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Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California

November 1, 2017
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Phone Screen followed by a 5-hour onsite interview.

All straightforward LeetCode questions were asked. No design questions were included.

Topics covered included:

  • Linked List
  • Arrays
  • Stacks
  • Queues

It did not appear that they were interested in coding skills; it was more about the likability factor.

Questions

Rotate Matrix

Find if a file path on an Ubuntu system is valid or invalid.

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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.

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