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← SoFi

New Grad / Junior Backend at SoFi

BackendNew Grad / JuniorOffer◆ Commonly asked· 2023

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

The loop · 5 rounds

01

Round 01 · 1 question

Online Assessment

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

  • Aptitude and logical-reasoning section.
    New Grad / JuniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
    #aptitude
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02

Round 02 · 3 questions

DSA / Coding

Data structures & algorithms on a whiteboard or shared editor.

  • Construct binary tree from preorder and inorder traversal.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #tree#recursion
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Valid anagram.
    New Grad / JuniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
    #string#hashmap
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Minimum window substring.
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #sliding-window#string
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
03

Round 03 · 2 questions

Machine Coding

Build a working component or service under time pressure.

  • Build a background job runner with priorities.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #queue#workers
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  • Build a mini ORM query builder (select/where/join).
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #parsing#sql
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04

Round 04 · 3 questions

Tech Deep-Dive

Deep questions on your core stack and fundamentals.

  • Difference between at-least-once and exactly-once delivery.
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #messaging
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  • How do you design an idempotency-key system for payments?
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #idempotency#payments
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  • How do circuit breakers and bulkheads improve resilience?
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #reliability
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05

Round 05 · 2 questions

Behavioral / HR

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

  • Tell me about receiving hard feedback and acting on it.
    New Grad / Junior◆ Commonly asked
    #feedback#star
  • When did you have to make a decision with incomplete data?
    New Grad / Junior◆ Commonly asked
    #judgment#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.