I applied online. I interviewed at Real in Feb 2026
Interview
Overall smooth structure and clear next step. There were total of 3 rounds (DSA, System Design, VP Round) and all of them are highly technical. Best part is each of the round is 45min long unless the VP round which was 1 hr long. For the DSA round one can prepare with Leetcode Medium questions . A huge shoutout for the HR and entire team for quick updates and clear instructions on next step.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1 Leetocde style DP question along with a little tricky follow-up. If you are wellversed in DSA, you can easily solve it.
LLD (No full code was required, only talking about how to proceed and choice of design pattern was enough)
HLD
Theoritical questions on threading, multiprocessing, async programming.
Interviewed for a Senior Software Developer role. The technical round focused on multithreading and hashsets problem. I was able to solve both of them correctly and explain my reasoning clearly during the discussion.
Despite this, I received a generic rejection email stating they would proceed with other candidates. When I asked for detailed feedback, there was no response.
For senior-level positions, candidates invest significant time and preparation. A completely generic rejection without structured feedback reflects poorly on the hiring process. Transparency and professional courtesy should be standard at this level.
I had my first interaction with the company through a call with an Indian recruiter. There was no introduction or context provided at the beginning of the conversation. The recruiter jumped straight into asking why I wanted to work there, followed immediately by a coding exercise that involved creating an endpoint. I was told not to worry about completing the exercise fully—but unfortunately, I never received any follow-up afterward.
