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R1: There were 3 question, (2 Medium + 1 Hard) - Q1: Graph + BFS - Q2: https://leetcode.com/problems/mirror-reflection/description/ - Q3: DP R2: Design a resume parser and resume bank where user can search for keywords among the datastore of resumes. R3: Foundational CS concepts + Some discussion around Kafka & SQS + SAGA Patterns + previous projects
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Senior Backend Engineer

Interviewed at VMock

3
Jul 6, 2025

R1: There were 3 question, (2 Medium + 1 Hard) - Q1: Graph + BFS - Q2: https://leetcode.com/problems/mirror-reflection/description/ - Q3: DP R2: Design a resume parser and resume bank where user can search for keywords among the datastore of resumes. R3: Foundational CS concepts + Some discussion around Kafka & SQS + SAGA Patterns + previous projects

The interview process consisted of the following: * An initial screening chat * A fairly accessible coding question * A much more involved take-home system design task, followed-by interview * A final on-site afternoon with culture-type interviews *
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Senior Backend Engineer

Interviewed at Hived

3.8
Dec 18, 2025

The interview process consisted of the following: * An initial screening chat * A fairly accessible coding question * A much more involved take-home system design task, followed-by interview * A final on-site afternoon with culture-type interviews *

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