I interviewed at Oracle → got 20 LPA offer
I interviewed at Deloitte → got 23 LPA offer
I interviewed at Walmart → Lost 28 LPA offer

After giving multiple interviews, one thing became clear: If you want to clear any Software Engineer interviews, the formula is simple: System Design and DSA

Here are the 16 most asked questions on these topics:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rajatgajbhiye_i-interviewed-at-oracle-got-20-lpa-offer-activity-7397272563699277824-_W06

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5 Rounds. 38 LPA. The Goldman Sachs Interview Breakdown
Role: Java Backend Developer
Application Mode: Direct Application

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rajatgajbhiye_5-rounds-38-lpa-the-goldman-sachs-interview-activity-7397878395084111877-VLWc

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Disappear till JANUARY 2026 and..

Clear all System Design Rounds

Here is HOW you can do it in 5 steps.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rajatgajbhiye_disappear-till-january-2026-and-clear-activity-7397989933400895489-THbm

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One important note to all SDE1/SDE2

While working for the company, don't forget to keep revising DSA, system design, and OS.

To help you out, here are some useful posts to keep your skills strong:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rajatgajbhiye_one-important-note-to-all-sde1sde2-while-activity-7398216540904628224-TJ1A

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Flipkart interviewer: Your backend service works fine in staging, but crashes in production. Users can’t log in. Too many requests. You have 30 minutes to find the issue. Go.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rajatgajbhiye_flipkart-interviewer-your-backend-service-activity-7398350243618172928-afj8

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These 22 System Design patterns cover 90% of the interviews you’ll ever face 👇

I wish someone had given me this list when I was stuck.

(Would’ve saved me days of overthinking and going through 100+ YouTube videos)

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rajatgajbhiye_these-22-system-design-patterns-cover-90-activity-7398572257423306752-W4wL

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In the last month,

I cracked 3 offers 20L, 22L, and 26LPA.

I was happy. But days later… I wasn’t comfortable, so I started applying again.

Over the last three months, I have applied to over 180 companies. Got rejected. Got ghosted. But also cracked 5 offers.

Things that worked for me:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rajatgajbhiye_in-the-last-month-i-cracked-3-offers-20l-activity-7399076975652466688-a52w

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I am 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 you as a 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿 if you can answer these 35 questions:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rajatgajbhiye_i-am-%F0%9D%97%B5%F0%9D%97%B6%F0%9D%97%BF%F0%9D%97%B6%F0%9D%97%BB%F0%9D%97%B4-you-as-a-%F0%9D%97%A6%F0%9D%97%BC%F0%9D%97%B3%F0%9D%98%81%F0%9D%98%84%F0%9D%97%AE%F0%9D%97%BF-share-7399440529484140544-Bn8s

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My journey from 6LPA at SUMA to 26LPA today in just 7 months.

This is exactly what I did.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rajatgajbhiye_my-journey-from-6lpa-at-suma-to-26lpa-today-activity-7399677799739023360-xiQ5

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First offer: 20 LPA Second offer: 22 LPA Final accepted: 26 LPA

40 days. 90 days notice. Multiple offers give you negotiation power.

What worked for me: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rajatgajbhiye_first-offer-20-lpasecond-offer-22-lpa-activity-7400180094675177472-BOQD

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During my System Design round at Walmart, I used Redis.
At Oracle, I used PostgreSQL Sharding.
At Deloitte, I used Microservices with API Gateway.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rajatgajbhiye_during-my-system-design-round-at-walmart-activity-7400390566359851008-rkBO

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During my System Design round at Walmart, I used Redis.
At Oracle, I used PostgreSQL Sharding.
At Deloitte, I used Microservices with API Gateway.

Funny thing? Even though the systems were different, 80% of the questions came from just 20% of topics.

So I built something that fixes this.

System Design Guide: If you want to prepare for Amazon, Oracle, Walmart, Atlassian, PayPal, Uber, Deloitte, and Flipkart. My guide will give you clarity, direction & confidence instead of scattered material.

𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝟭: 𝟰-𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗽 (𝗜𝗳 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗜𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝟭𝟱 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀)
- Skip random study. Follow this structured sprint.
- How to approach a system design interview
- 15 must-know fundamentals
- My 3-step interview answer framework
- Real-world examples used in top companies

𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝟮: 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰𝘀 → 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 (𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽-𝗯𝘆-𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽)
- Topics included: Scalability, Latency & Throughput, CAP/PACELC, Caching, Sharding, Queues (Kafka/RabbitMQ), Microservices, Consistency, Replication, API Gateway, WebSockets, gRPC, Event-Driven Design, Circuit Breaker, Load Balancers, Consistent Hashing, Real-World Architectures…and much more.

𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝟯: 𝗨𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁-𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗲𝘁
- Open this 30 minutes before the interview → High-retention recap.

𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝟰: 𝟰𝟱 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗟𝗗 + 𝗛𝗟𝗗 𝗤&𝗔
- With diagrams, real examples, reasoning & trade-offs.

𝟰𝟬𝟬𝟬+ 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁. 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟰𝟬% 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲!

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://topmate.io/rajat_gajbhiye/1446625
Use code 𝗦𝗗𝗘𝟰𝟬.

Stay Hungry, Stay FoolisH!

6 Rounds. 56LPA. The Google Interview Breakdown
Role: SDE-2
Application Mode: Recruiter Outreach

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rajatgajbhiye_6-rounds-56lpa-the-google-interview-breakdown-activity-7400764942448201728-cvT4

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30LPA at BlackRock

This is the classic question they generally ask

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rajatgajbhiye_30lpa-at-blackrock-this-is-the-classic-activity-7400891664019406848-fiy9

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Atlassian pays around 50-70LPA for SDE-1 and 60-90LPA for SDE-2

This is the classic question they generally ask

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rajatgajbhiye_atlassian-pays-around-50-70lpa-for-sde-1-activity-7401123441543835648-13m2

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Microsoft asked this exact question in 2 back-to-back interviews.
CTC: 30LPA

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rajatgajbhiye_microsoft-asked-this-exact-question-in-2-share-7401270797278904320-3Pso

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My friend lost a 40LPA job offer from PhonePe
Role: Software Engineer

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rajatgajbhiye_my-friend-lost-a-40lpa-job-offer-from-phonepe-share-7401474749761208322-6UOJ

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Some messages hit different.
Sharing one such testimony I received today

When someone says “I cracked 5 system design interviews after just Part-1 and Part-2” it reminds me why I started building this guide in the first place.

Not to teach everything.
But to give clarity + confidence.

Grateful. Motivated. And back to work.

Get the guide here: https://topmate.io/rajat_gajbhiye/1446625
Use code 𝗦𝗗𝗘𝟰𝟬.

𝟰𝟬% 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲!

I targeted 65 companies, got 34 referrals, gave 17 interviews, 12 rejections, and cracked 5 offers.

Here’s what actually made the difference:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rajatgajbhiye_i-targeted-65-companies-got-34-referrals-activity-7402340488013488128-AqT1

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My college - tier 2
My overall cgpa - 6.79
My first package - 3 LPA
My first company - service-based

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rajatgajbhiye_my-college-tier-2-my-overall-cgpa-679-activity-7402555710149902336-z_uU

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