KKeyValue·Software Engineer

KeyValue Software Engineer interview experience

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EranakulamPosted Dec 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

Before I even reached the “interview” part, the process filtered me through elimination-style rounds that felt very DSA and fundamentals heavy.

First came an aptitude test covering things like DSA-related topics plus areas such as DBMS and OS, along with a lot of C/C++-style reasoning. After that, I got programming questions using languages like C++/Java/Python.

Then I was pushed into a hackathon-like build session that lasted about four hours, with requirements given during the round. I could ask doubts, and I was aware that AI tooling could be used, but the expectation was still that the code and understanding were mine. I had to be able to explain how the solution worked and what each part was doing.

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