Meesho.
Low-cost e-commerce marketplace connecting small sellers with value-conscious buyers across India, with its own ads and logistics.
its questions lean on
- machine coding with design patterns
- order and inventory blocking
- booking and slot systems
- ads
- order matching
The rounds, as candidates describe them
- Online assessmentThree DSA problems on HackerRank.source ↗
- Machine codingAbout 90 minutes on HackerRank building a working module with test cases.source ↗
- Design round (senior)For SDE-3, a 2-hour machine coding round, a 1.5-hour design round and a 1-hour bar raiser on weaker areas.source ↗
- Hiring managerFinal round with the hiring manager.source ↗
Reported by candidates
From public interview write-ups; each links its source.- Design an order and inventory management serviceLow-level designSQ-12 · Blinkit Quick Commerce →W02 · BOSS · The Ultimate System Design Interview →reported in:LeetCode Discuss · Meesho SDE-III interview experience (2024) ↗LeetCode Discuss · Meesho SDE-1 backend machine coding, Oct 2024 ↗
- Design an ad serviceSystem designIP-16 · Design an Ad Click Aggregation System →reported in:LeetCode Discuss · Meesho SDE-III interview experience (2024) ↗
- Design a stock exchange order bookLow-level designSQ-13 · Zerodha Kite Trading Platform →reported in:LeetCode Discuss · Meesho SDE-3 machine coding (2026) ↗LeetCode Discuss · Meesho SDE-1 LLD machine coding round (2025) ↗
- Design a cart and checkout systemLow-level designW02 · DAY 02 · Idempotency in Practice →W05 · DAY 02 · Distributed Transactions — The Saga Pattern →reported in:LeetCode Discuss · Meesho SDE-1 interview experience (2026) ↗
- Design a cab booking systemLow-level designSQ-09 · Uber →reported in:LeetCode Discuss · Meesho SDE-1 backend interview experience, May 2025 ↗LeetCode Discuss · Meesho SDE-2 machine coding, ride sharing (2023) ↗
- Design a clinic appointment booking systemLow-level designLLD-05 · Design a Movie Ticket Booking System →IP-19 · Design a Hotel Reservation System →reported in:LeetCode Discuss · Meesho SDE-1 backend LLD machine coding round (2025) ↗
- Design a fitness-centre slot booking app like CultLow-level designLLD-05 · Design a Movie Ticket Booking System →reported in:LeetCode Discuss · Meesho SDE-3 machine coding (2024) ↗
- Design a Vending MachineLow-level designLLD-07 · Design a Vending Machine →reported in:LeetCode Discuss · Meesho SDE-1 interview experience (2025) ↗
- Design SplitwiseLow-level designLLD-06 · Design a Bill-Splitting App (Splitwise) →reported in:LeetCode Discuss · Meesho SDE-1 backend interview experience (2024) ↗
- Design a sprint plannerLow-level designno lesson for this one yetreported in:LeetCode Discuss · Meesho machine coding, sprint planner (2024) ↗
- Design Snake and LadderLow-level designno lesson for this one yetreported in:LeetCode Discuss · Meesho SDE-2 interview experience (2022) ↗
- Design a social network like Facebook (LLD)Low-level designIP-07 · Design a News Feed →reported in:LeetCode Discuss · Meesho SDE-2 machine coding + DSA (2022) ↗
Likely, from what they build
Our pick, not a report: questions that fit Meesho's products.- Design an e-commerce product catalogue and searchSystem designW04 · BOSS · Design a Global E-Commerce Product Catalog System →W07 · DAY 03 · Query Processing & Relevance →
- Design a Notification SystemSystem designIP-06 · Design a Notification System →W06 · DAY 03 · Real-Time Channels: WebSockets and SSE at Scale →
Study path
Every lesson the questions above point to, once, in order.
- 01SQ-12Blinkit Quick Commerce
- 02W02 · BOSSThe Ultimate System Design Interview
- 03IP-16Design an Ad Click Aggregation System
- 04SQ-13Zerodha Kite Trading Platform
- 05W02 · DAY 02Idempotency in Practice
- 06W05 · DAY 02Distributed Transactions — The Saga Pattern
- 07SQ-09Uber
- 08LLD-05Design a Movie Ticket Booking System
- 09IP-19Design a Hotel Reservation System
- 10LLD-07Design a Vending Machine
- 11LLD-06Design a Bill-Splitting App (Splitwise)
- 12IP-07Design a News Feed
- 13W04 · BOSSDesign a Global E-Commerce Product Catalog System
- 14W07 · DAY 03Query Processing & Relevance
- 15IP-06Design a Notification System
- 16W06 · DAY 03Real-Time Channels: WebSockets and SSE at Scale
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