Zomato Hiring Process and Requirements
📌 The Zomato hiring process included an Online Assessment, two Technical Rounds, and one HR Round, with a minimum cut-off CGPA of 7.0 open to all branches.
💻 The Online Assessment lasted 90 minutes, featured three questions at the level of Codeforces (two DP, one Binary Search + DFS on Tree), where the candidate partially solved two and fully solved one.
🛠️ Technical Round 1 focused on High-Level Design (HLD) of the candidate's project (a microservices food delivery app on Kubernetes) and one easy DSA question (Coin Change variation).
📚 Technical Round 2 covered CS Core Fundamentals, including Multithreading vs. Multiprocessing (OS) and complex SQL query creation/optimization to the Third Normal Form (3NF).

Candidate Preparation and Strategy
📈 Out of approximately 20 shortlisted candidates after the assessment, five were selected for the SDE role, and two for the Product Analyst role.
📚 The candidate consistently solved at least one DSA problem daily, totaling around 700 on LeetCode and 100-200 on Codeforces.
💡 The candidate recommends that beginners understand the algorithm's working rather than memorizing it, suggesting practice builds intuition, and advises moving to advanced topics after mastering basics.
🗣️ Communication skills are vital, emphasized as effectively conveying solutions to the interviewer, and practicing by speaking English regularly with friends.

Projects and Experience
🛰️ The candidate’s resume featured two MERN Stack projects: an Airbnb clone named "Konekt" and a microservices-based project.
🎖️ The Internship at the Indian Air Force served as a unique "wow factor," where the candidate built a Manuals App and a monitoring script for server pings across India.
🛑 The candidate admitted to a mistake of becoming inconsistent with Competitive Programming during the second year, which they would fix if starting over.

Key Points & Insights
➡️ Consistency is key, even if it means solving just one problem on days with less time, maintaining daily contact with coding.
➡️ Success at Zomato requires a balance between strong DSA, proficiency in Web Development, and excellent Communication Skills.
➡️ New coders should start with DSA in the first year, begin development by the end of the first or start of the second year, and maintain a balance between the two.
➡️ Surround yourself with a supportive environment; friends who push for balance (studying while also having fun) significantly influence the journey's success.

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