EY
Ernst & Young Global Limited, a multinational professional services partnership.
4 Rounds
~21 Days
Medium
The Interview Loop
Recruiter Screen (30 min)
Standard fit check, behavioral questions, and resume overview.
Technical Loop (3-4 Rounds)
Deep dive into domain knowledge, coding, and system design.
Interview Question Bank
Backend Engineer
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System Design
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medium
Design a highly available and tamper-proof audit logging system for a financial services application.
#Microservices
#Databases
#Security
#Event Sourcing
Backend Engineer
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System Design
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hard
Design a document ingestion and processing pipeline for millions of tax forms uploaded by clients during peak tax season.
#Scalability
#Asynchronous Processing
#Cloud Storage
#Queues
Backend Engineer
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System Design
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hard
Design a scalable REST API for a client portal that handles millions of requests. How do you manage rate limiting and caching?
#API Design
#Caching
#Rate Limiting
#Load Balancing
Backend Engineer
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System Design
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hard
Design a real-time fraud detection system for processing credit card transactions.
#Stream Processing
#Machine Learning Integration
#Low Latency
Backend Engineer
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System Design
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medium
Design a distributed cache system for a high-traffic financial reporting dashboard.
#Caching
#Distributed Systems
#Data Consistency
Backend Engineer
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System Design
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medium
Design a Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) system for an enterprise application used by auditors, managers, and clients.
#Security
#Database Schema
#Authorization
Backend Engineer
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System Design
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medium
Design a notification system that sends email, SMS, and in-app alerts to clients regarding upcoming compliance deadlines.
#Asynchronous Processing
#Third-party Integration
#Scalability
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