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Software Engineer Interview Experience

August 18, 2013
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

A call from HR followed by a technical interview, and then an onsite.

1st interviewer: Fibonacci series. Given X, find all sets of four numbers adding up to X.

2nd interview: Remove white spaces in a string and lots of generic technical questions.

3rd interview: Lunch interview – general discussion on design patterns.

4th interview: Puzzle on 25 horses.

5th interview: Design a system to return location-based merchandise.

Questions

Nothing was difficult per se.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 68 interview experiences for the Groupon Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

18%
Pass Rate

Groupon's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive40%
Neutral37%
Negative24%

Candidates reported having good feelings for Groupon's Software Engineer interview process in United States.

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