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← Urban Company

New Grad / Junior Backend at Urban Company

BackendNew Grad / JuniorRejected◆ Commonly asked· 2024

A junior backend loop. 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.

  • 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.

  • Word search II.
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #trie#backtracking
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • 3Sum.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #two-pointers#array
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  • Container with most water.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #two-pointers#array
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03

Round 03 · 2 questions

Machine Coding

Build a working component or service under time pressure.

  • Implement a job queue with retries and backoff.
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #queue#reliability
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  • Parse and evaluate a simple expression/DSL.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #parsing
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04

Round 04 · 3 questions

Tech Deep-Dive

Deep questions on your core stack and fundamentals.

  • Explain leader election and consensus (Raft) at a high level.
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #distributed#consensus
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  • Explain the difference between horizontal and vertical scaling.
    New Grad / JuniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
    #scale
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  • Idempotency in APIs — why and how.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #api-design#idempotency
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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 time you had to learn something quickly.
    New Grad / Junior◆ Commonly asked
    #learning#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.