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BackendMidOffer◆ Commonly asked· 2025

Mid backend interview. Balanced across coding, design, and collaboration.

The loop · 5 rounds

01

Round 01 · 3 questions

DSA / Coding

Data structures & algorithms on a whiteboard or shared editor.

  • Group anagrams from a list of strings.
    MidMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #hashmap#string
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Longest increasing subsequence.
    MidHard◆ Commonly asked
    #dp#binary-search
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Word break.
    MidMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #dp#string
    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.
    MidHard◆ Commonly asked
    #queue#reliability
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Implement a token-bucket rate limiter as a service.
    MidMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #rate-limit
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
03

Round 03 · 1 question

Low-Level Design

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

  • Design an elevator control system.
    MidMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #oop#state-machine
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
04

Round 04 · 3 questions

Tech Deep-Dive

Deep questions on your core stack and fundamentals.

  • Explain connection pooling and why it matters.
    MidMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #databases
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • ACID vs BASE and transaction isolation levels.
    MidHard◆ Commonly asked
    #databases#transactions
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Explain how a hash index differs from a B-tree index.
    MidHard◆ Commonly asked
    #databases#indexing
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
05

Round 05 · 2 questions

Behavioral / HR

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

  • Tell me about the hardest bug you have debugged.
    Mid◆ Commonly asked
    #debugging#star
  • Tell me about the most impactful project of your career.
    Mid◆ Commonly asked
    #impact#star

Practice each round across every company

  • DSA / Coding
  • Machine Coding
  • Low-Level Design
  • 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.