Software Engineering, PhD Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
Process
I had two 45-minute interviews with individuals from different offices. It was a pretty standard process.
First, they introduced their work, and I introduced my research topic. Then came the coding questions, all involving basic data structures. I found it a little disappointing that there were no questions related to my PhD dissertation.
I haven't heard back yet.
Questions
basic data structures.
When preparing, seriously go through your sophomore textbook and/or homework (CS 100/200 level).
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