Locus | Staff Backend Engineer | June 2026 | Rejected
Summary
I interviewed for a Staff Backend Engineer position at Locus in June 2026, completed LLD and HLD rounds, and was rejected after the HLD round.
How Locus runs its interviews, round by round, from the candidates who went through them.
Worked out from the 3 Locus write-ups on this site.
I interviewed for a Staff Backend Engineer position at Locus in June 2026, completed LLD and HLD rounds, and was rejected after the HLD round.
I recently interviewed for an SDE 2 position at Locus. The process involved two online assessments followed by an onsite round covering LLD, HLD, DSA, and DB Design, but unfortunately, I was rejected.
I successfully interviewed for an SDE 2 position at Locus, completing all rounds in a single day and receiving an offer the same evening. The entire process was smooth, fast-paced, and highly professional, effectively testing both my technical depth and system design understanding.
Write up your rounds while you still remember the questions. It is exactly what the next Locus candidate is searching for.