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Software Engineer New Grad Interview Experience - Mountain View, California

December 1, 2013
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Process

I submitted my application through Jobvite. I believe I came across the job posting on Glassdoor.

Several days later, a recruiter contacted me about a phone screening. Due to the 15-hour timezone difference, I had to wait a week for the first availability. The questions were standard, similar to other big tech companies' interviews. A week later, I was told they moved forward with another phone screening. After another week of waiting, I was informed that they would conduct an "online" on-site interview instead of flying me to the US. I was very grateful for this, as otherwise, it would have involved a long wait for a visa and arrangements to fly over. I also had other interviews ongoing during that time.

The on-site interview was split into two days and consisted of 7 rounds, each about 45 minutes. Each round covered different skills. The first was a generic round where I was asked various questions about my background (I have a Master's in CS, research-based). Other rounds included questions about the team I was applying to, and of course, programming questions. In one round, I spent about 15 minutes in a back-and-forth discussion because I misunderstood the engineer, but we resolved it in the end. One interviewer didn't show up, but I was fortunately waived that interview thanks to the first interviewer (a senior manager) being impressed with my background.

The day after the interview, my recruiter emailed me to say they might need another round for the interviewer who didn't show up. I was quite frustrated at that point because I had to wake up very early to match the US time, but I agreed. However, an hour later, my recruiter informed me that they decided to waive that round, as I had impressed the senior manager who interviewed me first.

Overall, the process was smooth. My recruiter was very quick to answer my questions, though I felt 7 rounds for the on-site were excessive compared to other companies I interviewed with (Google and Amazon). However, the engineers were laid-back, and I really enjoyed discussing with them. Some appeared a bit cold and distant, but they were helpful when clarifying ideas and providing feedback. Note that I interviewed with Amazon and Google as well, and I believe the standards are similar across the three companies.

Questions

Nothing particularly difficult. If you practice with Careercup, LeetCode, and Codility enough, you'll be fine.

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