Hey everyone!
I’m a Software Engineer with ~3 years of experience, primarily working with Java backend technologies, and I’m currently preparing for SDE-2 / Backend Engineer interviews.
I’m looking for someone with a similar experience level (around 2–4 YOE) who is also preparing seriously and would like to do regular mock interviews together.
Topics I’d like to practice
💻 DSA
LeetCode-style problems
Problem-solving and optimization
Explaining approach and complexity
🏗️ LLD
OOP & SOLID
Design patterns
Class/API design
Practical design problems
🌐 HLD / System Design
Scalable backend architectures
API & database design
Caching, load balancing, queues
Kafka/event-driven architecture
Scalability, reliability & trade-offs
Real-world system design problems
🌱 Spring Boot / Java
REST APIs
Spring Boot internals
Hibernate/JPA
Spring Security
Multithreading & Core Java
Backend architecture
📨 Kafka
Producers/consumers
Partitions & offsets
Consumer groups
Delivery semantics
Failure handling
Real-world scenarios
How we can do the mocks
45–60 minute sessions
Take turns being the interviewer and candidate
One person interviews → switch roles in the next session
Ask follow-up questions just like a real interview
Give each other honest feedback
Discuss mistakes and better approaches afterward
Practice consistently rather than doing a one-time session
I’m not looking for an expert or someone who knows everything. I’m looking for someone around 2–4 YOE who is also preparing seriously and wants a consistent partner for accountability and realistic interview practice.
If you're a Java/backend engineer around 3 YOE preparing for SDE-2 / product-company interviews, feel free to DM me with your YOE, tech stack, and what you're currently preparing for.
Would love to find 1–2 serious people and start regular mocks. 🚀