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Reddit Software Engineer Interview Questions

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

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CodingStart here. 10 questions · ~96 min
Merge Overlapping Chat MessagesMedium
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Sort Reddit chat messages by stream and merge overlapping or consecutive time intervals in O(n log n) time.

Stream ProcessingData StructuresReddit
Lowest Common Ancestor in BSTEasy
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Find the lowest common ancestor of two nodes in a binary search tree using BST ordering.

RecursionTreesReddit
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Execution10 questions · ~96 min
Disagreeing on Safety-Critical TradeoffsEasy

Describe how you handled a disagreement with an engineer or safety expert when the decision involved delivery pressure and safety tradeoffs.

Trade-offsRisk AssessmentScope ManagementReddit
Communicate Trade-offs Under ConstraintsEasy

Explain how you communicate scope, timing, and quality trade-offs when demand exceeds available engineering capacity.

Trade-offsRisk AssessmentScope ManagementReddit
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Pipelines10 questions · ~96 min
Design High-Throughput Event PipelineHard

Design a real-time event pipeline that can handle millions of events per second with sub-second latency.

data pipelineevent processinglatencyReddit
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System Design10 questions · ~96 min
Design a Real-Time ML Feature StoreHard

Design a shared feature store for training and low-latency inference across many ML systems with strict freshness and consistency needs.

Feature StoreFeature DriftModel ServingReddit
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SQL & Data Manipulation5 questions + 3 drills · ~78 min
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Behavioral & Leadership3 questions · ~29 min
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More topics2 questions · ~19 min
CSRF MitigationMedium

Assesses web security understanding and defenses against CSRF attacks.

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