**Phone Screen:** Key-value store with expiration. Functions: put(key, value), get(key), and get_average() (average of non-expired values). Data streamed in order of increasing timestamps.\n\n\n**Coding Round 1:** Word and phrase search in list of documents.\n\n\n**Coding Round 2:** Validate and solve Sudoku.\n\n\n**Design 1:**  URL shortener. Focus on scalability, system reliability, DB/cache sharding, and resource calculations (RPS, memory, servers). Pros and cons of multiple approaches.\n\n\n**Design 2:**  Design a system like Feedly. Focus on API design and data modeling for subscribing/unsubscribing and newsfeed generation.\n\n\n**Values Round:**  Behavioral questions aligned with Confluent\'s values.\n\n\n**Hiring Manager Round:** Similar to Google\u2019s team match call\u2014discussed team work, personal interests, and motivations.\n\nCompensation: https://leetcode.com/discuss/compensation/5882443/Confluent-or-SSE-2-or-Remote/

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