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1. First Technical Round All basic JS, NodeJs question like event loop, OAuth , How JWT works, Asynchronous vs synchronous, Promises Async await , promises types, methods, some basic db question, program for char occurence . ( around 1 hr ) 1. Second Technical Round ( with senior architect and Project Manager ) All above question asked with cross question why this why that and asked deployment process in current project, some performance related questions, 2 DSA program, reduce vs map, why nodejs is synchronous (around 1.5 hr) 3. HR Round - Salary discussion
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Lead Software Engineer

Interviewed at Persistent Systems

4.1
Jul 4, 2025

1. First Technical Round All basic JS, NodeJs question like event loop, OAuth , How JWT works, Asynchronous vs synchronous, Promises Async await , promises types, methods, some basic db question, program for char occurence . ( around 1 hr ) 1. Second Technical Round ( with senior architect and Project Manager ) All above question asked with cross question why this why that and asked deployment process in current project, some performance related questions, 2 DSA program, reduce vs map, why nodejs is synchronous (around 1.5 hr) 3. HR Round - Salary discussion

They focused mainly on scalable Java backend architecture, microservices design, concurrency handling, performance optimization, system design decisions, and experience leading development teams in production environments.
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Lead Java Developer

Interviewed at Viber

4.3
May 27, 2026

They focused mainly on scalable Java backend architecture, microservices design, concurrency handling, performance optimization, system design decisions, and experience leading development teams in production environments.

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