Playlist Sr. Software Engineer (Backend) interview questions

Overall, I had a positive interview experience. The interviewers were friendly, collaborative, and genuinely interested in understanding how I think and approach engineering problems. The process consisted of a recruiter screen, an online assessment, an engineering manager interview, and a multi-round onsite covering debugging, code review, design review, system design, and behavioral questions. The technical interviews were practical and focused on real software engineering scenarios rather than difficult algorithm questions. The main downside was the length of the process. From the initial recruiter contact to the final decision, the entire process took nearly two months, with about three weeks between my final interview and the hiring decision. Communication was good whenever I received updates, but the overall timeline felt longer than expected. Although I didn't receive an offer, I found the interview process well organized and representative of the day-to-day work of a senior backend engineer.