UPS Backend Engineer interview experience

The interview included AVA basics and then Spring Boot questions that were framed as easier, but the overall format still felt intense and hands-on.

The interviewer was friendly and even helped me during the discussion, which made it easier to keep going after I got stuck. They asked me to write four small programs using streams and Lambda, and I also had to do mapping using Hibernate configuration, which I miserably failed.

Even with the help, the technical tasks were the hardest part because they required accuracy under pressure. My reflection was mixed: the interviewer’s attitude was