Paytm Software Engineer interview experience

The interview was described to me as a long coding session—around three hours—with lots of different question types, all pretty technical. The overall mood of the interview felt positive, but the duration itself made it intense, like a full-day challenge compressed into one sitting.

Even though I didn’t necessarily break down every subtopic in my notes, the structure was clear: sustained problem solving across multiple kinds of tasks, not a quick set of screens. I walked out feeling that it was a tough interview but also a good one to do because it tested real endurance.

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