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← Chewy

New Grad / Junior Backend at Chewy

BackendNew Grad / JuniorOutcome unknown◆ Commonly asked· 2025

A junior backend 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.

  • Group items by frequency and return the top K.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #hashmap#heap
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02

Round 02 · 3 questions

DSA / Coding

Data structures & algorithms on a whiteboard or shared editor.

  • Search in a rotated sorted array.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #binary-search
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Binary tree maximum path sum.
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #tree#dfs
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • House robber II.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #dp
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
03

Round 03 · 2 questions

Machine Coding

Build a working component or service under time pressure.

  • Build a URL health checker with a concurrency limit.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #concurrency
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  • Build a mini ORM query builder (select/where/join).
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #parsing#sql
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04

Round 04 · 3 questions

Tech Deep-Dive

Deep questions on your core stack and fundamentals.

  • Explain JWT structure and common pitfalls.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #auth#security
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  • What is a deadlock and how do you avoid one?
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #concurrency
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  • Explain optimistic vs pessimistic locking.
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #databases
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05

Round 05 · 2 questions

Behavioral / HR

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

  • Describe something you shipped that you were not proud of.
    New Grad / Junior◆ Commonly asked
    #tradeoffs#star
  • Tell me about receiving hard feedback and acting on it.
    New Grad / Junior◆ Commonly asked
    #feedback#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.