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← Cohere

Senior Full-stack at Cohere

Full-stackSeniorWithdrew◆ Commonly asked· 2023

Senior fullstack interview. Fast-paced; expect follow-ups that push on depth.

The loop · 6 rounds

01

Round 01 · 3 questions

DSA / Coding

Data structures & algorithms on a whiteboard or shared editor.

  • Longest increasing subsequence.
    SeniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #dp#binary-search
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Rotting oranges.
    SeniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #bfs#grid
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Group anagrams from a list of strings.
    SeniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #hashmap#string
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
02

Round 02 · 2 questions

Machine Coding

Build a working component or service under time pressure.

  • Build a color-picker with hex/rgb sync.
    SeniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #react#ui
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Implement a JSON config loader with env overrides.
    SeniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
    #config
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
03

Round 03 · 2 questions

System Design

High-level architecture of a large-scale system.

  • Design a distributed task queue like Celery.
    SeniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #queues#workers
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Design a search indexing pipeline (crawl to index to serve).
    SeniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #indexing#pipeline
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
04

Round 04 · 3 questions

Tech Deep-Dive

Deep questions on your core stack and fundamentals.

  • Compare rate-limiting algorithms and their trade-offs.
    SeniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #rate-limit
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • How do you optimize a slow React app? (profiling → fixes)
    SeniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #react#perf
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • How would you design and version a public REST API?
    SeniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #api-design
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
05

Round 05 · 1 question

Hiring Manager

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

  • How do you evaluate and adopt a new technology?
    Senior◆ Commonly asked
    #judgment
06

Round 06 · 2 questions

Behavioral / HR

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

  • When did you have to make a decision with incomplete data?
    Senior◆ Commonly asked
    #judgment#star
  • Tell me about a project you are most proud of.
    Senior◆ Commonly asked
    #star

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