PhonePe SDE-1 — machine coding, code review, DSA and hiring manager

## Background
I reached out to a recruiter on **LinkedIn** and got the opportunity from there.

## Round-by-round

### Round 1 — Machine coding
Submitting a fully functional **Java application** rather than solving an isolated problem.

### Round 2 — Explanation / code review
Walking the interviewer through the code I'd submitted in the machine coding round, and being ready to modify or extend it on the spot based on their questions.

### Round 3 — DSA
Two to three algorithmic problems covering linked lists, binary search and graphs.

### Round 4 — Hiring manager
A blend of past projects, deeper technical questions and behavioural questions.

## Verdict
**Selected.**