Coding fluency
Implement an LRU cache. Explain your data structures, test capacity one, and walk through an eviction.
What a strong answer demonstrates
Correctness, edge cases, and time / space complexity.
Prepare for Coursera with a focused mix of coding, design, and communication. Start with your job description and confirm the interview loop with your recruiter.
6 Practice picks
1 Interview reports
5 Levels mapped
01 / MAKE YOUR NEXT SESSION COUNT
Your preparation, made concrete.
System design
Design a notification service. Clarify delivery guarantees, model the data, then handle retries and duplicate events.
What a strong answer demonstrates
Clear requirements, a working baseline, and explicit trade-offs.
Behavioral storytelling
Describe a technical decision you changed after receiving feedback. Explain your contribution and the outcome.
What a strong answer demonstrates
Specific actions, honest reflection, and measurable impact.
BEFORE YOU PRACTICE
Ask your recruiter.
Get the details that a generic company guide cannot know.
- Which team and level is this opening for, and what does success look like?
- What rounds, durations, and evaluation criteria should I prepare for?
- Which languages, tools, and AI assistance are permitted?
- Will design focus on frontend, backend, infrastructure, or another specialty?
- Are there accommodations or preparation materials I should request?
Coursera practice problems
Company-linked challenges and related lessons from our library. Not a prediction of your interview.
Challenge
Difficulty 7/10
Is This Graph a Tree
Challenge
Difficulty 4/10
Validate a BST
Challenge
Difficulty 4/10
Missing Number In Unsorted
Challenge
Difficulty 4/10
Contiguous Subarray Sum
Challenge
Difficulty 4/10
Sum All Primes
Challenge
Difficulty 5/10
Max Leaps in Jump Game
Real interview experiences
1 report from candidates who interviewed at Coursera.
What people at Coursera say
Reviews originally posted on Glassdoor.
people are passionate about making the world a better place - the work environment is friendly - the outlook of the company is great
Remote working Goals to improve education Great communications about company goals Free access to online courses
Great people working there
Good pay, good culture and free lunch
Abundance of challenging, high-impact work. Some growing pains both culturally and in the tech stack but there's a lot of positive signs that we've moved past the main issues and are still dedicated to improve further.
Inside the workplace
About Coursera
A day at Coursera