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Zomato Interview Questions 2026: SDE, Backend & Coding Guide
Zomato interview questions for SDE 1, SDE 2, backend engineer, and UI/UX roles. Covers coding OA, system design, and technical interview rounds with preparation tips.
Zomato hires SDE 1, SDE 2, and backend engineers in Gurugram and Bengaluru. Here is the complete interview guide — OA, coding, system design, and HR rounds.
Zomato interview process overview
Zomato conducts 3-4 rounds: online assessment, 1-2 technical interviews, and a cultural fit / HR round. Process takes 1-2 weeks.
OA: 2 coding problems (medium/hard) on HackerRank. 60-75 minutes.
Technical round: Coding + CS fundamentals + project deep dive.
HR round: Culture fit, why Zomato, behavioral questions.
Zomato coding questions (previous year)
Array problems: sorting, searching, frequency counting
String problems: pattern matching, parsing, compression
Graph problems: shortest path, traversal, connectivity
DP: classic problems like knapsack, LIS, coin change
Check Zomato previous year coding questions on Apply PYQs for exact problems.
Zomato system design questions
Design a restaurant search and discovery system
Design an order tracking and delivery system
Design a review and rating system with fraud detection
Key concepts: search indexing, geospatial queries, caching, recommendation systems
How to prepare for Zomato interviews
Practice DSA fundamentals — Zomato asks medium difficulty problems consistently.
Understand food delivery domain: catalog, search, orders, delivery, ratings.
Research Zomato's products: food delivery, Zomato Gold, Hyperpure. Reference them in answers.
Use Apply's mock interview at /mock-interview with company set to Zomato.
How Apply helps for Zomato
Tailor your resume with Zomato JD keywords (React, Node.js, Python, MongoDB, system design). Browse Zomato PYQs at /pyqs.