a call from the recruiter informing me that I was selected for the SDE Intern role at the Mumbai office 🎉