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← Reflection AI

Mid Backend at Reflection AI

BackendMidOffer◆ Commonly asked· 2023

5-round mid backend process. 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.

  • Diameter of a binary tree.
    MidEasy◆ Commonly asked
    #tree#dfs
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  • Jump game.
    MidMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #greedy#dp
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  • Construct binary tree from preorder and inorder traversal.
    MidMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #tree#recursion
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02

Round 02 · 2 questions

Machine Coding

Build a working component or service under time pressure.

  • Build a file-upload service with chunking and resume.
    MidHard◆ Commonly asked
    #streaming#storage
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  • Implement a leaderboard API backed by a sorted set.
    MidMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #redis#ranking
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03

Round 03 · 1 question

Low-Level Design

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

  • Design a rate limiter with multiple strategies.
    MidMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #oop#rate-limit
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04

Round 04 · 3 questions

Tech Deep-Dive

Deep questions on your core stack and fundamentals.

  • Explain database replication lag and how to mitigate it.
    MidMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #databases#replication
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  • Sharding vs partitioning vs replication.
    MidHard◆ Commonly asked
    #databases#scale
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  • How would you design and version a public REST API?
    MidMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #api-design
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05

Round 05 · 2 questions

Behavioral / HR

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

  • How do you handle being blocked for several days?
    Mid◆ Commonly asked
    #ownership#star
  • Describe a disagreement on a code review and how it ended.
    Mid◆ Commonly asked
    #conflict#star

Practice each round across every company

  • DSA / Coding
  • Machine Coding
  • Low-Level Design
  • 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.