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Software Engineer II Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington

April 1, 2014
Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

I was referred by an employee and contacted by their recruiter. My recruiter was one of the nicest people I have had the opportunity to work with. The entire process was so smooth and handled exceptionally well.

I was first contacted via email to set up a phone interview to discuss my likes and interests so the recruiter could decide which teams to forward my resume to. After this, I had two phone screens. There was an NDA about the questions, but they were very straightforward and there were no ultra-difficult questions. All questions were simple discussions of algorithms and data structures. Make sure you know your basics extremely well. I mean, extremely! Other than that, you're fine.

After these two interviews, I was asked to schedule a five-hour, back-to-back Skype interview session. All the interviewers were extremely nice, and the interviewing was great fun. They ensured you were comfortable and allowed you to be creative and efficient. I was asked several questions about algorithms, data structures, and design. Make sure you know the basics of OOP design and are comfortable deconstructing a problem to design a good solution.

After four interviews, my brain refused to work in the last one, and I was unable to answer a very simple data structure question. Even my interviewer recognized I was probably tired after all the interviews and very patiently tried to help me out. In the end, I was able to barely come up with the solution. After this, I was asked to take up one more Skype interview, and this one went very well.

I was contacted after about a week by the recruiter, and they made an offer.

Questions

Nothing unexpected. Questions are very straightforward.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the eBay Software Engineer II role in Seattle, Washington.

Success Rate

67%
Pass Rate

eBay's interview process for their Software Engineer II roles in Seattle, Washington is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.

Experience Rating

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Candidates reported having very good feelings for eBay's Software Engineer II interview process in Seattle, Washington.

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