eBay

Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience

November 23, 2021

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

It was a good experience. I learned more from that interview, as it was my first for a big company.

I gained a lot of confidence for future interviews afterward.

Questions

Data structures and algorithms.

Programming.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 27 interview experiences for the eBay Software Engineer (Internship) role in United States.

Success Rate

15%

Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive56%

Neutral37%

Negative7%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for eBay's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in United States.

eBay Work Experiences

Work with eBay, develop together

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Seoul, South Korea

October 2, 2020

Pros: 1. Good work-life balance 2. Horizontal organizational culture 3. Developing organizational culture 4. Kind company colleagues

Cons: 1. Fewer employees than competitors (e.g., Coupang). As far as I know, developers are about 10 times different. 2. Lack of resources to make more valuable products, due to fewer employees. (I'm confident that we can produce more results.)

Work with eBay, develop together

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Seoul, South Korea

October 2, 2020

Pros: 1. Good work-life balance 2. Horizontal organizational culture 3. Developing organizational culture 4. Kind company colleagues

Cons: 1. Fewer employees than competitors (e.g., Coupang). As far as I know, developers are about 10 times different. 2. Lack of resources to make more valuable products, due to fewer employees. (I'm confident that we can produce more results.)

Amazing Culture, Low Salaries

Data Engineer • Current Employee

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

January 9, 2022

Pros: Great company and products. Amazing environment, diversity, and culture.

Cons: Salaries are lower and not competitive in Israel.

Amazing Culture, Low Salaries

Data Engineer • Current Employee

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

January 9, 2022

Pros: Great company and products. Amazing environment, diversity, and culture.

Cons: Salaries are lower and not competitive in Israel.

Perfect Balance, Couldn't Ask For More

Senior Software Engineer (SDE3) • Current Employee

Pros: Good for job and life.

Cons: null null null null null

Perfect Balance, Couldn't Ask For More

Senior Software Engineer (SDE3) • Current Employee

Pros: Good for job and life.

Cons: null null null null null

Work with eBay, develop together

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Seoul, South Korea

October 2, 2020

Pros: 1. Good work-life balance 2. Horizontal organizational culture 3. Developing organizational culture 4. Kind company colleagues

Cons: 1. Fewer employees than competitors (e.g., Coupang). As far as I know, developers are about 10 times different. 2. Lack of resources to make more valuable products, due to fewer employees. (I'm confident that we can produce more results.)

5.0
Work with eBay, develop together
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seoul, South Korea
October 2, 2020
Pros: 1. Good work-life balance 2. Horizontal organizational culture 3. Developing organizational culture 4. Kind company colleagues
Cons: 1. Fewer employees than competitors (e.g., Coupang). As far as I know, developers are about 10 times different. 2. Lack of resources to make more valuable products, due to fewer employees. (I'm confident that we can produce more results.)

Amazing Culture, Low Salaries

Data Engineer • Current Employee

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

January 9, 2022

Pros: Great company and products. Amazing environment, diversity, and culture.

Cons: Salaries are lower and not competitive in Israel.

5.0
Amazing Culture, Low Salaries
Data Engineer • Current Employee
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
January 9, 2022
Pros: Great company and products. Amazing environment, diversity, and culture.
Cons: Salaries are lower and not competitive in Israel.

Perfect Balance, Couldn't Ask For More

Senior Software Engineer (SDE3) • Current Employee

Pros: Good for job and life.

Cons: null null null null null

5.0
Perfect Balance, Couldn't Ask For More
Senior Software Engineer (SDE3) • Current Employee
March 22, 2023
Pros: Good for job and life.
Cons: null null null null null

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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