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Curai Software Engineer Interview Questions

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CodingStart here. 12 questions · ~110 min

Detect Cycle in Linked ListEasy

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Use Floyd’s two-pointer algorithm to determine whether a singly linked list contains a cycle.

Hash TablesLinked ListsTwo Pointers

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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 ...

RecursionQueueTrees

Curai

Optimize a Slow AlgorithmHard

Explain how to diagnose and optimize a slow algorithm by profiling bottlenecks, reducing complexity, and validating improvements.

Dynamic ProgrammingSortingGreedy

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Execution7 questions · ~64 min

Ensure Distributed Data ConsistencyHard

Define an execution approach for maintaining data consistency across distributed systems while balancing delivery speed, risk, and operational resilience.

InfrastructureTrade-offsRisk Assessment

Curai

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 Management

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Behavioral & Leadership14 questions · ~128 min

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More topics3 questions · ~28 min

Median From API DataMedium

Tests data parsing and algorithm execution on API-fetched inputs.

Curai

Patient-Clinician Matching ML SystemHard

Tests end-to-end ML system design, retrieval and ranking choices, and evaluation and monitoring for healthcare matching.

ML RankingRetrievalRecommendation Systems

Curai

Analyzing Data for InsightsMedium

Tests your data analysis approach, including exploration, metrics, and communicating findings.

Data WranglingGroup ByAggregations

Curai

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

Database Indexing Trade-offsHard

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Practice drill

Compare PostgreSQL index strategies by read latency, write overhead, storage size, and an overall cost score.

Trade-offsdatabase optimizationdatabase managementHHostinger InternationalPPorch Group

Capital Technology Group

Database Trade-Offs for DetectionHard

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Practice drill

Compare financial crime detection architectures using joined run metrics, aggregates, NULL handling, and ordered performance results.

fraud detectionTrade-offsdistributed databases

Deloitte

Detect Consecutive Losing StreaksMedium

Practice

Practice drill

Identify bet365 users with consecutive losing bets above a risk threshold using ordered streak grouping.

abuse trackingData Manipulationsql query

bet365

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