It was a two-week process for me.

Stage 1: Recruiter phone call - 30-45 minutes. It was very engaging and positive.

Stage 2: First technical round. It was on the difficult side technically. The questions were very practical, starting from DNS, load balancers, and stacks to HTTP pages and their internal functioning and any redirections. There were also some serious coding questions.

Stage 3: Four Xoom interviews. Two were technical, one was manual, and one was behavioral. The two technical interviews were quite tough in my opinion, but the interviewers were kind enough to provide hints and explanations as and when needed. The questions were highly focused on data structures, and the coding questions emphasized efficiency. In total, I received five coding problems. I was able to solve four of them, but they are really looking for more efficient programs and the best solution. The questions also delved into the depth of Java knowledge, not just the basics.

I feel it was a bit of an overdone requirement for a QA role. I have created multiple frameworks in my career, and it felt like they were looking for a developer rather than a QA. Undoubtedly, it was a great learning experience throughout, and the interviewers were awesome in their respective skillsets.

1. Find the smallest number that can be created from the array [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] if we take out 3 digits.

2. Binary search related questions:

• Palindrome

1. Implementation of data structures: In what situation should a specific data structure be used, and why?

2. Create test cases from a given application.

3. General experience.

4. Conflict management.