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ESPN Software Engineer Interview Questions

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

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CodingStart here. 14 questions · ~136 min

Print Fibonacci Non-RecursivelyEasy

Generate the first n Fibonacci terms iteratively, without recursion, for an ESPN scorecard feature.

Implement Binary Search AlgorithmEasy

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Write a binary search function to find a target value in a sorted array.

Searching

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Execution7 questions · ~68 min

Choosing Monolith vs MicroservicesMedium

Explain how you would decide between a monolith and microservices for a new engineering initiative.

Trade-offsRisk AssessmentScope Management

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Security & Infrastructure4 questions · ~39 min

Firewall ConsiderationsMedium

Evaluates your security fundamentals and ability to reason about network protection.

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Behavioral & Leadership15 questions · ~146 min

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More topics6 questions · ~58 min

Low-Latency Live Scores PipelineHard

Tests system design for real-time ingestion, processing, and serving at ESPN scale.

InfrastructureStream ProcessingOrchestration

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Schema Design for Sports DataMedium

Tests data modeling tradeoffs for storing and querying sports data at ESPN.

JoinsData WranglingAggregations

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Java and C# Compile KnowledgeEasy

Evaluates your understanding of basic language build and compilation concepts.

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Real-Time Sports NotificationsHard

Tests event-driven design and delivery mechanisms for timely ESPN updates.

Feature StoreRecommendation Systems

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

Monthly Sales Trends by CategoryMedium

Aggregate monthly sales by product category and use LAG to calculate month-over-month changes.

InfrastructureToolsData Wrangling

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Extract Substrings From LogsMedium

Extract policy, claim, and event fields from inconsistently formatted log messages.

data cleaningnull handlingData Wrangling

Detect Consecutive Losing StreaksMedium

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

abuse trackingData Manipulationsql query

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