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Costar Software Engineer Interview Questions

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

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CodingStart here. 18 questions · ~168 min
Maximum Depth of Binary TreeEasy
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Problem Given the root of a binary tree, return its maximum depth as an integer. The maximum depth is the number of nodes along the longest path from the ...

RecursionQueueTreesCostar
Longest Substring Without RepeatsMedium
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Find the longest substring with all unique characters using a sliding window.

Hash TablesStringsTwo PointersCostar
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SQL & Data Manipulation8 questions + 1 drill · ~85 min
SQL Average Selling PriceMedium
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Calculate weighted average selling prices by product using a date-range join, aggregation, and NULL handling.

leetcodesqlCostar
Basic SQL and String ReverseEasy
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Reverse Costar property search strings with PostgreSQL and flag rows whose stored expected value does not match.

sql queriesstring manipulationCostar
Top Customers by Sales RevenueEasy
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Use GROUP BY and SUM to rank the top 10 customers by total revenue from a single sales table.

RankingGroup ByAggregationsHousecall ProEquifaxXYZ
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Execution11 questions · ~103 min
Design a Scalable ApplicationEasy

Explain how you would design a scalable application, including trade-offs, risks, stakeholder needs, and how you define success.

Trade-offsRisk AssessmentScope ManagementCostar
Choose Monolith or MicroservicesMedium

Evaluate the execution trade-offs between monoliths and microservices and explain how you would choose the right approach.

Trade-offsRisk AssessmentScope ManagementCostar
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System Design7 questions · ~65 min
Star Rating System DesignMedium

Assesses your ability to design data models and APIs for user-generated ratings.

designCostar
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Behavioral & Leadership5 questions · ~47 min
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More topics1 question · ~9 min
AWS and .NET Migration ExperienceMedium

Evaluates your hands-on experience with AWS and your ability to modernize .NET applications.

migrationawsCostar
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