theloop
CompaniesRoundsQuestionsSearchProgress
theloop

Interview questions from top companies, mapped to the exact round they show up in. Prep for what you will actually face.

View source

Browse

CompaniesSearchAll rounds

Rounds

Online AssessmentDSA / CodingMachine CodingLow-Level Design

Contribute

Share an interviewReport an issueStar on GitHub

The Loop aggregates publicly shared interview experiences and curated commonly-asked questions, each labeled with its source. Not affiliated with any company listed.

CC BY-NC 4.0 · © 2026

← PlayStation

New Grad / Junior Full-stack at PlayStation

Full-stackNew Grad / JuniorOffer◆ Commonly asked· 2025

5-round junior fullstack process. Fast-paced; expect follow-ups that push on depth.

The loop · 5 rounds

01

Round 01 · 1 question

Online Assessment

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

  • Find the number of distinct substrings of length k.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #sliding-window#string
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
02

Round 02 · 3 questions

DSA / Coding

Data structures & algorithms on a whiteboard or shared editor.

  • Pow(x, n).
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #math#recursion
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Binary tree level order traversal.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #tree#bfs
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Product of array except self.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #array#prefix-sum
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
03

Round 03 · 2 questions

Machine Coding

Build a working component or service under time pressure.

  • Build an in-memory rate limiter as a middleware.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #rate-limit#middleware
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Build a carousel/image slider.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #react#ui
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
04

Round 04 · 3 questions

Tech Deep-Dive

Deep questions on your core stack and fundamentals.

  • Explain memoization: useMemo, useCallback and React.memo.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #react#perf
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Message queues vs pub/sub — when to use each.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #messaging
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • How does the browser critical rendering path work?
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #browser#perf
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
05

Round 05 · 2 questions

Behavioral / HR

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

  • Describe a time you had to deliver bad news.
    New Grad / Junior◆ Commonly asked
    #communication#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.