Disney+HotStar Software Engineer interview experience

The first round focused on problem-solving and coding, and it leaned heavily into DSA.

After a quick introduction about the tech stack, I was pulled into two standard coding questions with an expectation that I’d work through them with solid DSA reasoning. The round felt straightforward in format—coding first, then execution and correctness mattered—but it was clear the questions were meant to test fundamentals rather than “just syntax.”

I didn’t have visibility into many additional steps beyond that, and I wasn’t able to progress further after the first stage. Overall, the experience felt