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RAZORPAY · SDE 2

Razorpay SDE 2 interview

The SDE 2 (mid-level software engineer) level at Razorpay is SDE-2, for engineers with about 2 to 5 years of experience. The rounds at this level, how each one is scored, and the questions to practise first.

From public candidate reports and Razorpay's careers pages, checked November 2026. Processes vary by team. AlgoRung is not affiliated with Razorpay.

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Razorpay titleSDE-2
ExperienceEngineers with about 2 to 5 years of experience
Interviews after screeningAbout 4
System design roundYes

The SDE 2 rounds, in order

  1. Phone / recruiter screen · 20 min

    An HR screen on stack, experience and compensation.

    At SDE 2: One or two problems, a little faster. Some companies mix in a design question.

  2. Online assessment · 90 min

    Two or three DSA problems plus MCQs, reportedly including AI and LLM basics.

    At SDE 2: Used by some companies for experienced hires (Amazon, Uber, Salesforce, Oracle). The bar is the same as for SDE 1 but the time is often shorter.

  3. Low-level design / machine coding · 90 min

    Machine coding: build a working in-memory system that matches the spec exactly, often the first round for lateral hires.

    At SDE 2: The core round at many product companies: working, modular, extensible code with validation, error handling and tests, finished on time.

  4. System design (HLD) · 60 min

    Starts from requirements, then goes deep on scalability, availability and consistency per component.

    At SDE 2: Present at most companies. A sound end-to-end design with sensible components and basic scaling is enough.

  5. Team-specific round · 60 min

    A one-hour technical deep dive on a single past project.

    At SDE 2: Debugging, integration or code review rounds at product companies.

  6. Hiring manager · 60 min

    Projects, ownership, production incidents, and CS fundamentals for junior roles.

    At SDE 2: Ownership of features, handling production issues, working with product and other teams.

What Razorpay interviewers look for

Behavioral rounds are based on the Company values: Customer First, Autonomy & ownership, Challenging the status quo, Agility with Integrity, Transparency, Razorpay Grows with Razors. Questions for each one.

Coding questions to practise for Razorpay SDE 2

Two or three rounds at medium to hard level. You are expected to reach the optimal approach with fewer hints and to test without being asked.

Difficulty
Topic
2 questions
  1. Maximum Profit in Job Scheduling Hard Dynamic Programming also Airbnb
  2. Longest Substring with At Most K Distinct Characters Medium Arrays & Hashing also Microsoft

How the coding round is scored · The online assessment

System design at SDE 2

Machine coding is the core filter at every level and grading is strict on matching the spec. SDE-2 and Senior add an HLD round, often on payments-adjacent infrastructure like notifications and schedulers.

All Razorpay system design questions

Questions people ask

How many rounds are in the Razorpay SDE 2 interview?

About 4 interviews after the screening: phone / recruiter screen, online assessment, low-level design / machine coding, system design (hld), team-specific round, hiring manager.

Is there a system design round for Razorpay SDE 2?

Yes. Machine coding is the core filter at every level and grading is strict on matching the spec. SDE-2 and Senior add an HLD round, often on payments-adjacent infrastructure like notifications and schedulers.

What coding questions does Razorpay ask at SDE 2?

The same question pool is used across levels; the bar rises with level. Most reported: Maximum Profit in Job Scheduling, Longest Substring with At Most K Distinct Characters.

What does Razorpay expect in coding rounds at SDE 2?

Two or three rounds at medium to hard level. You are expected to reach the optimal approach with fewer hints and to test without being asked.

SDE 2 interviews at other companies

SDE 2 interview questions across all companies · Behavioral questions