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← Northrop Grumman

Senior Full-stack at Northrop Grumman

Full-stackSeniorOutcome unknown◆ Commonly asked· 2025

6-round senior fullstack process. Coding-heavy early, design and behavioral later.

The loop · 6 rounds

01

Round 01 · 3 questions

DSA / Coding

Data structures & algorithms on a whiteboard or shared editor.

  • Invert a binary tree.
    SeniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
    #tree
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Jump game.
    SeniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #greedy#dp
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Min cost to connect all points.
    SeniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #graph#mst
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
02

Round 02 · 2 questions

Machine Coding

Build a working component or service under time pressure.

  • Build an accessible tabs component with keyboard nav.
    SeniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #react#a11y
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Implement an LRU + TTL cache library.
    SeniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #cache#ttl
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
03

Round 03 · 2 questions

System Design

High-level architecture of a large-scale system.

  • Design a content delivery network (CDN).
    SeniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #cdn#cache#edge
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Design a ride-matching backend (riders ↔ nearby drivers).
    SeniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #geospatial#matching#realtime
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
04

Round 04 · 3 questions

Tech Deep-Dive

Deep questions on your core stack and fundamentals.

  • How do you design a schema for a multi-currency ledger?
    SeniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #databases#money
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • What is backpressure and how do you handle it?
    SeniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #streaming#reliability
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Compare rate-limiting algorithms and their trade-offs.
    SeniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #rate-limit
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
05

Round 05 · 1 question

Hiring Manager

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

  • What is the biggest system you have designed, and why those choices?
    Senior◆ Commonly asked
    #architecture
06

Round 06 · 2 questions

Behavioral / HR

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

  • Tell me about the hardest bug you have debugged.
    Senior◆ Commonly asked
    #debugging#star
  • Describe something you shipped that you were not proud of.
    Senior◆ Commonly asked
    #tradeoffs#star

Practice each round across every company

  • DSA / Coding
  • Machine Coding
  • System Design
  • Tech Deep-Dive
  • 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.