Phone Screen
Questions: Key-value store with expiration. Functions:
put(key, value)get(key)get_average()(average of non-expired values). Data streamed in order of increasing timestamps.
Candidate's Approach
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Interviewer's Feedback
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Coding Round 1
Questions: Word and phrase search in a list of documents.
Candidate's Approach
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Coding Round 2
Questions: Validate and solve Sudoku.
Candidate's Approach
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Design 1
Questions: URL shortener. Focus on scalability, system reliability, DB/cache sharding, and resource calculations (RPS, memory, servers). Discuss pros and cons of multiple approaches.
Candidate's Approach
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Interviewer's Feedback
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Design 2
Questions: Design a system like Feedly. Focus on API design and data modeling for subscribing/unsubscribing and newsfeed generation.
Candidate's Approach
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Values Round
Questions: Behavioral questions aligned with Confluent's values.
Candidate's Approach
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Hiring Manager Round
Questions: Similar to Google’s team match call—discussed teamwork, personal interests, and motivations.
Candidate's Approach
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Interviewer's Feedback
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Compensation: Compensation Discussion