Paytm Software Engineer interview experience

The difficulty varied across the session, from intermediate down to lower difficulty, but the overall feeling was that I had to stay sharp and communicate clearly while solving. It didn’t feel like a silent coding exercise—rather, the discussion and my explanation mattered.

One specific question I remember very well was an AVL trees problem. That was the kind of DSA topic that quickly turns into a challenge if your understanding isn’t solid.

I did receive an offer, and the process felt like a fair test of both my problem-solving depth and communication. The reflection I’m left with is that