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Cengage Software Engineer Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a Cengage Software Engineer interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated weekly.

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SQL & Data ManipulationStart here. 4 questions · ~42 min
Running Totals of Course EnrollmentsEasy
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Aggregate daily MindTap enrollments and calculate the cumulative total with a PostgreSQL window function.

Date FunctionsRunning TotalsAggregationsCengage
CTE to Find Enrolled-Not-Completed UsersMedium
Practice

Use a CTE and correlated NOT EXISTS subquery to find Cengage users who enrolled but never completed a course.

SubqueriesJoinsCTEsCengage
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Coding17 questions · ~178 min
Two Sum with TargetEasy
Practice

Use a hash map to find two array elements that sum to a target in O(n) time.

Hash TablesArraysStringsCengage
Search in Rotated Sorted ArrayEasy
Practice

Find a target in a rotated sorted array using modified binary search in O(log n) time.

RecursionArraysSearchingCengage
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System Design6 questions · ~63 min
Design Feature Drift Monitoring SystemHard

Design a production ranking system with robust feature drift monitoring across batch and real-time features at high QPS.

Feature StoreFeature DriftModel ServingCengage
Design a Cold Start RankerMedium

Design a recommendation and ranking system that handles cold start for both new users and new items without hurting feed quality.

Cold StartTwo-Tower ModelsRecommendation SystemsCengage
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Execution11 questions · ~115 min
Design an API Under ConstraintsMedium

Design an API by balancing usability, performance, versioning, and operational risk under real product constraints.

Trade-offsRisk AssessmentScope ManagementCengage
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Pipelines4 questions · ~42 min
Data Quality in ETL PipelinesEasy

Approach for maintaining data quality and integrity across ETL pipelines.

IdempotencyData ModelingQualityCengage
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Behavioral & Leadership8 questions · ~84 min
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