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← Grammarly

New Grad / Junior Backend at Grammarly

BackendNew Grad / JuniorOffer◆ Commonly asked· 2023

5-round junior backend process. Fast-paced; expect follow-ups that push on depth.

The loop · 5 rounds

01

Round 01 · 1 question

Online Assessment

Timed online coding / aptitude screen, usually the first filter.

  • Merge overlapping meeting intervals from a calendar.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #intervals#sorting
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02

Round 02 · 3 questions

DSA / Coding

Data structures & algorithms on a whiteboard or shared editor.

  • Best time to buy and sell stock.
    New Grad / JuniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
    #array#greedy
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Regular expression matching.
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #dp#string
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Course Schedule — detect a cycle / topological sort.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #graph#topo-sort
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03

Round 03 · 2 questions

Machine Coding

Build a working component or service under time pressure.

  • Implement an idempotent "charge" endpoint.
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #idempotency#payments
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  • Build a URL health checker with a concurrency limit.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #concurrency
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04

Round 04 · 3 questions

Tech Deep-Dive

Deep questions on your core stack and fundamentals.

  • Explain database indexing and when a query uses one.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #databases#indexing
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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 the difference between horizontal and vertical scaling.
    New Grad / JuniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
    #scale
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05

Round 05 · 2 questions

Behavioral / HR

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

  • Describe a time you disagreed with a teammate. How did it resolve?
    New Grad / Junior◆ Commonly asked
    #conflict#star
  • Tell me about a time you went above and beyond for a customer.
    New Grad / Junior◆ Commonly asked
    #customer#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.