Upstart Software Engineer Interview Questions

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CodingStart here. 27 questions · ~411 min

Rearrange an array in place to produce its lexicographically next permutation using a pivot and suffix reversal.

Simplify Path LeetCode 71Medium

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Simplify an absolute Unix path by resolving dots, parent directories, and redundant separators with a stack.

coding challengeArraysAlgorithms

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Word with Greatest Alphabet DistanceMedium

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Scan words once and return the word with the greatest alphabetic distance between its first and last characters.

string manipulationArray ManipulationAlgorithms

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System Design9 questions · ~137 min

Compare monolithic and microservices architectures for an ML system, including deployment, scaling, reliability, and operational tradeoffs.

Clock and Stock LogicHard

Implement a longest increasing stock-price subarray calculation and compute the angle between clock hands.

latencydesigndatabase design

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Execution6 questions · ~91 min

Pros and Cons of Frontend FrameworksMedium

Assesses your ability to compare technology options and justify tradeoffs.

Frameworks

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Multiplayer Chess System DesignHard

Tests system design skills across data modeling, APIs, and real-time state sync.

state synchronizationTechnical Fluencysolution design

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Behavioral & Leadership7 questions · ~107 min

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