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Observe.AI Software Engineer Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a Observe.AI Software Engineer interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated weekly.

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CodingStart here. 10 questions · ~88 min

Merge Overlapping IntervalsMedium

Sort intervals by start time, then merge overlapping ranges into a minimal non-overlapping list.

ArraysSearchingSorting

Concurrent TTL Key-Value StoreHard

Tests concurrency, data structure design, and TTL correctness under parallel access.

Hash Tablestime complexityconcurrency

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Graph Traversal for Task DependenciesHard

Tests graph algorithm selection, correctness, and complexity reasoning.

dfsbfsGraphs

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SQL & Data Manipulation3 questions + 3 drills · ~56 min

Understanding ACID Properties in DatabasesMedium

Explain the ACID properties of database transactions and their importance.

Schema and Indexing for TranscriptsHard

Tests data modeling and indexing skills for large-scale transcript storage and query performance.

performanceindexesData Modeling

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SQL Top Products QueryMedium

Rank completed Cloud Software Group product revenue within each category using aggregation and a window function.

sql queriesAggregations

Cloud Software Group

SQL Duplicate Record DetectionEasy

Find duplicate American Institutes for Research assessment submissions using a CTE, GROUP BY, HAVING, and joins.

deduplicationsqldata integrity

American Institutes for Research

Top Three Longest ResolutionsMedium

Use joins and ROW_NUMBER to find the three longest-resolving ASML support tickets in each region.

customer supportsql

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System Design6 questions · ~53 min

Splitwise-Style Expense SharingMedium

Evaluates system design skills for an in-memory expense-sharing domain model.

Conflict Resolution

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Design a Key-Value Store VariantHard

Assesses system design tradeoffs for a key-value storage system.

system design

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Behavioral & Leadership15 questions · ~132 min

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More topics1 question · ~9 min

Okta Login High-Priority IncidentMedium

Evaluates incident response, triage, and stakeholder communication for authentication failures.

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