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OCLC Software Engineer Interview Questions

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

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CodingStart here. 8 questions · ~73 min
Palindrome Function ImplementationEasy
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Determine whether a string reads the same forward and backward using a two-pointer scan.

RecursionStringsTwo PointersOCLC
Longest Unique Substring in EnoMedium
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Use a sliding window and hash map to find the longest substring without repeated characters in a string.

Hash TablesStringsTwo PointersOCLC
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Execution6 questions · ~55 min
Design a Scalable ApplicationEasy

Explain how you would design a scalable application, including trade-offs, risks, stakeholder needs, and how you define success.

Trade-offsRisk AssessmentScope ManagementOCLC
Approach to Technical ChallengesMedium

Tests structured problem solving and decision-making under uncertainty.

Trade-offsRisk AssessmentScope ManagementOCLC
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Behavioral & Leadership15 questions · ~137 min
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More topics5 questions · ~46 min
Logging for Distributed SystemsHard

Tests observability design for diagnosing issues across services at scale.

InfrastructureOrchestrationQualityOCLC
Linux FamiliarityEasy

Evaluates your practical experience with Linux concepts relevant to software engineering.

linuxOCLC
System Design for OCLC-Scale DataHard

Evaluates system design thinking for OCLC-scale data, including caching, AI enablement, and big data handling.

cachingOCLC
Manage High-Traffic Database DesignHard

Tests database modeling, indexing, scaling, and reliability tradeoffs for production workloads.

InfrastructureData ModelingQualityOCLC
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