New Grad Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
December 1, 2012
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
It was an initial phone interview. They asked everything from my resume and then posed one data structure question. It was simple.
Questions
The 8 queens problem
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the eBay New Grad Software Engineer role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
eBay's interview process for their New Grad Software Engineer roles in San Jose, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral0%
Negative50%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for eBay's New Grad Software Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.
eBay Work Experiences
2.0
Untreated workers, especially contract workers, were not treated well
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
May 12, 2011
Pros: Pay is OK. The way it works generates quite a few short-term contract positions; however, it might not be worth it.
Cons: Employees have all the benefits and take all the good opportunities. Contractors have to do all the dirty work. The workplace is crowded and noisy.
2.0
eBay: Trim the company to focus on innovation, ship maintenance overseas
Senior Staff Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
December 30, 2008
Pros: eBay handles a lot of traffic and has a very innovative architecture. It also scales parallel software development. It's a good place to learn how to design a site for high traffic and high productivity in terms of a lot of feature development.
Cons: There is very little place for innovation. Management is averse to rocking the boat, and as a result, the business is stagnating.
4.0
SQL Server DBA
SQL Server Database Administrator • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
May 31, 2016
Pros: Large environment to work with.
Cons: Work as a Technical Lead Manager, providing solutions to
complicated system design.
Designed the data warehouse and OLTP DB system.
- 2.0Untreated workers, especially contract workers, were not treated wellSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesMay 12, 2011Pros: Pay is OK. The way it works generates quite a few short-term contract positions; however, it might not be worth it.Cons: Employees have all the benefits and take all the good opportunities. Contractors have to do all the dirty work. The workplace is crowded and noisy.
- 2.0eBay: Trim the company to focus on innovation, ship maintenance overseasSenior Staff Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesDecember 30, 2008Pros: eBay handles a lot of traffic and has a very innovative architecture. It also scales parallel software development. It's a good place to learn how to design a site for high traffic and high productivity in terms of a lot of feature development.Cons: There is very little place for innovation. Management is averse to rocking the boat, and as a result, the business is stagnating.
- 4.0SQL Server DBASQL Server Database Administrator • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesMay 31, 2016Pros: Large environment to work with.Cons: Work as a Technical Lead Manager, providing solutions to complicated system design. Designed the data warehouse and OLTP DB system.
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