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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California

February 1, 2015
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I received a phone call from the recruiter, who mentioned that eBay is their direct client.

The recruiter herself asked some basic Core Java questions.

After that, they sent me an email asking me to solve a technical question and write about my experience in cloud computing.

Questions

Write a Java program to assess if a given string complies with the following patterns. Return true if the string complies, otherwise return false.

The pattern is defined as:

N = N1 + N2 N >= N1 >= N2

Where:

  • N is the Nth element (or element at the Nth position) in the string.
  • N1 is the (N-1)th element in the string.
  • N2 is the (N-2)th element in the string.

Example 1: 224610

Elements in this string are 2, 2, 4, 6, 10.

  • First set: 2 + 2 = 4 (N2=2, N1=2, N=4)
  • Second set: 2 + 4 = 6 (N2=2, N1=4, N=6)
  • Third set: 4 + 6 = 10 (N2=4, N1=6, N=10)

Example 2: 1112233558

Elements in this string are 1, 11, 12, 23, 35, 58.

Example 3: 1101102203

Elements in this string are 1, 101, 102, 203.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 15 interview experiences for the eBay Senior Software Engineer role in San Jose, California.

Success Rate

27%
Pass Rate

eBay's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in San Jose, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive40%
Neutral20%
Negative40%

Candidates reported having mixed feelings for eBay's Senior Software Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.

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