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← Algolia

New Grad / Junior Full-stack at Algolia

Full-stackNew Grad / JuniorOutcome unknown◆ Commonly asked· 2024

A junior fullstack loop. Balanced across coding, design, and collaboration.

The loop · 5 rounds

01

Round 01 · 1 question

Online Assessment

Timed online coding / aptitude screen, usually the first filter.

  • Reformat a log file by timestamp.
    New Grad / JuniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
    #sorting#parsing
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02

Round 02 · 3 questions

DSA / Coding

Data structures & algorithms on a whiteboard or shared editor.

  • Insert interval.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #intervals
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Product of array except self.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #array#prefix-sum
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Longest increasing subsequence.
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #dp#binary-search
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
03

Round 03 · 2 questions

Machine Coding

Build a working component or service under time pressure.

  • Build a nested checkbox tree with indeterminate state.
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #react#recursion
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  • Build a REST endpoint with pagination, filtering and sorting.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #api#pagination
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04

Round 04 · 3 questions

Tech Deep-Dive

Deep questions on your core stack and fundamentals.

  • Accessibility: how do you make a custom widget usable?
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #a11y
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  • How would you design and version a public REST API?
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #api-design
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  • How does the OAuth 2.0 authorization-code flow work?
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #auth#security
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05

Round 05 · 2 questions

Behavioral / HR

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

  • Tell me about the hardest bug you have debugged.
    New Grad / Junior◆ Commonly asked
    #debugging#star
  • A time you influenced a decision without authority.
    New Grad / Junior◆ Commonly asked
    #influence#star

Practice each round across every company

  • Online Assessment
  • DSA / Coding
  • Machine Coding
  • Tech Deep-Dive
  • Behavioral / HR

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