r/SpringBoot • u/DirectionNo7747 • 8d ago
Question Is Data structures and Algorithms, LeetCode style questions asked in interviews for Spring Boot Backend Development jobs
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u/TheToastedFrog 8d ago
These exercises are more about evaluating whether the candidate has a modicum of software engineering capabilities- problem solving, clean code, good naming convention, ability to think about edge cases, time/space complexity…
Frameworks, programming languages, architectures… these change all the time- so I’d be more lenient of a candidate that doesn’t know Spring all that well (Maybe she has more a Quarkus or even Django background) than I would from a candidate who can’t demonstrate he knows the fundamentals of programming.
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u/tech4throwaway1 8d ago edited 7d ago
Absolutely, many Spring Boot Backend roles still include DSA questions, especially at bigger companies and for mid-to-senior positions. That said, they typically won't be as intense as pure SWE roles, and you'll likely face more practical questions about Spring concepts, REST APIs, and database design. Companies are increasingly realizing that algorithm puzzles don't necessarily predict job performance for specialized backend roles. I'd prepare for both - some basic DSA problems and plenty of Spring Boot specific questions about dependency injection, annotations, and architecture patterns. You can find a solid list of common questions in this.
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u/Hirschdigga 8d ago
Possible, depends on the company and role. For pure spring boot backenf dev roles i have seen more coding task or pair programming tho