Software Engineer Interview Experience - Vancouver, Canada
Process
Applied online.
Had a phone screening.
Was asked about past work experiences, including basic C functions such as pointers, malloc, and zombie processes.
Was asked how to implement malloc given 1GB of space in memory.
Then moved on to actual programming in a Linux environment.
Questions
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How would you implement
mallocto give 1GB of space in memory? -
Write a program to detect palindromes in C, which must be case-insensitive and able to handle empty strings.
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Find the sum of the third numbers in a file containing multiple lines of numbers using Python.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 28 interview experiences for the Arista Networks Software Engineer role in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Success Rate
Arista Networks's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Vancouver, British Columbia is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Arista Networks's Software Engineer interview process in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Arista Networks Work Experiences
- 5.0Enjoying the workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeVancouver, British Columbia, CanadaSeptember 12, 2024Pros: Working on the latest network deployments. Very supportive of the programmers. Reasonable work-from-home flexibility.Cons: Location not very convenient to transit.
- 4.0Great place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeVancouver, British Columbia, CanadaApril 3, 2016Pros: Interesting work in a relaxed environment. The employer trusts the employees!Cons: When tools go wrong, that's also your job to fix.
- 5.0Great place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeVancouver, British Columbia, CanadaSeptember 20, 2022Pros: Good work-life balance and lots of talented engineers to learn from.Cons: Office location is not great, but WFH is an option.
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