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Deliveroo Backend Engineer Interview Questions

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

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CodingStart here. 10 questions · ~143 min
Cyclic Cron RangesMedium
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Parse inclusive cron day-of-week ranges, including wrap-around ranges such as 5-2.

Array ManipulationAlgorithmsedge casesDeliveroo
Cron Parser With ConstraintsHard
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Parse cron wildcards, ranges, and steps into expanded schedule fields and preserve the command.

CodingArraysAlgorithmsDeliveroo
Password Strength EvaluationMedium
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Validate a password by checking length, character classes, whitespace, and forbidden content in linear time.

coding challengeAlgorithmsedge casesDeliveroo
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System Design8 questions · ~115 min
High-Volume Flash Sale DesignHard

Design an ML-assisted system that sells 6M burgers in 10 minutes while adapting demand and ensuring inventory is exhausted.

high-frequency requestsdistributed systemsml inferenceDeliveroo
Design a Deliveroo FeatureHard

Design a focused Deliveroo ML backend feature while making justified assumptions and avoiding unnecessary complexity.

ML Rankingsystem designFeature DriftDeliveroo
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Behavioral & Leadership5 questions · ~72 min
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More topics3 questions · ~43 min
Authentication Manager DesignHard
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Process authentication operations in PostgreSQL and count tokens whose expiration time is still valid.

large datasetsData ManipulationCTEsDeliveroo
Assertion Library Trade-offsMedium

Compare JUnit assertions with AssertJ and choose based on readability, diagnostics, dependency cost, and project consistency.

Trade-offstechnical fundamentalsBuild and ToolingDeliveroo
Constants vs Hardcoded StringsHard

Tests when to centralize repeated literals, use typed values, or externalize configuration in a large Deliveroo backend.

best practicescode maintainabilityKotlinDeliveroo

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