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New Grad / Junior Backend at Best Buy

BackendNew Grad / JuniorNo offer◆ Commonly asked· 2025

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

The loop · 5 rounds

01

Round 01 · 1 question

Online Assessment

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

  • Two timed medium array/string problems in 70 minutes.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #arrays#strings
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02

Round 02 · 3 questions

DSA / Coding

Data structures & algorithms on a whiteboard or shared editor.

  • Clone a graph.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #graph#dfs
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  • Valid anagram.
    New Grad / JuniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
    #string#hashmap
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  • Implement a trie (prefix tree).
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #trie
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03

Round 03 · 2 questions

Machine Coding

Build a working component or service under time pressure.

  • Build a REST endpoint with pagination, filtering and sorting.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #api#pagination
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  • Implement a token-bucket rate limiter as a service.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #rate-limit
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04

Round 04 · 3 questions

Tech Deep-Dive

Deep questions on your core stack and fundamentals.

  • What is backpressure and how do you handle it?
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #streaming#reliability
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  • How does a write-ahead log guarantee durability?
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #databases
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  • How do you design a schema for a multi-currency ledger?
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #databases#money
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05

Round 05 · 2 questions

Behavioral / HR

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

  • Tell me about a time you failed and what you learned.
    New Grad / Junior◆ Commonly asked
    #growth#star
  • Describe a time you improved a process or tool for your team.
    New Grad / Junior◆ Commonly asked
    #ownership#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.