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JobRipe's guide for software engineering interviews

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1. 1.Walk me through the architecture of a system you built. What would you change today?technical

   Why they ask: Design judgement.

   How to answer: Draw it, name the trade-offs, say what you learned.

2. 2.How do you make a slow endpoint fast?technical

   Why they ask: Debugging method.

   How to answer: Measure first, then caching, queries, indexes, async work.

3. 3.How do you test code you are about to ship?technical

   Why they ask: Quality habits.

   How to answer: Unit, integration, and what you would not test.

4. 4.Tell me about yourself and why this role.behavioural

   Opener to see how you frame your story.

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• Read the job ad again and note the three requirements you match best.
• Prepare 3-4 short stories (situation, task, what you did, result) that match those requirements.
• Look at the company's site, recent news and what they sell, so you can say why this company.
• Write down two or three questions to ask them.
• Confirm the time, time zone, format (video, phone, on site) and who you'll meet.
• For a video call: test your camera, microphone and connection; for on site: plan the route.
• Have your resume, the job ad and a notepad ready.
• Know the pay range you're aiming for, and keep the figure you would accept to yourself.
• Afterwards: send a short thank-you note and update your tracker.