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Nextdoor Software Engineer Interview Questions

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CodingStart here. 25 questions · ~219 min
Longest Substring Without RepeatsMedium
Practice

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

Hash TablesStringsTwo PointersNextdoor
Merge Two Sorted Linked ListsEasy
Practice

Merge two sorted singly linked lists into one sorted list by relinking existing nodes.

RecursionLinked ListsSortingNextdoor
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System Design7 questions · ~61 min
Design a URL Shortening ServiceHard

Design a URL shortening service that routes, ranks, and monitors links at scale.

Feature StoreModel ServingNextdoor
Front-End and Back-End DesignHard

Assesses system design ability across client and server components.

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Execution8 questions · ~70 min
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 ManagementNextdoor
Microservices ExperienceMedium

Tests your hands-on experience designing, building, or operating microservices.

InfrastructureTrade-offsToolsNextdoor
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Behavioral & Leadership7 questions · ~61 min
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More topics3 questions · ~26 min
Database to Database Migration PipelineMedium

Approach for migrating data between databases with validation, idempotent loads, and schema change handling.

databasehandlingdata migrationNextdoor
Optimize SQL Query PerformanceHard

Tests ability to diagnose bottlenecks and apply indexing, query rewriting, and execution-plan driven tuning.

database managementNextdoor
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