Process
HR phone interview: This is the basic "Why do you want to work here?" and "Tell me about yourself" phase.
Coding sample: Prove that you can program in the language you claim to know.
Phone technical interview: Code with an actual software engineer watching.
If that goes well, you move on to the on-site stage, which includes four more interviews with engineers.
Questions
They will provide study material that you need to know.
There is no way of knowing which questions you will receive, as it varies interview-to-interview.
Just know C++ and be prepared with knowledge of Big O notation.
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