Petuum Software Engineer Interview Questions

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CodingStart here. 12 questions · ~114 min

Merge Two Sorted Linked ListsEasy

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

RecursionLinked ListsSorting

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Longest Substring Without RepeatsMedium

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

Hash TablesStringsTwo Pointers

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System Design8 questions · ~76 min

Design a Ride Matching RankerHard

Design the ML system for ride matching in a ride-sharing app, from candidate retrieval through ranking, serving, and monitoring.

Feature StoreModel ServingRecommendation Systems

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Design a Personalized Product RecommenderHard

Design an end-to-end product recommendation system for a large e-commerce marketplace with strict latency and freshness needs.

Feature StoreFeature DriftModel Serving

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Security & Infrastructure5 questions · ~48 min

Diagnose Distributed Performance BottlenecksHard

Tests your troubleshooting workflow for distributed performance issues and your resolution strategy.

InfrastructureDependenciesQuality

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Behavioral & Leadership7 questions · ~67 min

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More topics3 questions · ~29 min

Batch vs Stream Processing Trade-offsMedium

Compare batch and stream processing across latency, complexity, cost, and data quality in a modern analytics pipeline.

InfrastructureStream ProcessingETL

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Plan a Cloud Architecture MigrationMedium

Plan a cloud architecture migration while balancing delivery risk, stakeholder expectations, and uptime constraints.

InfrastructureTrade-offsRisk Assessment

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Real-Time User Data InfluxHard

Tests your system design skills for real-time data ingestion, processing, and reliability.

InfrastructureStream ProcessingETL

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