Backend Engineer Screening
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About you
Full Name
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Email Address
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LinkedIn Profile URL
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GitHub Profile URL
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Resume
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Engineering experience
Years of backend development
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Years of Java development
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Java frameworks / libraries used
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Spring / Spring Boot
Jakarta EE / Java EE
Hibernate / JPA
Micronaut
Quarkus
Dropwizard
Vert.x
JUnit / Mockito
Describe a backend service or system you designed and built. Key technical decisions and why?
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AI tooling
AI coding tools you've used
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GitHub Copilot
Cursor
Claude Code
ChatGPT / Codex
Windsurf
Lovable
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Aider
Describe a specific example where you used an AI agent or LLM tool to build, debug, or ship something.
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Familiarity with AI agent frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, Claude Agents API, OpenAI Assistants)
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None
Beginner — explored docs/tutorials
Intermediate — built prototypes
Advanced — shipped production agents
Expert — designed agent frameworks
Engineering practice
Experience integrating third-party APIs — API, challenge, and solution
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How do you approach testing? Walk us through how you tested something you built.
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Most challenging bug you've debugged — root cause and fix
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Cloud platforms / services you've worked with
AWS
GCP
Azure
Cloudflare
Vercel
Heroku
DigitalOcean
Fly.io
How do you approach code reviews — both reviewing others and being reviewed?
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Logistics
Are you currently based in the NYC tri-state area (NY, NJ, or CT)?
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Yes
No
Available to work full-time (40 hrs/week), including ≥3 in-office days/week in NYC?
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No
Open to discussion
Expected annual salary range
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