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SDE 1 (Software Development Engineer)

at Flipkart

India's largest homegrown e-commerce platform. Walmart-backed with elite tech culture.

Year 1 TC
INR 3500k
Acceptance
<2% (campus placements highly competitive)
Apply By
October
Interview Time
2 weeks

About This Program

Flipkart SDE 1 is a top-tier new grad engineering role at India's biggest e-commerce unicorn. Work on supply chain, payments, logistics, or consumer products at massive scale (100M+ users).

What You'll Do

  • Build backend services at massive scale (100M+ users)
  • Work on marketplace, logistics, Myntra (fashion), Cleartrip (travel)
  • Access to Flipkart's tech blog culture and Walmart Labs training
  • Participate in Flipkart Hackdays

Eligibility

Degree
Bachelor's (B.E./B.Tech), Master's
GPA
7.5+ CGPA (varies by college)
Preferred Majors
Computer Science, IT, ECE (CS-adjacent)
Year Level
senior, graduate

Visa Sponsorship

H1B Sponsorship
OPT / CPT

Compensation Breakdown

Base Salary
INR 2500k-3500k
Signing Bonus
INR 500k
Year 1 Total
INR 3500k

₹25-35 LPA base + ₹5L signing + ESOPs. Top SDE offers hit ₹50+ LPA.

Benefits

  • ESOPs (equity ownership)
  • Health insurance (self + family)
  • Flipkart Care (mental health)
  • Learning budget
  • Hackdays and tech conferences

Interview Process (4 rounds)

  1. 1

    Online coding test (HackerRank/HackerEarth)

  2. 2

    DSA round 1 (medium problems)

  3. 3

    DSA round 2 + system design (hard problems)

  4. 4

    HR + bar raiser

Interview Formats

LeetCode Hard DSASystem design (lite for new grads)Behavioural

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