r/interviews • u/ChestCandid3558 • 3d ago

Has anyone interviewed at Hubspot for New grad SWE 2025?

Hi guys, I have an interview coming up at Hubspot and I am very nervous as I have been on the job hunt for a long time now. They changed their interview style from Leetcode+system design to HTTP get+ system desgin. Does anyone have any insights about the HTTP coding question and also what to expect for system design?

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u/revarta 3d ago

Yeah, HubSpot's switch is interesting. For HTTP GET questions, knowing how RESTful APIs work and how they fit into web services architecture is key. Focus on scenarios like caching, authentication, or rate limiting. For system design, be ready to break down complex systems into parts, and discuss trade-offs in terms of scalability and maintainability. Use cases like designing a scalable chat app or a URL shortener might come up. Good luck!

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u/ChestCandid3558 3d ago

I assumed that the HTTP GET question was going to be just pulling data from an endpoint and performing some calucations/operations/sorting etc and return it back. I didnt think i would need to consider cacheing, RL and auth for it 🥲.

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u/Nearby-Cherry1281 2d ago

What's your format for the interview..it's either gonna be DSA + sys design or APIs + sys design I gave one

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u/ChestCandid3558 2d ago

Mine is HTTP GET coding and Sys design. Its for backend. Which one did you give? They seemed to have removed DSA and replaced it with the HTTP GET for all interviews now.

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u/Nearby-Cherry1281 2d ago

Nope, it's random you can get either DSA or get request mine was New grad backend

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u/Jaded-Friendship7614 22h ago

can you share your experience? how was it? what caught you off-guard?