Nykaa·Software Engineer

Nykaa Software Engineer interview experience

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AllahabadPosted Nov 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I did an on-campus interview for a backend software role, and the day started with an OA that felt medium.

That was followed by three rounds, and the difficulty climbed quickly once I got past the initial coding stage. In the first interview round, I was asked two DSA problems at an easy-medium level.

Round two was where it really became intense: I had a project-focused discussion with someone who came across as very experienced, and they went deep into details. We spent time getting into the database schema and the specific tech stack choices behind my work, and the questions kept coming until it felt exhausting. I moved on to the next round, but the overall experience was tough and more probing

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