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Meetup Software Engineer Interview Questions

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CodingStart here. 12 questions · ~133 min
Palindrome Linked List CodingEasy
Practice

Determine whether a singly linked telemetry list is a palindrome using midpoint detection and in-place reversal.

RecursionCodingLinked ListsMeetup
Longest Substring Without RepeatsMedium
Practice

Find the longest substring with all unique characters using a sliding window.

Hash TablesStringsTwo PointersMeetup
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Execution7 questions · ~77 min
Refactor a Legacy CodebaseMedium

Tests your approach to reducing technical debt while minimizing risk and preserving behavior.

Trade-offsRoadmappingScope ManagementMeetup
Handle Database ScalingMedium

Tests strategies for scaling databases, including sharding, replication, caching, and consistency tradeoffs.

Trade-offsRisk AssessmentMeetup
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Behavioral & Leadership10 questions · ~111 min
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More topics4 questions · ~44 min
Design a Real-Time Chat RankerHard

Design the ML system behind a real-time chat app, including message ranking, retrieval, serving, and feedback loops.

InfrastructureRetrievalMeetup
RESTful API Design ExperienceMedium

Tests understanding of REST principles and ability to design APIs that are consistent and usable.

InfrastructureData ModelingQualityMeetup
Optimize a Slow SQL QueryHard
Practice

Rewrite a slow PostgreSQL loan payment query to reduce scanned rows while preserving the required aggregated results.

database optimizationJoinsData WranglingMeetup
Meetup Recommender SystemHard

Evaluates system design skills for personalized recommendations at Meetup.

user experienceMeetup

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