Meesho.

The rounds, as candidates describe them

1. Online assessmentThree DSA problems on HackerRank.source ↗
2. Machine codingAbout 90 minutes on HackerRank building a working module with test cases.source ↗
3. Design round (senior)For SDE-3, a 2-hour machine coding round, a 1.5-hour design round and a 1-hour bar raiser on weaker areas.source ↗
4. Hiring managerFinal round with the hiring manager.source ↗

• Design an order and inventory management serviceLow-level design
  SQ-12 · Blinkit Quick Commerce →W02 · BOSS · The Ultimate System Design Interview →reported in:LeetCode Discuss · Meesho SDE-III interview experience (2024) ↗LeetCode Discuss · Meesho SDE-1 backend machine coding, Oct 2024 ↗
• Design an ad serviceSystem design
  IP-16 · Design an Ad Click Aggregation System →reported in:LeetCode Discuss · Meesho SDE-III interview experience (2024) ↗
• Design a stock exchange order bookLow-level design
  SQ-13 · Zerodha Kite Trading Platform →reported in:LeetCode Discuss · Meesho SDE-3 machine coding (2026) ↗LeetCode Discuss · Meesho SDE-1 LLD machine coding round (2025) ↗
• Design a cart and checkout systemLow-level design
  W02 · DAY 02 · Idempotency in Practice →W05 · DAY 02 · Distributed Transactions — The Saga Pattern →reported in:LeetCode Discuss · Meesho SDE-1 interview experience (2026) ↗
• Design a cab booking systemLow-level design
  SQ-09 · Uber →reported in:LeetCode Discuss · Meesho SDE-1 backend interview experience, May 2025 ↗LeetCode Discuss · Meesho SDE-2 machine coding, ride sharing (2023) ↗
• Design a clinic appointment booking systemLow-level design
  LLD-05 · Design a Movie Ticket Booking System →IP-19 · Design a Hotel Reservation System →reported in:LeetCode Discuss · Meesho SDE-1 backend LLD machine coding round (2025) ↗
• Design a fitness-centre slot booking app like CultLow-level design
  LLD-05 · Design a Movie Ticket Booking System →reported in:LeetCode Discuss · Meesho SDE-3 machine coding (2024) ↗
• Design a Vending MachineLow-level design
  LLD-07 · Design a Vending Machine →reported in:LeetCode Discuss · Meesho SDE-1 interview experience (2025) ↗
• Design SplitwiseLow-level design
  LLD-06 · Design a Bill-Splitting App (Splitwise) →reported in:LeetCode Discuss · Meesho SDE-1 backend interview experience (2024) ↗
• Design a sprint plannerLow-level design
  no lesson for this one yetreported in:LeetCode Discuss · Meesho machine coding, sprint planner (2024) ↗
• Design Snake and LadderLow-level design
  no lesson for this one yetreported in:LeetCode Discuss · Meesho SDE-2 interview experience (2022) ↗
• Design a social network like Facebook (LLD)Low-level design
  IP-07 · Design a News Feed →reported in:LeetCode Discuss · Meesho SDE-2 machine coding + DSA (2022) ↗

• Design an e-commerce product catalogue and searchSystem design
  W04 · BOSS · Design a Global E-Commerce Product Catalog System →W07 · DAY 03 · Query Processing & Relevance →
• Design a Notification SystemSystem design
  IP-06 · Design a Notification System →W06 · DAY 03 · Real-Time Channels: WebSockets and SSE at Scale →

Study path

Every lesson the questions above point to, once, in order.

1. 01SQ-12Blinkit Quick Commerce
2. 02W02 · BOSSThe Ultimate System Design Interview
3. 03IP-16Design an Ad Click Aggregation System
4. 04SQ-13Zerodha Kite Trading Platform
5. 05W02 · DAY 02Idempotency in Practice
6. 06W05 · DAY 02Distributed Transactions — The Saga Pattern
7. 07SQ-09Uber
8. 08LLD-05Design a Movie Ticket Booking System
9. 09IP-19Design a Hotel Reservation System
10. 10LLD-07Design a Vending Machine
11. 11LLD-06Design a Bill-Splitting App (Splitwise)
12. 12IP-07Design a News Feed
13. 13W04 · BOSSDesign a Global E-Commerce Product Catalog System
14. 14W07 · DAY 03Query Processing & Relevance
15. 15IP-06Design a Notification System
16. 16W06 · DAY 03Real-Time Channels: WebSockets and SSE at Scale