Zepto SDE Complete Interview Experience 2025
High-speed execution. Zero excuses. Maximum ownership.
Zepto has redefined quick-commerce in India with its bold promise everything in 10 minutes.
But behind this speed lies an equally fast-paced engineering culture. Zepto doesn’t hire developers.
It hires builders. Leaders. First-principles thinkers who can scale technology at lightning speed.
At CodeKerdos, many of our mentors and learners who have interviewed and cracked an interview at Zepto, while several of our learners have cracked Zepto interviews through structured training rooted in real interview simulations.
This blog is your end-to-end blueprint to Zepto’s SDE Interview Process 2025: what they test, how they think, and what separates selected candidates from rejected ones.
Round 1- Online Coding Assessment
Round 2- DSA + Problem Solving + Leadership Mindset
Round 3- Low Level Design (LLD) + System Thinking
Round 4- Hiring Manager / Bar Raiser
Round 5- Culture Fit + Vision Alignment
Round 1: Online Assessment (OA)
Duration: 90 Minutes
Difficulty: Medium
Focus: Efficiency, coding accuracy, speed
Topics Covered: Arrays, Sliding Window, Hashmaps, Prefix Sum, Real-Time Simulations (Delivery Logic)
Zepto tests if you can write clean, optimized code under time pressure — just like their production teams operate under live delivery deadlines.
What Zepto Looks For:
Logical clarity over brute force
Ability to simulate real quick-commerce scenarios (inventory, order routing, timing constraints)
First-level ownership: no compilation errors, no logical guesswork
🧩 Sample Problem Themes
Arrays & Sliding Window (e.g., track fastest delivery batches)
HashMaps for real-time inventory states
Prefix Sum for computing delivery loads
Simulation-based problem: “Orders arriving in real-time. Minimize delivery time.”
Our Mentor’s Tip:
Zepto interviewers don’t just test code correctness — they assess how you simulate real-world delivery logic through algorithms. If you write generic code without business reasoning, you’ll be filtered out.”
CodeKerdos Advantage
Our learners undergo mock Zepto-style Online Assessments where the code is written under a ticking timer and followed by a step-by-step reasoning explanation.
Round 2: DSA + Leadership Principles
Duration: 60 Minutes
Difficulty: Medium to Hard
Focus: Problem solving, ownership, hustle mentality
Topics Covered: Arrays, Sliding Window, Hashmaps, Prefix Sum, Real-Time Simulations (Delivery Logic)
DSA Coverage:
Graph traversal (delivery network optimization)
Dynamic Programming on queues and arrays
Real-time dispatch logic
Behavioral Themes Zepto Cares About:
Extreme Ownership
Bias for Action
Delivering Under Pressure
Our Mentor’s Tip:
“Zepto is a startup. If you hesitate, you lose. They want engineers who take calculated bets and move fast.”
What Zepto Evaluates:
Not just your code but your composure, initiative, and ability to act without waiting for perfect clarity.
Round 3: Low-Level Design (LLD) – The Builder’s Round
Duration: 60 – 70 Minutes
Difficulty: Hard
Focus: Object Modeling, Scalability under fast growth
This round tests if you can architect real-world systems that can handle millions of orders in real time.
🔧 Sample Design Problem:
“Design a Real-Time Order Dispatch System.”
You will be expected to explain:
Class and API Design
Allocation Logic
Notification Triggers
Handling scale and concurrency
What Zepto Is Testing:
Can you build for today AND tomorrow?
Do you think in terms of speed, load, and fail-safety?
CodeKerdos LLD Training Replicates This Exactly using real case studies like:
Designing Cache Systems
Real-Time Tracking Modules
Rider Allocation Algorithms