Resume Shortlisting: HR screens your resume for relevant experience, skills, and domain knowledge.
Initial HR Call:
Discuss your current role, notice period, salary expectations, and relocation (if applicable).
May ask basic questions about your experience and technical stack.
L1-Interview
First Technical Round (Hands-on / Core Skills):
Deep dive into your tech stack (e.g., Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, Microservices).
Common topics:
Core Java (OOPs, Collections, Multithreading)
Spring/Spring Boot
REST API design and implementation
Hibernate/JPA
SQL queries & DB design
Error handling, exception hierarchy
Basic data structures & algorithms
L2-Interview
System design for mid-to-senior level candidates [optional]
May involve:
Designing a microservice architecture
Discussing scalability, caching, load balancing
Design patterns used in your projects
Integration with 3rd-party APIs
Security (JWT, OAuth)
HR/Managerial/Salary Discussion Round
Salary negotiation, role discussion, company culture
Final HR formalities and document submission