Zepto's SDE loop is a tight two rounds: a DSA and problem-solving screen followed by a design round covering low-level design, database schema and API modeling. Candidates reported both rounds running on the BarRaiser platform.
These 1 writeup cover software engineering roles, India.
Typical rounds
2
Outcomes shared
1/0offer / not
Most common round
Technical
Sources span
2026
Most frequently reported · API design(1), Arrays(1), Data structures & algorithms(1), Database schema design(1), Low-level design(1)
Data structures & algorithms·Monotonic stack·Low-level design·Database schema design·API design
Interview experiences at Zepto
Software Development Engineer
Experienced
Received an offer~48 LPAvia BarRaiser2 rounds
1
DSA + Problem SolvingTechnical
A coding round focused on data structures and problem solving, including a classic monotonic-stack problem in the style of LeetCode's Daily Temperatures.
Covered · Data structures & algorithms, Monotonic stack, Arrays
2
Low-Level Design + DB Schema + APIsLow-level design
A design round that walks from a low-level object model into the underlying database schema and the API surface that sits on top of it.
Covered · Low-level design, Database schema design, API design
Zepto's SDE loop is a tight two rounds: a DSA and problem-solving screen followed by a design round covering low-level design, database schema and API modeling. Candidates reported both rounds running on the BarRaiser platform.
What topics does Zepto test in interviews?
Commonly reported topics include Data structures & algorithms, Monotonic stack, Low-level design, Database schema design, API design.
These guides summarize public, first-hand interview experiences shared by candidates. They describe the shape of each loop and the topics that came up, not a leaked question bank, and every experience links back to its original source. Processes change often. Treat this as directional prep, not a script.