Mid-level interview experiences
Real accounts of mid-level interviews: how candidates got the interview, how they prepared, what each round asked and how it went.
- HelpshiftMid-level · Backend Engineer
Helpshift Backend Engineer interview: Min Stack and News Feed
I interviewed with Helpshift for a mid-level Backend Engineer role in April 2026. There were two technical rounds, followed by a call from HR. Round 1: My project and Min Stack We started with my current project. I walked through the archit
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- AmazonMid-level · Software Engineer
Amazon Interview Process - Mid-level Software Engineer
I gave an Amazon interview in August 2023. The first step was an online assessment with 2 coding questions. I don’t remember the first question, but the second one was related to sliding window. The difficulty was around easy to medium. I w
By Akash GuptaPublished
- TripadvisorMid-level · Frontend Engineer
Tripadvisor Interview Process - Mid-level Frontend Engineer
There were 3 rounds in the application process: Short screening session with the recruiter about your background and salary expectation. There will be a short introduction about the product and the team you'll be working with Technical inte
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- RakutenMid-level · Fullstack Engineer
Rakuten Engineer in Singapore: a two-week loop with Merge k Sorted Lists, Divide Two Integers, a banking app design and Spring Boot and React questions
Two weeks from OA to final. Merge k Sorted Lists + Divide Two Integers, a banking app design, some Spring Boot/React questions, then the manager.
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- RobloxMid-level · Software Engineer
Roblox Mid-level Engineer: OA, game-based challenges and a project deep dive
Recruiter chat, OA, a game-based coding round plus project deep dive, then behavioural. 4 months of prep and it paid off. Starting soon.
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- WayveMid-level · Software Engineer
Wayve Application Software Engineer in Leonberg: factorial three ways, a hiring manager chat and a self-driving simulation system design
Referral. Factorial three ways with complexity follow-ups, hiring manager, a simulation system design, two behavioural rounds. 3 weeks total.
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- GitHubMid-level · Software Engineer
GitHub Mid-level Engineer: recruiter call, Battleship LLD and a Number of Islands style question
6 weeks end to end. Battleship LLD (do it in Python), a Number of Islands variant, and a lot of questions about remote work.
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- CrowdStrikeMid-level · Software Engineer
CrowdStrike Mid-level Engineer: LeetCode pair, take-home API, then a remote onsite with LLD, HLD and behavioural
Quick, well run process. Two LeetCode mediums, a take-home API, then LLD + HLD + behavioural in one day. They care a lot about the behavioural.
By Samuel DavisPublished
- Scale AIMid-level · Applied ML Engineer
Scale AI Engineer in New York: seven rounds, a deck of cards LLD, a RAG pipeline OOP round and two ML rounds that ended it
7 rounds. Deck of cards LLD, RAG pipeline OOP round, behavioural, then two ML rounds. Tripped on ML fundamentals and got rejected.
By Samuel DavisPublished
- AmazonMid-level · Software Engineer
Amazon SDE II in Seattle: OA, phone screen and a four-interview loop with every question listed
Full SDE II loop with every question I got, OA through to the 4 onsite interviews. Know the 16 principles cold. Declined the offer.
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