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← PhysicsWallah

Senior Full-stack at PhysicsWallah

Full-stackSeniorOffer◆ Commonly asked· 2023

6-round senior fullstack process. Balanced across coding, design, and collaboration.

The loop · 6 rounds

01

Round 01 · 3 questions

DSA / Coding

Data structures & algorithms on a whiteboard or shared editor.

  • Merge intervals.
    SeniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #intervals#sorting
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Merge two sorted linked lists.
    SeniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
    #linked-list
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Coin change — fewest coins to make an amount.
    SeniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #dp
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
02

Round 02 · 2 questions

Machine Coding

Build a working component or service under time pressure.

  • Build an in-memory pub/sub with topic subscriptions.
    SeniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #pub-sub
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Implement a JSON config loader with env overrides.
    SeniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
    #config
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
03

Round 03 · 2 questions

System Design

High-level architecture of a large-scale system.

  • Design a feature-flag service.
    SeniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #config#rollout
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Design a payment processing + idempotency system.
    SeniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #idempotency#consistency
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
04

Round 04 · 3 questions

Tech Deep-Dive

Deep questions on your core stack and fundamentals.

  • Explain eventual consistency with a real example.
    SeniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #distributed
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Explain the CSS box model and box-sizing.
    SeniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
    #css
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Difference between CSS Grid and Flexbox — when to use each.
    SeniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
    #css#layout
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
05

Round 05 · 1 question

Hiring Manager

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

  • How do you decide when a project is done enough to ship?
    Senior◆ Commonly asked
    #delivery#judgment
06

Round 06 · 2 questions

Behavioral / HR

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

  • Describe something you shipped that you were not proud of.
    Senior◆ Commonly asked
    #tradeoffs#star
  • When did you have to make a decision with incomplete data?
    Senior◆ Commonly asked
    #judgment#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.