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- MillenniumSenior · Software Engineer
Millennium Junior Engineer: Merge Intervals OA, concurrency LLD and a Distributed Cache design
Straightforward month-long loop. Merge Intervals OA, then concurrency LLD, distributed cache design and behavioural. Took a different offer.
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- ConfluentStaff · Software Engineer
Confluent Staff Engineer: Time Based Key-Value Store screen, Metrics Monitoring design and two tough coding rounds
Time-based KV store on the screen, then 4 onsite rounds incl. metrics monitoring design and a nasty function signature matcher. Offer.
By Kenji SantosPublished
- NubankStaff · Software Engineer
Nubank Staff Engineer in Toronto: six rounds over two months, from code quality OA to Distributed Message Queue design
6 rounds over 2 months. They grade code quality hard in the OA, then you extend it live. Distributed message queue for design. Accepted.
By Nora NguyenPublished
- SpaceXStaff · Software Engineer
SpaceX Staff Engineer: telemetry take-home, project presentation, HashMap from scratch and a Distributed Task Scheduler
Longest loop I've done. Telemetry take-home, a review with senior people, then a project presentation, hashmap LLD and task scheduler HLD.
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- MongoDBJunior · Software Engineer
MongoDB Junior Engineer: two array questions, an LRU Cache LLD and a sharding-heavy system design
Relaxed process for a junior role. Two array questions, then LRU cache, a sharding-heavy design and STAR behavioural. Got the offer.
By Camila PatelPublished
- Palo Alto NetworksMid-level · Software Engineer
Palo Alto Networks Mid-level Engineer: algorithm screen, OS and networking questions, API Rate Limiter LLD and URL shortener HLD
Two easy DSA questions to start, then OS/networking questions, then an LLD and HLD in one virtual onsite. Be ready for the cyber security question.
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- LinkedInSenior · Software Engineer
LinkedIn Interview Process - Senior Software Engineer
R1 : Phone Screen The interview started with a few questions about my resume and previous projects. 1: Implement a rate limiter, what algorithms would you use & when. 2: Given a series of opening and closing parenthesis, return if it is a v
By ash_m95Published
- BloombergSenior · Software Engineer
Bloomberg Senior Engineer: Decode String screen, Stock Exchange design and Meeting Rooms II
Recruiter, Decode String, then stock exchange design + Meeting Rooms II + hiring manager in one go. Offer, they wouldn't match so I passed.
By Mateo FischerPublished
- StripeSenior · Fullstack Engineer
Stripe Senior Fullstack in NYC: notification system LLD, a three-part REST API and map task, debugging and a React filter
Fullstack loop in NYC: notification system LLD, a 3-part REST API + map task, a debugging round, a React exercise, then hiring manager. Offer.
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- CloudflareSenior · Fullstack Engineer
Cloudflare Software Engineer in London: hiring manager chat, culture fit, PM round, HTTP server debugging, Instagram for cats and an AI-assisted coding round
5 rounds after a hiring manager chat: culture fit, a PM round, debugging a broken HTTP server, Instagram for cats, and an AI-assisted coding round.
By Ivan WalkerPublished