Kotak Mahindra Bank Software Engineer interview experience

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BengaluruPosted Apr 2022 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process had two technical rounds.

The first round was mostly theoretical and concept-heavy, covering Node.js, Kafka, databases, and a few DSA questions. It felt like they wanted to see whether I truly understood the building blocks and could connect them rather than just memorize details.

The second round involved a hiring-manager style conversation where I had to explain projects I’d worked on and then answer follow-up questions about those projects. That round also included questions around microservices. Even though I found it demanding, I cleared both rounds, and the direction stayed consistent.

I ended up not joining

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