Software Engineer II Interview Experience - San Jose, California
July 1, 2017
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I received a call from a consultant regarding a job opportunity. After submitting my resume, Ebay got back to me for a phone interview. The phone interview was only 15 minutes long.
Questions
Talk about yourself.
Difference between StringBuffer and StringBuilder. Difference between String and StringBuffer. LeetCode coding example.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 12 interview experiences for the eBay Software Engineer II role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
67%
Pass Rate
eBay's interview process for their Software Engineer II roles in San Jose, California is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Positive83%
Neutral8%
Negative8%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for eBay's Software Engineer II interview process in San Jose, California.
eBay Work Experiences
1.0
A lot of politics. It's very difficult for good people to thrive.
Software Engineer II • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
August 19, 2013
Pros: Ebay as a company is great, with a great vision.
Higher-level management is awesome.
Cons: There is a lot of politics, especially in the checkout team. Managers at a low level are cheap and have no good technical knowledge. Expectations are very high. There is no work-life balance.
2.0
Stable, But Incredibly Boring
Software Engineer II • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
September 5, 2012
Pros: eBay is a very stable company with room for growth.
Cons: eBay is frankly not a technology company. Unless you are very lucky and get to work on one of the prestigious teams (such as the search team), your work is going to be very, very, very boring. Ennui will kill you.
3.0
Good company to work for, but there are too many reorganizations.
Software Engineer II • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
May 9, 2012
Pros: Work-life balance is great, and support for professional growth is given through education assistance.
Cons: Too many reorganizations caused many people to get reshuffled to work for different managers, and some were transferred to cities that were far away.
- 1.0A lot of politics. It's very difficult for good people to thrive.Software Engineer II • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesAugust 19, 2013Pros: Ebay as a company is great, with a great vision. Higher-level management is awesome.Cons: There is a lot of politics, especially in the checkout team. Managers at a low level are cheap and have no good technical knowledge. Expectations are very high. There is no work-life balance.
- 2.0Stable, But Incredibly BoringSoftware Engineer II • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesSeptember 5, 2012Pros: eBay is a very stable company with room for growth.Cons: eBay is frankly not a technology company. Unless you are very lucky and get to work on one of the prestigious teams (such as the search team), your work is going to be very, very, very boring. Ennui will kill you.
- 3.0Good company to work for, but there are too many reorganizations.Software Engineer II • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesMay 9, 2012Pros: Work-life balance is great, and support for professional growth is given through education assistance.Cons: Too many reorganizations caused many people to get reshuffled to work for different managers, and some were transferred to cities that were far away.
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