Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Tallinn, Estonia
Process
Had 4 calls:
- 1 with HR (30 min)
- 2 live coding sessions (75 min + 90 min)
- 1 system design session (90 min)
Live coding and system design sessions also included theoretical questions on general principles (independent of language skills) and past experience.
Live-coding tasks were no harder than LeetCode medium tasks.
All interviewers were pleasant and involved in the process, offering hints when needed and making the interview comfortable. They were just nice people.
Questions
1st live-coding session:
- Testing approaches, kinds of tests.
- Attacks (man-in-the-middle, ...).
- Live-coding task is very similar to LeetCode #523, but with some modifications.
2nd live-coding session:
- Databases, transactions, challenges in work.
- Live-coding task is very similar to LeetCode #438, but for finding one substring.
System design:
Create a small scheduler service for a company to run executables sent by teams. Given four methods for jobs: create, delete, run, and getHistory. Assume several machines with enough memory and resources. Do not use ready-made solutions.
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Bolt Work Experiences
- 3.0Good working environmentSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeTallinn, EstoniaFebruary 9, 2024Pros: They have a good working environment.Cons: They are very, very fast-paced, and if you don't perform at the highest than high level, you are quickly ousted. No room for moving up in the organization.
- 5.0Smart Team, Limited ResourcesSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeBucharest, Bucharest, RomaniaMarch 14, 2023Pros: Smart, motivated, enthusiastic people TransparencyCons: - Limited resources - Company grew a lot in the last year in number of hires
- 5.0The best tech company I know ofSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeTallinn, EstoniaApril 15, 2019Pros: - Competitive salary and benefits - No corporate BS - Amazing team events and company trips - Ability to impact millions of users with your work - Ability to craft and develop products you likely use yourself - Inspiring leaders - Growing fast, both personally and company-wide - Never boring, always challenging workCons: Sometimes hectic weeks due to startup life, but for many, that isn't a bad thing.
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