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← Tencent

New Grad / Junior Backend at Tencent

BackendNew Grad / JuniorOffer◆ Commonly asked· 2023

5-round junior backend process. 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.

  • Simulate a simplified card game and score it.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #simulation
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02

Round 02 · 3 questions

DSA / Coding

Data structures & algorithms on a whiteboard or shared editor.

  • Valid Parentheses — check balanced brackets.
    New Grad / JuniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
    #stack#string
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Invert a binary tree.
    New Grad / JuniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
    #tree
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Search in a rotated sorted array.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #binary-search
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
03

Round 03 · 2 questions

Machine Coding

Build a working component or service under time pressure.

  • Build a file-upload service with chunking and resume.
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #streaming#storage
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  • Build a webhook receiver with signature verification.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #security#api
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
04

Round 04 · 3 questions

Tech Deep-Dive

Deep questions on your core stack and fundamentals.

  • What is a deadlock and how do you avoid one?
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #concurrency
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • How does the OAuth 2.0 authorization-code flow work?
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #auth#security
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  • How would you design and version a public REST API?
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #api-design
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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
  • Tell me about the hardest bug you have debugged.
    New Grad / Junior◆ Commonly asked
    #debugging#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.