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Technical Interview - 3 phases: 1. Code review - refactoring a Java class and its methods 2. Algorithmic task - an easy one from Leetcode (it was in neetcode's roadmap) 3. System design - a basic system with DB and API endpoints
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Backend Developer

Interviewed at Trading 212

2.7
Feb 23, 2025

Technical Interview - 3 phases: 1. Code review - refactoring a Java class and its methods 2. Algorithmic task - an easy one from Leetcode (it was in neetcode's roadmap) 3. System design - a basic system with DB and API endpoints

Describe how to implement a viedo upload system (like youtube). We want to upload the video in 3 different qualities (360p, 720p,1080p) After the file is uploaded in 3 different qualities, we want to send an email with the metadata to the user (There is a lambda function we need to trigger) - How we trigger it? The system should be scalable.
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Backend Developer

Interviewed at Rapyd

3
Nov 27, 2024

Describe how to implement a viedo upload system (like youtube). We want to upload the video in 3 different qualities (360p, 720p,1080p) After the file is uploaded in 3 different qualities, we want to send an email with the metadata to the user (There is a lambda function we need to trigger) - How we trigger it? The system should be scalable.

Ability to speak in english is an informal conversation with a member from the HR team Take home test is specific the the tech stack you will be working with and is not that hard if you have the right skillset The same goes for the technical interview which is an informal conversation where you are asked on the fly to answer very specific technical questions
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Backend PHP Developer

Interviewed at LoveToKnow Media

4.3
May 13, 2022

Ability to speak in english is an informal conversation with a member from the HR team Take home test is specific the the tech stack you will be working with and is not that hard if you have the right skillset The same goes for the technical interview which is an informal conversation where you are asked on the fly to answer very specific technical questions

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