Rockstar Software Engineer interview: Java, Spring Boot, and SQL

I started with a coding test covering Java, Spring Boot, SQL, and some problem-solving prompts. It was a practical check across the stack, so I had to do the work rather than simply talk through what I might do. After that came a screening step and then a technical discussion with senior people. That conversation was more about how I approached problems and reasoned through solutions than about w…

Shared by a candidate · reported Jul 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.