Software Engineer, Backend at Sevenroomsuk
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Python
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CRM
A time you used CRM: the problem, what you did yourself, and what happened.
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Recruiting
A time you used Recruiting: the problem, what you did yourself, and what happened.
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Rust
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3+ years of experience
How your experience adds up to what they ask for (3+ years), and the parts most like this job.
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Education
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The ad says: “<li>You have 3+ years of professional software engineering experience, and a degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.</li>”
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<li>You've built and operated backend services or web applications in production, with strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms an
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<li>You care about the people using what you build, and you take ownership of technical solutions from first design to production.</li>
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<li>You use AI coding tools as part of how you work, or you're keen to, and you're comfortable reviewing and taking responsibility for what
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<li>You enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to solve problems that don't have an obvious answer yet.</li>
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<h2><strong>Tech you'll work with</strong></h2>
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<h2><strong>Where and how we work</strong></h2>
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Why they ask: Design judgement.
How to answer: Draw it, name the trade-offs, say what you learned.
Why they ask: Debugging method.
How to answer: Measure first, then caching, queries, indexes, async work.
Why they ask: Quality habits.
How to answer: Unit, integration, and what you would not test.
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Why they ask: CRM is named in the posting.
How to answer: One concrete project, one honest lesson.
Why they ask: Python is named in the posting.
How to answer: One concrete project, one honest lesson.
Why they ask: Opener to see how you frame your story.
How to answer: Two minutes: current role, one achievement that matches this job, why this company now.
Why they ask: Checks ownership and depth.
How to answer: Use situation, action, result. Quantify the result.
Why they ask: Tests accountability and learning.
How to answer: Pick a real failure, own your part, show the fix and what changed afterwards.
Questions to ask them