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Asked to do a take home assignment, where you were given mock data in typescript object for users, then asked write an API for users to query them, being able to sort by id and name, with pagination. Also given an empty React project, for front end. Was told could use any tools for this.
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Mid-Level API Developer

Interviewed at DLL

3.6
Oct 27, 2025

Asked to do a take home assignment, where you were given mock data in typescript object for users, then asked write an API for users to query them, being able to sort by id and name, with pagination. Also given an empty React project, for front end. Was told could use any tools for this.

Face to face interview - [Case study - group programming - coding/technical test ] Complete a partially completed REST API - the rest api consumes response from another rest api and produces a modified json response. Write appropriate logger statements, exception handling - adding the correct annotations(@controlleradvice and @exception handling) , calling the appropriate public methods and passing the right arguments in the public method of the custom exception class, Integrate with another REST API - using rest template to connect to another rest api and get the response and Object mapping (map the response object from other rest api to the response object of your api), Tools used - InteliJ, Swagger. you are allowed to google
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Java Developer - Spring Boot API

Interviewed at Insurance Australia Group

3.6
Jun 9, 2018

Face to face interview - [Case study - group programming - coding/technical test ] Complete a partially completed REST API - the rest api consumes response from another rest api and produces a modified json response. Write appropriate logger statements, exception handling - adding the correct annotations(@controlleradvice and @exception handling) , calling the appropriate public methods and passing the right arguments in the public method of the custom exception class, Integrate with another REST API - using rest template to connect to another rest api and get the response and Object mapping (map the response object from other rest api to the response object of your api), Tools used - InteliJ, Swagger. you are allowed to google

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