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F2F Round 1: Given two arrays, find elements which are repeated and common in both the arrays Design bookmyshow application. F2F Round 2: Design online snake and ladder F2F Round 3: How to parse large files using multiple threads. Log data stored in database. Different queries to get data. Alphanumeric string, how many different numbers can be formed F2F Round4: tell about one of your recent projects, explain the architecture. different starategies for caching etc. payment system, how to find duplicate transactions F2F Round5: with senior director there. Questions on front end related technologies.
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Senior Staff Software Engineer

Interviewed at ServiceNow

4.1★
Aug 19, 2019

F2F Round 1: Given two arrays, find elements which are repeated and common in both the arrays Design bookmyshow application. F2F Round 2: Design online snake and ladder F2F Round 3: How to parse large files using multiple threads. Log data stored in database. Different queries to get data. Alphanumeric string, how many different numbers can be formed F2F Round4: tell about one of your recent projects, explain the architecture. different starategies for caching etc. payment system, how to find duplicate transactions F2F Round5: with senior director there. Questions on front end related technologies.

Two coding interviews, a mix for hard and medium Leetcode questions. Definitely some gatekeeping here, one of the interviewer started with a hard question. Product Architure : design a translation system for Meta apps, design an auction system like eBay.
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Staff Software Engineer

Interviewed at Meta

3.5★
May 3, 2025

Two coding interviews, a mix for hard and medium Leetcode questions. Definitely some gatekeeping here, one of the interviewer started with a hard question. Product Architure : design a translation system for Meta apps, design an auction system like eBay.

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