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In the second interview, there were no typical technical or behavioural questions. I was given a list of requirements for a time-boxed assignment and asked to “please build it.” The interviewer stayed silent for almost the entire session, stepping in only once near the end of the time limit, so I cannot really point out a particular question
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Lead Backend Engineer

Interviewed at Peter Park System

4.4★
Nov 22, 2025

In the second interview, there were no typical technical or behavioural questions. I was given a list of requirements for a time-boxed assignment and asked to “please build it.” The interviewer stayed silent for almost the entire session, stepping in only once near the end of the time limit, so I cannot really point out a particular question

Given the main Monday.com boards product (similar to JIRA) working in prod, you'd like to add Automations part (similar to Automations in JIRA). Which interface will you use for those parts to communicate and why? What will you take into consideration from scale prospective? How will you choose a DB? How will you manage and handle exceptions? Which metrics/ KPIs will you look onto when deploying to prod?
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Backend Foundations Team Lead

Interviewed at monday.com

4★
Jan 2, 2024

Given the main Monday.com boards product (similar to JIRA) working in prod, you'd like to add Automations part (similar to Automations in JIRA). Which interface will you use for those parts to communicate and why? What will you take into consideration from scale prospective? How will you choose a DB? How will you manage and handle exceptions? Which metrics/ KPIs will you look onto when deploying to prod?

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