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Got the offer

SDE 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. 1

    Coding Round60 min

    This round consisted of two medium-level coding problems on HackerRank

  2. 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. 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. 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

MediumRemote1 2 years

A candidate-reported account, lightly edited. Interview processes change by team and date.

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