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Decagon Software Engineer Interview Questions

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

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System DesignStart here. 5 questions · ~53 min
Chatbot System for a Single DomainHard

Design a single-domain chatbot for one customer, covering retrieval, response generation, serving, evaluation, and monitoring.

Feature Storeagentic applicationsagent designDecagon
Design Low-Latency MessagingHard

Tests system design tradeoffs for persistence, latency, and scalability.

Feature StoreModel ServingRecommendation SystemsDecagon
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Coding16 questions · ~170 min
Cart Operations With Undo/RedoHard
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Maintain cart recipes, compute total discount, and support undo and redo for cart operations.

coding challengefunction implementationData StructuresDecagon
Array Manipulation DSAMedium
Practice

Describe and solve an array manipulation problem using an efficient algorithm and clear trade-offs.

ArraysData StructuresArray ManipulationDecagon
Language Fundamentals QuestionsEasy
Practice

Explain the basic questions you were asked about the language you write in.

basic questionsbasicsDecagon
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Technical Fundamentals6 questions · ~64 min
SOLID and OOP ConceptsMedium

Tests whether a candidate can explain SOLID and core OOP concepts precisely and apply them in real code.

Language Featuressolid principlesJVM InternalsDecagon
Multi-threading and Shared ResourcesMedium

Tests your understanding of concurrency concepts and how you avoid race conditions and contention.

CommunicationOwnershiptechnical experienceDecagon
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Behavioral & Leadership20 questions · ~213 min
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More topics1 question · ~11 min
Relational vs Non-RelationalEasy

Tests understanding of database models and when to use each.

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