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← King

New Grad / Junior Backend at King

BackendNew Grad / JuniorOutcome unknown◆ Commonly asked· 2024

5-round junior backend process. 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.

  • Simulate a simplified card game and score it.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #simulation
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02

Round 02 · 3 questions

DSA / Coding

Data structures & algorithms on a whiteboard or shared editor.

  • Longest consecutive sequence.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #hashmap#array
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Kth largest element in an array.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #heap#quickselect
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Course Schedule II.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #graph#topo-sort
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
03

Round 03 · 2 questions

Machine Coding

Build a working component or service under time pressure.

  • Implement cursor-based pagination over a sorted dataset.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #pagination#api
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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.

  • Sharding vs partitioning vs replication.
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #databases#scale
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Message queues vs pub/sub — when to use each.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #messaging
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  • Compare rate-limiting algorithms and their trade-offs.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #rate-limit
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05

Round 05 · 2 questions

Behavioral / HR

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

  • Tell me about a time you disagreed and committed.
    New Grad / Junior◆ Commonly asked
    #teamwork#star
  • Describe working with an ambiguous or shifting requirement.
    New Grad / Junior◆ Commonly asked
    #ambiguity#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.