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Zynga Backend Engineer Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a Zynga Backend Engineer interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated daily.

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CodingStart here. 3 questions · ~33 min
Edit Distance ProblemHard
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Calculate minimum insertions, deletions, and substitutions needed to transform one string into another using dynamic programming.

CodingDynamic ProgrammingAlgorithmsZynga
Largest Plus Sign in MatrixHard
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Find the largest plus sign in an n by m binary matrix using four directional dynamic programming passes.

Dynamic ProgrammingArraysAlgorithmsZynga
K Closest Points to OriginEasy
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Use a heap or sorting by squared distance to return the k closest 2D points to the origin.

MathArraysHeapZynga
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System Design8 questions · ~87 min
Design an LFU CacheHard

Implement an O(1) LFU cache with LRU tie-breaking and clearly defined eviction behavior.

low latencydistributed systemsdesignZynga
Distributed Consistency for Player ProfilesHard

Design a consistency strategy for player profiles updated concurrently by multiple game servers.

distributed systemsdata consistencyarchitecture patternsZynga
Cloud Service Discovery and Load BalancingHard

Explain service discovery and load balancing choices for reliable cloud-native ML inference services.

service discoverycloud architecturedistributed systemsZynga
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Behavioral & Leadership5 questions · ~54 min
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More topics2 questions · ~22 min
Debugging Production Performance BottlenecksHard

Explain a structured process for diagnosing, mitigating, and preventing production performance bottlenecks.

error ratealertingperformance optimizationZynga
Relational vs NoSQL for Game MetadataMedium

Evaluates database selection and data modeling trade-offs for game backend workloads.

database designZynga
Hands-on SQL practiceWrite and run real queries in the editor. 3 drills · ~30 min
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