Cracking the Code: My Challenging Rate Limiter Interview at Roblox for Software Engineer

Roblox | Software Engineer | Interview Experience

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Interview Process

I had a phone interview for a Software Engineer role at Roblox that lasted about 30 minutes. The interviewer opened with a brief introduction about Roblox and the team, followed by questions about my previous experiences and projects. The technical portion focused on designing a rate limiter, where I explained the token bucket concept and its implementation in Python, discussing trade-offs like memory usage versus processing speed. The interview concluded with behavioral questions regarding teamwork and challenges faced in past projects.

Technical Questions

  1. Rate Limiter (Design, System Design)

Tips & Insights

Be prepared to explain your thought process and the trade-offs involved in your technical solutions.