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New Grad / Junior Backend at Simplilearn

BackendNew Grad / JuniorNo offer◆ Commonly asked· 2023

Junior backend interview. Balanced across coding, design, and collaboration.

The loop · 5 rounds

01

Round 01 · 1 question

Online Assessment

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

  • Reformat a log file by timestamp.
    New Grad / JuniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
    #sorting#parsing
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02

Round 02 · 3 questions

DSA / Coding

Data structures & algorithms on a whiteboard or shared editor.

  • Maximum depth of a binary tree.
    New Grad / JuniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
    #tree#dfs
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Word search in a grid.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #backtracking#grid
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Min cost to connect all points.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #graph#mst
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
03

Round 03 · 2 questions

Machine Coding

Build a working component or service under time pressure.

  • Implement an exponential-backoff HTTP client.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #reliability
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  • Build an in-memory pub/sub with topic subscriptions.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #pub-sub
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04

Round 04 · 3 questions

Tech Deep-Dive

Deep questions on your core stack and fundamentals.

  • Caching strategies: cache-aside, write-through, TTLs.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #cache
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  • Explain optimistic vs pessimistic locking.
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #databases
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  • How do you prevent and detect N+1 queries?
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #databases#orm
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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
  • Tell me about a project you are most proud of.
    New Grad / Junior◆ Commonly asked
    #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.