I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at 7-Eleven (Dallas, TX) in Dec 2025
Interview
I had a great technical interview at 7-Eleven today. It was a 45-minute virtual session with two engineers on the panel, and it was 100% conceptual and technical. We dove deep into design and framework topics, with no dedicated programming or coding challenge.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Started with Current Project explanation and Tech Stack
2. how do you make connection between spring boot app and mongo db?
3. what is mapstruct?
4. what is the default scope for spring boot?
5. what is circuit breaker and how its configured in spring boot?
6. How do you handle failure in spring batch?
7.How do you configure asynchrous communication (rabbit mq) with spring boot app?
8. what is completableFuture
9. how do you scale your application?
10. How do you application retries another module when its fails and how its configured?
11. how do you ignore dirty write or ready when two different springboot application access same database resource?
12. how do you validate request param or path param before hitting your controller method?
13. how do you handle RBAC?
14. How do you Authentication and Authorization your spring boot app?
15. if your request has more fields then model pojo class how to accept that request?
16.how to ignore saving few fields in entity class into table?
For software engineering roles at 7‑Eleven, the process typically starts with a recruiter screen, proceeds to one or more technical assessments and panel interviews (backend/frontend/system design), includes behavioral interviews for culture alignment, and may conclude with a final conversation with senior leadership or team leads.
Typical stages
Recruiter screening to confirm role fit, skills focus (e.g., Java/JavaScript/cloud), and logistics before technical rounds.
Online technical assessment or take‑home focused on coding, problem solving, and core technologies relevant to the team.
Technical panels covering backend/frontend topics, data structures/algorithms, frameworks like React/Angular/Spring, and real‑time coding.
Behavioral/culture interview emphasizing collaboration, adaptability, and customer‑centric impact aligned with company principles.
Final discussion with senior manager or team lead covering long‑term goals, ownership, and alignment with digital transformation initiatives.