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← Paytm

New Grad / Junior Frontend at Paytm

FrontendNew Grad / JuniorRejected◆ Commonly asked· 2025

A junior frontend loop. Coding-heavy early, design and behavioral later.

The loop · 5 rounds

01

Round 01 · 1 question

Online Assessment

Timed online coding / aptitude screen, usually the first filter.

  • Reformat a log file by timestamp.
    New Grad / JuniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
    #sorting#parsing
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
02

Round 02 · 3 questions

DSA / Coding

Data structures & algorithms on a whiteboard or shared editor.

  • Median of two sorted arrays.
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #binary-search
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Word search II.
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #trie#backtracking
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Subtree of another tree.
    New Grad / JuniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
    #tree#dfs
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
03

Round 03 · 2 questions

Machine Coding

Build a working component or service under time pressure.

  • Build a to-do app with filters and localStorage persistence.
    New Grad / JuniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
    #react#state
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Build a data table with sorting, filtering and pagination.
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #react#table
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
04

Round 04 · 3 questions

Tech Deep-Dive

Deep questions on your core stack and fundamentals.

  • What is tree shaking and when does it fail?
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #bundling
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Explain how Promises work and implement Promise.all.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #javascript#async
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Debounce vs throttle — implement one from scratch.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #javascript#perf
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
05

Round 05 · 2 questions

Behavioral / HR

Values, collaboration, and past-experience (STAR) questions.

  • Tell me about a time you failed and what you learned.
    New Grad / Junior◆ Commonly asked
    #growth#star
  • Describe working with an ambiguous or shifting requirement.
    New Grad / Junior◆ Commonly asked
    #ambiguity#star

◆ This experience is composed from commonly reported questions for this role and level. Real, individually-shared interviews will be layered in over time.