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Easy for the first, and basic. System design questions, and basic java core questions. Concurrencies, HashMap, GC, Deadlock, List comparisons. LeetCode test is hard level on paper, Q3. Largest Rectangle in Histogram Solution: use stack to keep track of the index. Perhaps this should go first to screen?
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Senior Lead Software Engineer

Interviewed at CMC Markets

2.7
Feb 11, 2026

Easy for the first, and basic. System design questions, and basic java core questions. Concurrencies, HashMap, GC, Deadlock, List comparisons. LeetCode test is hard level on paper, Q3. Largest Rectangle in Histogram Solution: use stack to keep track of the index. Perhaps this should go first to screen?

Solve a logic puzzle: There are five people: Ann, Bob, Charlie, Doug, and Edgar who are having a party. A set of facts about the people allow you to figure out the attributes of the individuals. The question is usually something silly like : which person at the pizza?
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Lead Software Engineer

Interviewed at Microsoft

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Sep 23, 2017

Solve a logic puzzle: There are five people: Ann, Bob, Charlie, Doug, and Edgar who are having a party. A set of facts about the people allow you to figure out the attributes of the individuals. The question is usually something silly like : which person at the pizza?

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