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coding question - implement cache function and then test it. should fetch from db/3rd party only if the item doesn't exist in cache or is expired. test on the following: 1. get get sleep (to make entry expire in cache) get should fetch from remote twice 2. promise.all(get, get, get) should fetch from remote once
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Senior Backend Engineer

Interviewed at Papaya

3.6
Jun 10, 2025

coding question - implement cache function and then test it. should fetch from db/3rd party only if the item doesn't exist in cache or is expired. test on the following: 1. get get sleep (to make entry expire in cache) get should fetch from remote twice 2. promise.all(get, get, get) should fetch from remote once

The first interview included two questions: 1. Architecture - how would you implement a service like tinyURL. Scaling, caching, reliability, etc. 2. Logic - count the number of battleships in a 2D array It went well and I got invitation for the 2nd interview. The second interview included only logic questions.
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Senior Backend Engineer

Interviewed at AppsFlyer

4.1
Oct 28, 2020

The first interview included two questions: 1. Architecture - how would you implement a service like tinyURL. Scaling, caching, reliability, etc. 2. Logic - count the number of battleships in a 2D array It went well and I got invitation for the 2nd interview. The second interview included only logic questions.

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