While a lot of companies brag about being "open" or "communicative". smallcase gives meaning to these words. There were 5 rounds in total (excluding screening call), 1. Coding round: Expect to be asked about your work experience, hustle & challenges. You'll also be asked to do a coding problem during the call. Tip: i> Don't oversay your achievements, good interviewers have their means to know the truth. ii> In case you are stuck at anything, be open about it (don't lose hope. don't keep quiet). 2. Take home assessment: You'll be asked to create a CRUD application with your framework of choice. Make sure to cover all the edge cases. 3. Assessment review & live-coding: Be ready to answer questions about the choice of technologies & libraries. You may also be asked to add some extra functionality to your application from round 2. Tip: Don't tell bookish or marketed statements, tell your opinions. 4. dB & system design round: Very simple problem statement. Make sure you ask all the coverage questions. Every functional & non-functional requirements. Express all the assumptions you are taking. Tip: Ask for help, if needed. Don't be afraid to rework your solution if the current one isn't working. 5. facetime with CTO: Awesome guy! He told me "as you've cleared previous rounds, I know technically you are a good fit. I want to know you as a person, who are you beyond tech & screen." Interact with Rohan about your hobbies, passion, interest, ambitions & about your understanding of smallcase products. Tip: Try to make this as interactive as possible. Knowing your CTO is equally important for you as well before deciding whether you resonate with him or not. In all these rounds, you'll be getting every kind of support from your HR rep (Nivetha, in my case). She'll do everything to make sure your experience & expectations are met with the atmost standards. I wish you the best in your interview. Hope we'll be working together soon!

My interview process started in april-may. The interview process was: 1. Technical Interview 2. Backend Assignment 3. Live Coding Round 4. Complex Database design Round 4. System Design Round 5. Cultural Fit Round ◉ Technical Interview round involved questions on projects mentioned in the resume along with questions on technologies mentioned in it and basic questions on design patterns, mid level DSA question. ◉ In Backend Assignment round, a portfolio tracking API application has to be submitted within a week with proper documentation of API being Optional: hosted in AWS or cloud. ◉ In Live Coding Round, walkthrough of the assignment application with additional features to be implemented within a time limit in the same project. ◉ Complex database round, In this interviewer shared problem statement and asked to design schema with proper justification of database choice. Then asked to solve problem statements to implement complex queries to fetch the data accordingly. ◉ System Design Round included to design the live chat system similar to youtube and then give pseudo logic to solve the problems and asked about how to handle scalability, fault tolerance etc. ◉ Cultural Fit round was a behavioural type round with the CTO where we discussed various aspects of challenges faced related to tech, normal life. Asked about hobby, day to day activities. suggestions on smallcase work and improvement areas. The entire interview process was smooth and took around 5-6 weeks to complete. I absolutely enjoyed the whole process as for me nivetha was handling the process and throughout the process she was helpful and supportive to make sure that these periods goes seamless.