Process
The hiring manager contacted me. Scheduling for the first round was pretty quick.
The first technical interview was straightforward: a DFS search for Islands from a given matrix.
I was asked about:
- Data structures
- Past experience
- Handling difficult and conflicting situations
Questions
How would you find an island from a given matrix (m x n) where water is represented by 0 and land by 1?
Adjacent lands count as one island.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Chewy Softwater Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Chewy's interview process for their Softwater Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Chewy's Softwater Engineer interview process in United States.
Chewy Work Experiences
5.0
Great collaborative environment
Software Engineer Co-Op • Former Employee
July 9, 2020
Pros: I really felt like a valued member of the team. I was able to learn a lot from my peers.
Cons: Honestly, nothing really sticks out.
4.0
Work hard, play hard
Software Engineer III • Current Employee
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
November 4, 2020
Pros: - High pay
- Great experience, e-commerce at scale
- Interesting tech in newer projects (cloud native, microservices, SPAs)
- Developer freedom for low-level details and stack
- Company doing very well
Cons: - No work-life balance the higher you get.
- Littered with tech debt from the startup era.
- Highly verticalized, with competition and friction between teams in other verticals.
- Deadlines always take precedence over code quality.
5.0
Excellent place to work
Mobile Applications Developer • Current Employee
December 7, 2022
Pros: I enjoy the flexibility at Chewy.
Cons: I dislike large teams at Chewy.
- 5.0Great collaborative environmentSoftware Engineer Co-Op • Former EmployeeJuly 9, 2020Pros: I really felt like a valued member of the team. I was able to learn a lot from my peers.Cons: Honestly, nothing really sticks out.
- 4.0Work hard, play hardSoftware Engineer III • Current EmployeeBoston, Massachusetts, United StatesNovember 4, 2020Pros: - High pay - Great experience, e-commerce at scale - Interesting tech in newer projects (cloud native, microservices, SPAs) - Developer freedom for low-level details and stack - Company doing very wellCons: - No work-life balance the higher you get. - Littered with tech debt from the startup era. - Highly verticalized, with competition and friction between teams in other verticals. - Deadlines always take precedence over code quality.
- 5.0Excellent place to workMobile Applications Developer • Current EmployeeDecember 7, 2022Pros: I enjoy the flexibility at Chewy.Cons: I dislike large teams at Chewy.
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