Zomato Software Engineer interview questions and process

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Dated status reports from public Reddit threads and anonymous PortLume reports, updated Oct 15. Not official Zomato data.

  • 1 status reports in the last 7 days
  • Not enough data yet: median from final interview to a decision shows at 5+ people
  • Latest movement: 1 rejection reported since Sep 18

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Candidates rate the Zomato Software Engineer interview Medium-Hard: Multiple first-person reports describe 1-1.5 hour technical rounds mixing deep project/database grilling with DSA and system design, with each round acting as an elimination filter. Reports describe 4 rounds, from Recruiter/HR screening call to Onsite/Hiring Manager round (Gurgaon).

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Zomato Software Engineer interview rounds

  1. Recruiter/HR screening call: Recruiter call or email to schedule; reports mention being told 3 rounds - 2 technical and 1 onsite in Gurgaon.
  2. Technical Round 1 (projects, DB, DSA)
  3. Technical Round 2 (DSA/system design)
  4. Onsite/Hiring Manager round (Gurgaon)

Questions reported in Zomato Software Engineer interviews

  1. Why did I use MongoDB instead of MySQL in my internship project?
  2. In general, what tradeoffs are there b/w using Mongo vs SQL?
  3. How would you modify merge sort to take advantage of multiple cores for optimal time complexity?
  4. If I had 8 core cpu, how would we modify the merge sort for a huge array and what would be the time complexity then?

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Zomato Software Engineer interview: quick answers

How many rounds are in the Zomato Software Engineer interview?

Public reports describe 4 rounds for the Zomato Software Engineer interview: (1) Recruiter/HR screening call, (2) Technical Round 1, (3) Technical Round 2, (4) Onsite/Hiring Manager round. Round 1: Recruiter call or email to schedule; reports mention being told 3 rounds - 2 technical and 1 onsite in Gurgaon.

Is the Zomato interview difficult?

Public reports put the Zomato Software Engineer interview at Medium-Hard difficulty. Multiple first-person reports describe 1-1.5 hour technical rounds mixing deep project/database grilling with DSA and system design, with each round acting as an elimination filter. The process has 4 rounds, from Recruiter/HR screening call to Onsite/Hiring Manager round.

Does Zomato ask DSA?

Yes. Rounds that involve coding: Technical Round 1 (projects, DB, DSA), Technical Round 2 (DSA/system design). Conversational start that quickly turns into deep, interviewer-led grilling on your own projects, databases, and DSA fundamentals. Data Structures and Algorithms is among the skills reports mention most.

What is the Zomato fresher salary?

Estimated from public salary data: SDE-1 roughly 1L-2L per month per aggregator data; SDE-2 CTC near 43L per one source. This is not an official Zomato figure, and pay varies by level, city and experience. Based on 14 public reports, last updated Sep 2026.

Sources

Based on 14 public reports: YouTube (8), LeetCode Discuss (6), last updated Sep 2026.

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

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