Hotstar Software Engineer interview experience: AI system design

After recruiter coordination, I had two rounds that felt hard. The first tested AI fluency in a system-design problem where AI use was allowed. I had to decide how the proposed system would connect to an existing system and its data inputs, rather than receiving that integration design up front. The second round also focused on design, but it did not fit a familiar pattern. It asked for a difficu…

Shared by a candidate · reported Jul 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.