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← Nutanix

Staff+ Backend at Nutanix

BackendStaff+Rejected◆ Commonly asked· 2024

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

The loop · 5 rounds

01

Round 01 · 3 questions

DSA / Coding

Data structures & algorithms on a whiteboard or shared editor.

  • Rotting oranges.
    Staff+Medium◆ Commonly asked
    #bfs#grid
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Same tree.
    Staff+Easy◆ Commonly asked
    #tree
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Maximum product subarray.
    Staff+Medium◆ Commonly asked
    #array#dp
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
02

Round 02 · 1 question

Low-Level Design

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

  • Design a chess game (pieces, moves, board).
    Staff+Hard◆ Commonly asked
    #oop
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
03

Round 03 · 2 questions

System Design

High-level architecture of a large-scale system.

  • Design a chat application like WhatsApp.
    Staff+Hard◆ Commonly asked
    #websocket#fanout#storage
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Design an inventory reservation system for checkout.
    Staff+Hard◆ Commonly asked
    #concurrency#transactions
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
04

Round 04 · 1 question

Hiring Manager

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

  • Walk me through the architecture of a system you owned end to end.
    Staff+◆ Commonly asked
    #ownership#architecture
05

Round 05 · 2 questions

Behavioral / HR

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

  • Describe a conflict with your manager and the outcome.
    Staff+◆ Commonly asked
    #conflict#star
  • Why this company, and why this role?
    Staff+◆ Commonly asked
    #motivation

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