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City of Philadelphia Software Engineer Interview Questions

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

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CodingStart here. 9 questions · ~94 min
Linked List ReversalEasy
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Reverse a singly linked list in-place using iterative pointer manipulation.

RecursionLinked ListsArraysCity of Philadelphia
Breadth-First SearchEasy
Practice

Implement BFS to traverse a graph level by level from a given start node.

QueueSearchingGraphsCity of Philadelphia
Two Sum with TargetEasy
Practice

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

Hash TablesArraysStringsCity of Philadelphia
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Execution8 questions · ~84 min
Ensure Code Quality Before DeploymentMedium

Tests testing, review, and release practices that reduce defects in production.

Risk AssessmentQualityCity of Philadelphia
Debug a Production City IssueMedium

Tests incident triage, debugging methodology, and ability to restore service safely.

Rollback PlanRisk AssessmentCity of Philadelphia
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Behavioral & Leadership22 questions · ~230 min
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More topics3 questions · ~31 min
Database Management Systems ExperienceEasy

Tests your ability to work with databases that support city services and data integrity.

JoinsData WranglingCity of Philadelphia
RESTful APIs in PracticeMedium

Tests your ability to design and integrate APIs that power web and mobile city services.

InfrastructureToolsCity of Philadelphia
Oracle and Postgres ExperienceMedium

Tests your depth of experience with relational databases used for data storage and querying.

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Hands-on SQL practiceWrite and run real queries in the editor. 3 drills · ~30 min
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