eBay

Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California

December 1, 2011

Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I received an e-mail from one of the recruiters.

She set up a phone interview with one of their engineers.

The interviewer asked me random questions about Java and J2EE, specifically the differences between the two.

The interviewer was happy and said he'd recommend me for the next round of interviews.

The recruiter then contacted me again and asked me to send her a good day for another round of interviews.

I e-mailed her my availability, but she never replied.

I tried to contact her several times, but she never responded to my e-mails. Very unprofessional.

Questions

What is the difference between Java and Java Enterprise Edition?

Why is serialization called that?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 37 interview experiences for the eBay Software Engineer role in San Jose, California.

Success Rate

11%

Pass Rate

eBay's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Jose, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive41%

Neutral22%

Negative38%

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

eBay Work Experiences

Decent work-life balance

Software Engineer • Former Employee

San Jose, California, United States

January 15, 2023

Pros: Decent work-life balance. Decent name.

Cons: Not much growth. Too many teams doing the same thing.

Decent work-life balance

Software Engineer • Former Employee

San Jose, California, United States

January 15, 2023

Pros: Decent work-life balance. Decent name.

Cons: Not much growth. Too many teams doing the same thing.

Great People, Good Location

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Jose, California, United States

September 27, 2013

Pros: Good people, good location, good work.

Cons: None. Cannot find anything wrong.

Great People, Good Location

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Jose, California, United States

September 27, 2013

Pros: Good people, good location, good work.

Cons: None. Cannot find anything wrong.

The worst tools you'll ever work with

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Jose, California, United States

Pros: Brand recognition, a legendary internet community, and a company making an attempt to be green.

Cons: Ridiculous custom framework you must use. Outdated version control system. Developers don't seem to be interested in working with better/new tools. High stress environment, and deadlines that must be met or else. Truly crummy tools to work with; you must restart the server for everything.

The worst tools you'll ever work with

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Jose, California, United States

Pros: Brand recognition, a legendary internet community, and a company making an attempt to be green.

Cons: Ridiculous custom framework you must use. Outdated version control system. Developers don't seem to be interested in working with better/new tools. High stress environment, and deadlines that must be met or else. Truly crummy tools to work with; you must restart the server for everything.

Decent work-life balance

Software Engineer • Former Employee

San Jose, California, United States

January 15, 2023

Pros: Decent work-life balance. Decent name.

Cons: Not much growth. Too many teams doing the same thing.

4.0
Decent work-life balance
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
January 15, 2023
Pros: Decent work-life balance. Decent name.
Cons: Not much growth. Too many teams doing the same thing.

Great People, Good Location

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Jose, California, United States

September 27, 2013

Pros: Good people, good location, good work.

Cons: None. Cannot find anything wrong.

4.0
Great People, Good Location
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
September 27, 2013
Pros: Good people, good location, good work.
Cons: None. Cannot find anything wrong.

The worst tools you'll ever work with

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Jose, California, United States

Pros: Brand recognition, a legendary internet community, and a company making an attempt to be green.

Cons: Ridiculous custom framework you must use. Outdated version control system. Developers don't seem to be interested in working with better/new tools. High stress environment, and deadlines that must be met or else. Truly crummy tools to work with; you must restart the server for everything.

1.0
The worst tools you'll ever work with
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
March 14, 2011
Pros: Brand recognition, a legendary internet community, and a company making an attempt to be green.
Cons: Ridiculous custom framework you must use. Outdated version control system. Developers don't seem to be interested in working with better/new tools. High stress environment, and deadlines that must be met or else. Truly crummy tools to work with; you must restart the server for everything.

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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