Junior Software Developer Interview Experience - Vancouver, Canada
Process
A panel of 3 judges (all technical personnel, from various levels in the company) was present to conduct the interview. I was the only applicant for that time slot.
They had some tests in Visual Studio where a piece of code had issues, and my job was to spot the bug(s) and come up with fixes on the spot. Googling was not allowed.
Most of the remaining questions involved writing code on paper or notepad. Again, googling was not allowed.
The difficulty of the tests did not reflect the entry-level position, and one interviewer even remarked that one of the Visual Studio bugs in the test may have been too advanced for use in this interview.
They gave me the machine code for an assembly interview question beforehand and gave me the instructions upon arrival (see below).
The judges sat across from me in the room and waited while I did the questions, which contributed to the pressure.
At one point, I asked to write comments in my code to better explain it, but was denied.
Questions
Paper coding question in C.
Given a template like "int malloc(void* pointer, size_t ptr_size)", write a malloc implementation inside the function block. No external libraries allowed.
Notepad coding question.
Given some basic pseudo-code assembly code instructions, write code to solve multiplication/division/modulo questions. No other code or comments allowed.
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Fortinet's interview process for their Junior Software Developer roles in Vancouver, British Columbia is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Fortinet Work Experiences
- 4.0A decent place to startJunior Software Developer • Current EmployeeBurnaby, British Columbia, CanadaMay 24, 2018Pros: A lot of anonymity, ownership of your project.Cons: Language barriers are sometimes difficult to overcome.
- 2.0Boring Job, Bad CultureJunior Software Developer • Current EmployeeBurnaby, British Columbia, CanadaFebruary 1, 2015Pros: Job Security, Not Much PressureCons: Boring Job (Very Boring Job), Awful Culture
- 3.0So-so working environment, friendly co-workersJunior Software Developer • Current EmployeeBurnaby, British Columbia, CanadaFebruary 22, 2013Pros: Very friendly co-workers, and an annual company-paid group outing. Job is easy, with no pressure, and seldom working overtime. Work hours are somewhat flexible, allowing you to come in as late as 10 AM. Every employee (developers at least) gets two new computers. Free dinner is provided if you stay until 7 PM.Cons: Poor management compared to the company I worked at before. They don't seem to know how to manage big software projects well. The office is poorly located in the heart of the crows' world. If you go to work on foot, you will need to navigate through bird droppings while breathing them in the air. Do a search for 'crows burnaby' and you'll know what I mean. There seems to be a shortage of men's washrooms in the building since 80% of the employees are males. Never expect to enjoy the washroom alone if you are a male. The company's culture is Chinese dominant. If you do not speak Mandarin, you might find it a bit hard to fit in. The company is a little cheap in some ways. The computers don't come with pre-installed Microsoft Office or Outlook. The employees have to assemble the desktops by themselves on their first day (I feel this should be the job of the IT department, but it seems like this office doesn't even have one). I wouldn't say the pay is low, but it can definitely be higher for a medium-sized company.
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