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Implement a banking operations system

Last updated: Apr 24, 2026

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This question evaluates understanding of data structures, state management, transactional correctness and edge-case handling (including invalid or negative amounts and overdraft prevention) when implementing deposit, withdraw, and transfer operations.

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  • Instacart
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  • Software Engineer

Implement a banking operations system

Company: Instacart

Role: Software Engineer

Category: Coding & Algorithms

Difficulty: Medium

Interview Round: Onsite

Implement a simple banking system that manages multiple accounts with initial balances. Support operations: deposit(accountId, amount), withdraw(accountId, amount), and transfer(fromId, toId, amount). Reject operations that would overdraw an account or reference a non-existent account; for each operation return whether it succeeded. Provide a function that applies a sequence of operations and returns the final balances. Discuss data structures, edge cases (e.g., zero/negative amounts, large account counts), and time/space complexity. If operations arrive as a stream, explain how you would process them efficiently.

Quick Answer: This question evaluates understanding of data structures, state management, transactional correctness and edge-case handling (including invalid or negative amounts and overdraft prevention) when implementing deposit, withdraw, and transfer operations.

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Implement a simple banking system that manages multiple accounts with initial balances. Support operations: deposit(accountId, amount), withdraw(accountId, amount), and transfer(fromId, toId, amount). Reject operations that would overdraw an account or reference a non-existent account; for each operation return whether it succeeded. Provide a function that applies a sequence of operations and returns the final balances. Discuss data structures, edge cases (e.g., zero/negative amounts, large account counts), and time/space complexity. If operations arrive as a stream, explain how you would process them efficiently.

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