Process
I was approached by a separate recruiting agency, who then forwarded my profile to eBay.
I received an email from an eBay recruiter and scheduled a phone screening interview.
A basic tree coding question was asked, and I was able to solve it in 20-25 minutes. I even explained how it could be done using DFS, though it wouldn't be the optimal solution.
The interviewer was very rude and sounded like he was running eBay's infrastructure single-handedly, lol. He appeared to be a recent graduate who had been working at eBay for two years.
It seems eBay is just training their new hires to conduct interviews.
Suggestion: Please check the interviewer's profile. If that person is less experienced than you, don't waste your time interviewing with eBay.
Questions
Standard Tree question:
Prepare BFS and DFS.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the eBay SRE Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
eBay's interview process for their SRE Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for eBay's SRE Engineer interview process in United States.
eBay Work Experiences
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