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The questions represent a simplified version of a system that they have, or they are related to their domain. They also ask about a system from the past, with reasonable follow-up questions. The solution can be pseudocode.

Three technical reviews take place. These start with the recruiting team lead, followed by an HR review and screening. Technical reviews revolve mostly around clustered behavior, RAID, and error correction code, but vary according to the team.

I was asked a few technical questions in three different interview stages, with three different people. Some questions were standard (e.g., swap every pair of nodes in a linked list). Some were more advanced, mostly regarding multithreading and how