Got the offerSDE 1 at Spinny
- Difficulty
- Process took
- 1-2 Weeks
- Rounds
- 4
- Format
- Remote
- Applied via
- Company Website
How it went
- My advice for anyone preparing backend roles, practice coding under time pressure
What they would tell you
- My advice for anyone preparing backend roles, practice coding under time pressure
How to prepare
- Brush up on SQL
- Prepare to talk about motivation, career goals, and project impact
Their background
Interviewed with Spinny for Backend Engineer position, four rounds covering coding, system design, managerial skills, and senior-level technical discussion
- College: Galgotias University
- Experience: 1 year as backend developer
- Tech Stack: Java, Spring Boot, MySQL, REST APIs
Round by round
- 1
Coding Round60 min
This round consisted of two medium-level coding problems on HackerRank
- 2
System Design Round60 min
Asked to design similar to a TripMate app Problem Statement A group of friends wants to track shared expenses during a trip, automatically calculating who owes whom The system should support settling payments and handle multiple users, trips, and transactions
- 3
Managerial Round60 min
Project Discussion: Detail about my past projects They asked about my long-term career goals Some specific technical questions about Java, various java collection classes
- 4
Vice President Round60 min
This round was more senior-level and technical, led by the VP Questions Asked:
- Joins
- Aggregations
- Window functions
- Query optimization techniques for performance
What came up
A candidate-reported account, lightly edited. Interview processes change by team and date.
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