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Chargebee maintains a rigorous interview process that varies significantly by function, ranging from practical, assignment-based assessments for non-technical roles to deep-dive architecture and system design interviews for engineering positions. While engineering candidates are evaluated on scalable backend infrastructure and real-world production problem-solving, other roles focus heavily on specialized domain expertise and fundamental technical concepts.
The candidate participated in a multi-round interview process for an SDE-1 role at ChargeBee. The process included an online test, online screening, and three in-person technical interviews. The candidate received an offer, which they accepted. The interviews assessed DSA, SQL, aptitude, system design, and problem-solving skills.
Online test with 2 coding questions, 5 SQL questions (3 medium, 1 above easy, 1 easy), and 5 aptitude questions. SQL questions carried 50 marks each, same weightage as coding questions.
120-minute test with 2 coding questions, 5 SQL questions (3 medium, 1 above easy, 1 easy), and 5 aptitude questions. SQL questions had equal weightage to coding questions.
60-minute technical interview conducted by a Principal Software Engineer. Included 1 DSA question (medium difficulty) and 1 SQL query (difficulty not straightforward).
Unique Paths (DSA - Dynamic Programming)
Seventh Highest Salary (SQL - without using LIMIT, RANK(), ORDER BY, COMMON TABLE EXPRESSIONS, SUBQUERIES)
60-minute in-person interview with a Principal Software Engineer. Focused on resume discussion, role change rationale, database concepts (indexes), development aspirations, static variables, synchronized blocks, concurrency control mechanisms, and a DSA question.
Explanation of indexes, their use, pros, and cons
One thing desired to develop in current organization
Practical use cases of static variables
Use of synchronized blocks and handling distributed system scenarios for concurrency control
Find even numbers in a given range whose set bits count are prime numbers (DSA)
60-minute in-person interview with an Engineering Manager. Focused on role and responsibilities, career aspirations, and 1 DSA question (medium difficulty).
Career aspirations and 5-year plan
DSA question involving an integer n (n > 0)
The interview process for the Senior Talent Acquisition Partner role was considered difficult and involved a practical assignment.
The candidate was evaluated on their ability to manage talent pipelines and sourcing strategies.
Assignment on Talent pipelining and Sourcing
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