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Software Engineer - Java Developer Interview Experience

October 6, 2020

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Interviewers were mostly used to Java and believed whatever I was coding in Python was syntactically correct. Hence, if you are going to code in Python, ensure you know the language well, as the interviewers won't be able to help with the language.

Questions

Valid Anagrams Validate BST Group Anagrams Find Kth largest element in an array LRU Cache Lowest Common Ancestor Design a web application with games like tic tac toe, maze, etc. The user opens the web application, selects a game and plays it. Write a class for a leaderboard, etc.

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

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Candidates reported having mixed feelings for eBay's Software Engineer - Java Developer interview process in United States.

eBay Work Experiences

Good Balance, Shaky Future

Software Engineer II • Former Employee

San Jose, California, United States

Pros: Great benefits, relaxed environment, and good work-life balance. Some teams work with cutting-edge technologies and make interesting products.

Cons: No clear direction ahead. The company has been hit by a lot of instability since the eBay-PayPal split.

Good Balance, Shaky Future

Software Engineer II • Former Employee

San Jose, California, United States

Pros: Great benefits, relaxed environment, and good work-life balance. Some teams work with cutting-edge technologies and make interesting products.

Cons: No clear direction ahead. The company has been hit by a lot of instability since the eBay-PayPal split.

Good company with increasing potentials

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Jose, California, United States

Pros: Great culture, work-life balance, and communication. Friendly to new grads.

Cons: Haven't found any. Maybe more training sessions or learning sessions are needed.

Good company with increasing potentials

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Jose, California, United States

Pros: Great culture, work-life balance, and communication. Friendly to new grads.

Cons: Haven't found any. Maybe more training sessions or learning sessions are needed.

One of the best experiences

SWE Intern • Current Employee

San Jose, California, United States

August 21, 2023

Pros: The events planned by the Emerging Talent Team were amazing. They give you a semi-startup-ish experience since the pace is fast.

Cons: At times, the work pressure is too much, and you might have to give away some of your weekends. This depends on the team you're assigned to.

One of the best experiences

SWE Intern • Current Employee

San Jose, California, United States

August 21, 2023

Pros: The events planned by the Emerging Talent Team were amazing. They give you a semi-startup-ish experience since the pace is fast.

Cons: At times, the work pressure is too much, and you might have to give away some of your weekends. This depends on the team you're assigned to.

Good Balance, Shaky Future

Software Engineer II • Former Employee

San Jose, California, United States

Pros: Great benefits, relaxed environment, and good work-life balance. Some teams work with cutting-edge technologies and make interesting products.

Cons: No clear direction ahead. The company has been hit by a lot of instability since the eBay-PayPal split.

4.0
Good Balance, Shaky Future
Software Engineer II • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
March 8, 2016
Pros: Great benefits, relaxed environment, and good work-life balance. Some teams work with cutting-edge technologies and make interesting products.
Cons: No clear direction ahead. The company has been hit by a lot of instability since the eBay-PayPal split.

Good company with increasing potentials

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Jose, California, United States

Pros: Great culture, work-life balance, and communication. Friendly to new grads.

Cons: Haven't found any. Maybe more training sessions or learning sessions are needed.

5.0
Good company with increasing potentials
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
May 24, 2021
Pros: Great culture, work-life balance, and communication. Friendly to new grads.
Cons: Haven't found any. Maybe more training sessions or learning sessions are needed.

One of the best experiences

SWE Intern • Current Employee

San Jose, California, United States

August 21, 2023

Pros: The events planned by the Emerging Talent Team were amazing. They give you a semi-startup-ish experience since the pace is fast.

Cons: At times, the work pressure is too much, and you might have to give away some of your weekends. This depends on the team you're assigned to.

4.0
One of the best experiences
SWE Intern • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
August 21, 2023
Pros: The events planned by the Emerging Talent Team were amazing. They give you a semi-startup-ish experience since the pace is fast.
Cons: At times, the work pressure is too much, and you might have to give away some of your weekends. This depends on the team you're assigned to.

eBay Interview Questions

Partition Equal Subset Sum

Determine if a given array of numbers can be divided into two subsets with equal sums. Essentially, can you split the array so both sides add up to the same value?

Dynamic Programming

Remove One Element to Make the Array Strictly Increasing

Determine if removing a single element from an array can make the remaining elements strictly increasing. You need to check if it's possible to obtain a strictly increasing sequence by deleting at most one element.

LRU Cache

Design a data structure that acts as a Least Recently Used (LRU) cache. Implement methods to get and put key-value pairs, evicting the least recently used entry when the cache is full.

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