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    Flipkart Interview Questions 2026

    100+ real interview questions asked at Flipkart for SDE-1, SDE-2, and SDE-3 roles. Includes DSA, machine coding, system design, and behavioral questions.

    100+ Questions
    Updated Jan 2026
    All Levels

    20+

    DSA Questions

    6

    Machine Coding

    6

    System Design

    8

    HR Questions

    DSA Questions

    Data structures and algorithm questions commonly asked in Flipkart technical rounds

    1

    Find the median of two sorted arrays

    Binary Search
    πŸ”₯ Frequently Asked
    Hard
    2

    LRU Cache implementation

    Data Structures
    πŸ”₯ Frequently Asked
    Medium
    3

    Trapping Rain Water

    Arrays
    Hard
    4

    Clone a graph

    Graphs
    Medium
    5

    Merge K sorted lists

    Heap
    πŸ”₯ Frequently Asked
    Hard
    6

    Word Break Problem

    DP
    Medium
    7

    Find all anagrams in a string

    Sliding Window
    Medium
    8

    Serialize and Deserialize Binary Tree

    Trees
    Hard
    9

    Maximum sum subarray (Kadane's Algorithm)

    Arrays
    πŸ”₯ Frequently Asked
    Medium
    10

    Number of islands

    Graphs
    πŸ”₯ Frequently Asked
    Medium
    11

    Longest increasing subsequence

    DP
    Medium
    12

    Course schedule (topological sort)

    Graphs
    Medium
    13

    Implement Min Stack

    Stack
    Easy
    14

    Next greater element

    Stack
    Medium
    15

    Longest Palindromic Substring

    Strings
    Medium
    16

    Find minimum in rotated sorted array

    Binary Search
    Medium
    17

    Two Sum with sorted array

    Arrays
    πŸ”₯ Frequently Asked
    Easy
    18

    Valid parentheses

    Stack
    Easy
    19

    Binary Tree Level Order Traversal

    Trees
    Medium
    20

    Design Twitter

    Design
    Medium

    Machine Coding Questions

    Low-level design problems where you build a working system in 90-120 minutes

    Parking Lot System

    90 mins

    Design a parking lot with multiple floors, different vehicle types, and payment system.

    OOP
    Design Patterns
    Extensibility

    Key Tips:

    • Start with clear class hierarchies
    • Use Strategy pattern for parking strategies
    • Consider vehicle types: Bike, Car, Truck
    • Implement payment and ticket system

    Splitwise (Expense Sharing)

    90 mins

    Build a system to split expenses among friends with equal, exact, and percentage splits.

    OOP
    Calculations
    Balance Management

    Key Tips:

    • Handle different split types
    • Maintain user balances
    • Simplify debt settlement
    • Support group expenses

    Snake and Ladder Game

    90 mins

    Implement snake and ladder game with configurable board, multiple players, and dice.

    OOP
    State Management
    Randomization

    Key Tips:

    • Separate board, player, dice concerns
    • Handle snake and ladder positions
    • Support configurable board size
    • Track player movements

    In-Memory File System

    120 mins

    Design a unix-like file system with files, directories, and basic operations.

    Tree Structure
    OOP
    Command Pattern

    Key Tips:

    • Use Composite pattern
    • Support ls, cd, mkdir, touch, cat
    • Handle path navigation
    • Implement permissions (bonus)

    Elevator System

    90 mins

    Design multi-elevator system for a building with optimal scheduling.

    OOP
    Scheduling Algorithms
    State Machines

    Key Tips:

    • Handle multiple elevators
    • Implement scheduling strategy
    • Support floor requests from inside/outside
    • Consider peak hours scenario

    Meeting Scheduler

    90 mins

    Build a calendar system to book/cancel meetings and find available slots.

    OOP
    Interval Management
    Search

    Key Tips:

    • Handle overlapping meetings
    • Find free slots efficiently
    • Support recurring meetings
    • Multi-room booking

    System Design Questions

    High-level design questions for SDE-2 and above roles

    Design Flipkart Search

    SDE-2+

    Design the product search system handling millions of products and queries.

    Elasticsearch
    Caching
    Ranking

    Design Order Management System

    SDE-2+

    Design order lifecycle from cart to delivery with inventory management.

    Microservices
    Event-Driven
    Saga Pattern

    Design Inventory System

    SDE-2+

    Real-time inventory management across warehouses with consistency guarantees.

    Distributed Systems
    Consistency
    Caching

    Design Recommendation Engine

    SDE-3+

    Product recommendation system using collaborative filtering and ML.

    ML Systems
    Feature Store
    A/B Testing

    Design Flash Sale System

    SDE-3+

    Handle 10x traffic surge during Big Billion Days with fair distribution.

    High Availability
    Rate Limiting
    Queue

    Design Payment Gateway

    SDE-2+

    Design payment processing with multiple providers and retry mechanisms.

    Idempotency
    Circuit Breaker
    Reconciliation

    Behavioral / HR Questions

    Questions asked in hiring manager and HR rounds

    12-Week Preparation Plan

    Structured roadmap to crack Flipkart interviews

    1
    Weeks 1-4

    DSA Foundations

    • Master arrays, strings, and hashing
    • Complete 50 easy LeetCode problems
    • Learn recursion and backtracking
    • Study binary search variations
    2
    Weeks 5-8

    Advanced DSA

    • Master trees, graphs, and heaps
    • Solve 50 medium LeetCode problems
    • Learn dynamic programming patterns
    • Practice sliding window and two pointers
    3
    Weeks 9-10

    Machine Coding

    • Learn SOLID principles and design patterns
    • Practice parking lot, splitwise, snake-ladder
    • Build systems in 90 mins timed sessions
    • Review and refactor your solutions
    4
    Weeks 11-12

    System Design & Mock

    • Study system design fundamentals
    • Practice e-commerce specific designs
    • Give mock interviews on Pramp/Interviewing.io
    • Prepare behavioral stories with STAR format

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