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The interview was straightforward and much easier than big name Internet companies (Amazon, Facebook, Google). Be solid on your Java development techniques, know how Maven works, and be prepared to compare and contrast technologies you may not have heard of before. Be *passionate* about a personal project.
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Senior Software Developer

Interviewed at Beyond, Inc.

2.5
Apr 24, 2013

The interview was straightforward and much easier than big name Internet companies (Amazon, Facebook, Google). Be solid on your Java development techniques, know how Maven works, and be prepared to compare and contrast technologies you may not have heard of before. Be *passionate* about a personal project.

1. Database queries and index related questions 2. Database design considerations 3. HTTP based questions 4. Favourite design pattern and why? 5. Redis and Memcached differences and their usage 6. Elasticsearch and RabbtiMQ related questions 7. Basic Docker, CI/CD, git, and composer related questions 8. Basic web security questions 9. What happens when you type the URL in the browser? (Also what happens from a framework point of view?) 10. Debugging a slow website and about debugging tools. 11. best practices you follow for architecting a website. 12. Web framework design considerations 13. How do you speed up serving the front-end assets and front-end compilation-related questions?
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Senior Software Developer

Interviewed at Pepper

4.5
May 7, 2022

1. Database queries and index related questions 2. Database design considerations 3. HTTP based questions 4. Favourite design pattern and why? 5. Redis and Memcached differences and their usage 6. Elasticsearch and RabbtiMQ related questions 7. Basic Docker, CI/CD, git, and composer related questions 8. Basic web security questions 9. What happens when you type the URL in the browser? (Also what happens from a framework point of view?) 10. Debugging a slow website and about debugging tools. 11. best practices you follow for architecting a website. 12. Web framework design considerations 13. How do you speed up serving the front-end assets and front-end compilation-related questions?

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