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← Akamai

Mid Backend at Akamai

BackendMidOffer◆ Commonly asked· 2023

Mid backend interview. Pragmatic questions — more real-world than pure puzzles.

The loop · 5 rounds

01

Round 01 · 3 questions

DSA / Coding

Data structures & algorithms on a whiteboard or shared editor.

  • Unique paths.
    MidMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #dp#grid
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Two Sum — return indices of numbers adding to a target.
    MidEasy◆ Commonly asked
    #array#hashmap
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Valid anagram.
    MidEasy◆ Commonly asked
    #string#hashmap
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
02

Round 02 · 2 questions

Machine Coding

Build a working component or service under time pressure.

  • Design and build a URL-shortener service (API + storage).
    MidMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #api#hashing
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Build an in-memory rate limiter as a middleware.
    MidMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #rate-limit#middleware
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
03

Round 03 · 1 question

Low-Level Design

Object-oriented / low-level design of a focused module.

  • Design a movie-ticket booking system (BookMyShow).
    MidHard◆ Commonly asked
    #oop#concurrency
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
04

Round 04 · 3 questions

Tech Deep-Dive

Deep questions on your core stack and fundamentals.

  • How do you design an idempotency-key system for payments?
    MidHard◆ Commonly asked
    #idempotency#payments
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • How does a bloom filter work and when would you use one?
    MidMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #data-structures#probabilistic
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • How do you run a zero-downtime database migration?
    MidHard◆ Commonly asked
    #databases
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
05

Round 05 · 2 questions

Behavioral / HR

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

  • Describe a disagreement on a code review and how it ended.
    Mid◆ Commonly asked
    #conflict#star
  • When did you take ownership of something outside your scope?
    Mid◆ Commonly asked
    #ownership#star

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