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Software Developer Interview Experience - United States

November 1, 2017
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

A recruiter contacted me after I submitted my resume at a conference.

The recruiter's emails were timely, friendly, and very straightforward. I was first given a practice HackerRank problem and was then invited to solve an actual HackerRank challenge. I was given four days to start the challenge and 75 minutes to complete it. I think the problem was very reasonable, although I would have preferred to have more time.

Unfortunately, I did not do well enough on the coding challenge, so I was unable to move forward to the next stage. However, even the rejection email was very friendly and supportive, so overall the recruitment process left a really good impression on me.

Questions

A very reasonable HackerRank problem.

I would suggest trying out a few problems on the site beforehand to get used to the way HackerRank works. The challenge link does give you a brief tutorial, but it might be better to try it out in a no-pressure setting.

I would say that the interview problem was a medium-difficulty problem, perhaps made a bit harder by the time limit.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the Dropbox Software Developer role in United States.

Success Rate

0%
Pass Rate

Dropbox's interview process for their Software Developer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive50%
Neutral33%
Negative17%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Dropbox's Software Developer interview process in United States.

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