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Software Engineer Intern Interview Experience

January 4, 2013
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Process

I had two interviews back-to-back.

Initially, I wanted to have them on-site, but I decided to do them over Skype due to scheduling problems. It was a very enjoyable experience. The questions I was asked were very open-ended, and the interviewers were very friendly.

The interviews were not extremely difficult, but they weren't a walk in the park either. The questions can be found on this site.

I received an offer at the end of the week, so the turn-around time was very quick. I was able to extend my deadline quite a bit as I was still interviewing with other companies.

Questions

Question regarding cache inconsistencies, threads, and possible race conditions. How to avoid them, etc.

They go quite in-depth in solving this problem, depending on what experience you've had so far. The fully detailed question is somewhere else on this site.

Given a building with 50 floors and 4 elevators, design an elevator controller system and code it. This is a very open-ended question.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Box Software Engineer Intern role.

Success Rate

33%
Pass Rate

Box's interview process for their Software Engineer Intern roles is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

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Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Box's Software Engineer Intern interview process.

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