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← Navi

New Grad / Junior Backend at Navi

BackendNew Grad / JuniorNo offer◆ Commonly asked· 2023

A junior backend loop. Coding-heavy early, design and behavioral later.

The loop · 5 rounds

01

Round 01 · 1 question

Online Assessment

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

  • Find the missing number in 1..n.
    New Grad / JuniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
    #math
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
02

Round 02 · 3 questions

DSA / Coding

Data structures & algorithms on a whiteboard or shared editor.

  • Coin change — fewest coins to make an amount.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #dp
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Course Schedule II.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #graph#topo-sort
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Permutations.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #backtracking
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
03

Round 03 · 2 questions

Machine Coding

Build a working component or service under time pressure.

  • Build a REST endpoint with pagination, filtering and sorting.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #api#pagination
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Implement a leaderboard API backed by a sorted set.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #redis#ranking
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
04

Round 04 · 3 questions

Tech Deep-Dive

Deep questions on your core stack and fundamentals.

  • How do circuit breakers and bulkheads improve resilience?
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #reliability
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Explain database indexing and when a query uses one.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #databases#indexing
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Explain leader election and consensus (Raft) at a high level.
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #distributed#consensus
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
05

Round 05 · 2 questions

Behavioral / HR

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

  • Tell me about the hardest bug you have debugged.
    New Grad / Junior◆ Commonly asked
    #debugging#star
  • Tell me about a project you are most proud of.
    New Grad / Junior◆ Commonly asked
    #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.