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← Carta

New Grad / Junior Full-stack at Carta

Full-stackNew Grad / JuniorOffer◆ Commonly asked· 2023

Junior fullstack interview. 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.

  • Find the missing number in 1..n.
    New Grad / JuniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
    #math
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
02

Round 02 · 3 questions

DSA / Coding

Data structures & algorithms on a whiteboard or shared editor.

  • Word ladder — shortest transformation sequence.
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #bfs#graph
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Pacific Atlantic water flow.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #dfs#grid
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • House robber.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #dp
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
03

Round 03 · 2 questions

Machine Coding

Build a working component or service under time pressure.

  • Design and build a URL-shortener service (API + storage).
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #api#hashing
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Build a key-value store with TTL expiry.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #cache#ttl
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
04

Round 04 · 3 questions

Tech Deep-Dive

Deep questions on your core stack and fundamentals.

  • Explain database replication lag and how to mitigate it.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #databases#replication
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Explain eventual consistency with a real example.
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #distributed
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Explain server components vs client components.
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #react#ssr
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
05

Round 05 · 2 questions

Behavioral / HR

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

  • A time you influenced a decision without authority.
    New Grad / Junior◆ Commonly asked
    #influence#star
  • Tell me about a time you had to learn something quickly.
    New Grad / Junior◆ Commonly asked
    #learning#star

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