Idfc First Bank Software Engineer interview experience

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HyderābādPosted Jun 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went in as a fresher and the process still moved straight into heavier rounds.

My experience was coding-related first, and then I faced two technical interviews, followed by an HR/managerial round. Even with my background in web development, Python, and ML, the system-design question they picked—modeled like Instagram—was the turning point.

In that system design stage, I couldn’t complete the question fully, and that gap became the reason for rejection. The rest of the process felt structured enough—there were clear steps from coding to technical to managerial discussion—but it was the system-design round where the bar felt highest.

Afterward, I was left with that

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