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Senior Backend at Adobe

BackendSeniorRejected◆ Commonly asked· 2024

Senior backend interview. Coding-heavy early, design and behavioral later.

The loop · 6 rounds

01

Round 01 · 3 questions

DSA / Coding

Data structures & algorithms on a whiteboard or shared editor.

  • Jump game.
    SeniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #greedy#dp
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Group anagrams from a list of strings.
    SeniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #hashmap#string
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Largest rectangle in histogram.
    SeniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #stack#monotonic-stack
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
02

Round 02 · 2 questions

Machine Coding

Build a working component or service under time pressure.

  • Build an in-memory rate limiter as a middleware.
    SeniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #rate-limit#middleware
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Build a CSV importer that streams and validates rows.
    SeniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #streaming#validation
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
03

Round 03 · 2 questions

System Design

High-level architecture of a large-scale system.

  • Design a feature-flag service.
    SeniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #config#rollout
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Design a distributed unique ID generator.
    SeniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #snowflake#distributed
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
04

Round 04 · 3 questions

Tech Deep-Dive

Deep questions on your core stack and fundamentals.

  • How would you design and version a public REST API?
    SeniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #api-design
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Message queues vs pub/sub — when to use each.
    SeniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #messaging
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Explain optimistic vs pessimistic locking.
    SeniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #databases
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
05

Round 05 · 1 question

Hiring Manager

Scope, ownership, and role-fit discussion with the manager.

  • How do you handle disagreement with a product partner?
    Senior◆ Commonly asked
    #collaboration
06

Round 06 · 2 questions

Behavioral / HR

Values, collaboration, and past-experience (STAR) questions.

  • Describe a conflict with your manager and the outcome.
    Senior◆ Commonly asked
    #conflict#star
  • Describe a disagreement on a code review and how it ended.
    Senior◆ Commonly asked
    #conflict#star

◆ This experience is composed from commonly reported questions for this role and level. Real, individually-shared interviews will be layered in over time.