Navi Software Engineer interview questions and process

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Candidates rate the Navi Software Engineer interview Medium-Hard: A reported SDE-2 loop paired a DSA round (an extended Letter Combinations of a Phone Number problem) with a system design round that expected full HLD, LLD and booking algorithms for IRCTC. Reports describe 5 rounds, from Recruiter screen / resume shortlist to Hiring manager / culture fit.

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Navi Software Engineer interview rounds

  1. Recruiter screen / resume shortlist: Candidates report being contacted by a recruiter, sometimes via LinkedIn, after resume shortlisting. At least one SDE-2 candidate had no online assessment and went straight to interviews.
  2. DSA / Problem Solving
  3. System Design (HLD + LLD)
  4. Additional technical / managerial rounds
  5. Hiring manager / culture fit

Questions reported in Navi Software Engineer interviews

  1. Keypad system: given the numbers typed on a phone keypad, print all possible strings it can generate (for example, input 2234 gives aadg, bdg). An advanced version of Letter Combinations of a Phone Number.
  2. Explain how you would handle concurrent bookings for the same seat in a booking system. (typical for this role, not from a single report)
  3. Walk through the API design and database schema for a fullstack feature you have built. (typical for this role, not from a single report)

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Navi Software Engineer interview: quick answers

How many rounds are in the Navi Software Engineer interview?

Public reports describe 5 rounds for the Navi Software Engineer interview: (1) Recruiter screen / resume shortlist, (2) DSA / Problem Solving, (3) System Design, (4) Additional technical / managerial rounds, (5) Hiring manager / culture fit. Based on 14 public reports, last updated Oct 2026.

Is the Navi interview difficult?

Public reports put the Navi Software Engineer interview at Medium-Hard difficulty. A reported SDE-2 loop paired a DSA round (an extended Letter Combinations of a Phone Number problem) with a system design round that expected full HLD, LLD and booking algorithms for IRCTC.

Does Navi ask DSA?

Yes. Rounds that involve coding: DSA / Problem Solving. A reported SDE-2 loop paired a DSA round (an extended Letter Combinations of a Phone Number problem) with a system design round that expected full HLD, LLD and booking algorithms for IRCTC.

Sources

Based on 14 public reports: LeetCode Discuss (6), Glassdoor (3), AmbitionBox (2), YouTube (2), Levels.fyi (1), last updated Oct 2026.

Compiled by Adarsh Sharma from public candidate reports. Unofficial guide: PortLume AI is not affiliated with Navi.

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