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← Cult.fit

Staff+ Backend at Cult.fit

BackendStaff+Withdrew◆ Commonly asked· 2023

A staff backend loop. Pragmatic questions — more real-world than pure puzzles.

The loop · 5 rounds

01

Round 01 · 3 questions

DSA / Coding

Data structures & algorithms on a whiteboard or shared editor.

  • 3Sum.
    Staff+Medium◆ Commonly asked
    #two-pointers#array
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • LRU cache with O(1) get and put.
    Staff+Medium◆ Commonly asked
    #hashmap#linked-list
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Number of islands in a 2D grid.
    Staff+Medium◆ Commonly asked
    #bfs#dfs#grid
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
02

Round 02 · 1 question

Low-Level Design

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

  • Design a food-delivery order/dispatch model.
    Staff+Hard◆ Commonly asked
    #oop#state-machine
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
03

Round 03 · 2 questions

System Design

High-level architecture of a large-scale system.

  • Design a news feed / timeline.
    Staff+Hard◆ Commonly asked
    #fanout#ranking#cache
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Design a ride-sharing service like Uber.
    Staff+Hard◆ Commonly asked
    #geospatial#matching
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
04

Round 04 · 1 question

Hiring Manager

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

  • How do you give difficult feedback to a peer?
    Staff+◆ Commonly asked
    #leadership
05

Round 05 · 2 questions

Behavioral / HR

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

  • Tell me about a time you disagreed and committed.
    Staff+◆ Commonly asked
    #teamwork#star
  • Tell me about a project you are most proud of.
    Staff+◆ Commonly asked
    #star

Practice each round across every company

  • DSA / Coding
  • Low-Level Design
  • System Design
  • Hiring Manager
  • 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.