I was reached out to by a recruiter who then spoke with about the responsibilities for the role. A few days after, I spoke with the engineering manager who then gave me a technical interview and asked more about my experiences.

Recruiter Screen, Phone Screen and then onsite. Phone Screen: Reverse in place “one two three” -> “three two one” First round is Java Questions. Final, Finally, Finalize, Second round is Spring. Describe when a service should be created at start-up or initialized lazily? Explain Authentication - Basic, Digest. And autherization: OAuth2 Third: List what a new service requires and what technologies you would consider. (Caching, Data layer, Logging, Code coverage, Static Analysis, Metrics, Authentication) Fourth: SQL Update Statement. Optimistic Locking vs Pessimistic Locking. Drawbacks of ORM. Fifth: VP of Eng. You get to ask questions about the future of the company.