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Senior Backend at Arm

BackendSeniorRejected◆ Commonly asked· 2024

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

The loop · 6 rounds

01

Round 01 · 3 questions

DSA / Coding

Data structures & algorithms on a whiteboard or shared editor.

  • Lowest common ancestor of a binary tree.
    SeniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #tree
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Daily temperatures.
    SeniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #stack#monotonic-stack
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Two Sum — return indices of numbers adding to a target.
    SeniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
    #array#hashmap
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
02

Round 02 · 2 questions

Machine Coding

Build a working component or service under time pressure.

  • Implement a job queue with retries and backoff.
    SeniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #queue#reliability
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  • Implement an LRU + TTL cache library.
    SeniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #cache#ttl
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03

Round 03 · 2 questions

System Design

High-level architecture of a large-scale system.

  • Design a typeahead / autocomplete service.
    SeniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #trie#cache#ranking
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  • Design an append-only, queryable audit-log service.
    SeniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #storage#immutability
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
04

Round 04 · 3 questions

Tech Deep-Dive

Deep questions on your core stack and fundamentals.

  • Difference between at-least-once and exactly-once delivery.
    SeniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #messaging
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  • What is a deadlock and how do you avoid one?
    SeniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #concurrency
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  • How do you prevent and detect N+1 queries?
    SeniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #databases#orm
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
05

Round 05 · 1 question

Hiring Manager

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

  • How do you keep a team unblocked and shipping?
    Senior◆ Commonly asked
    #leadership
06

Round 06 · 2 questions

Behavioral / HR

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

  • Tell me about a project you are most proud of.
    Senior◆ Commonly asked
    #star
  • Describe a time you disagreed with a teammate. How did it resolve?
    Senior◆ Commonly asked
    #conflict#star

Practice each round across every company

  • DSA / Coding
  • Machine Coding
  • System Design
  • Tech Deep-Dive
  • Hiring Manager
  • 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.