Process
On the first round of the campus interview, I was asked to implement a mutex with a spinlock and a queue. The interviewer was very nice and patient.
Follow-up questions concerned race conditions, which were not easy.
The second round was a phone interview about C++ virtual functions. The interview lasted for an hour. The interviewer asked many questions about my design choices.
Questions
Design a feasible memory layout to implement C++ virtual functions.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 165 interview experiences for the Pure Storage Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
13%
Pass Rate
Pure Storage's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive47%
Neutral25%
Negative28%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Pure Storage's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Pure Storage Work Experiences
4.0
Great engineers to work with
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
November 27, 2020
Pros: Great engineers to work with. Freedom to choose different projects and move around teams.
Cons: If you are new to C++, the codebase will be a steep learning curve, especially given that there is hardly any documentation.
5.0
Still a great company after the IPO
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
November 5, 2015
Pros: Great culture; lots of openness.
Awesome colleagues that are hard-working but also fun, interesting, and helpful.
Lots of interesting technical challenges to work on.
Still a young and relatively small company. Lots of chances to make a large impact.
Great holiday gift this year!
Hackathons.
Annual ski trip.
Cons: No 401k matching yet. The health plan is not as good as those offered by big companies like Google or Microsoft. The performance review and promotion process is a bit opaque.
4.0
Challenging C++, Poor Legacy
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic
November 8, 2023
Pros: Solving challenging technical problems (e.g., concurrency, networking, high availability).
A strong testing mindset.
High-quality C++.
Strong command of agile development.
Talented engineers.
Cons: Often using old/deprecated software.
Quality of code, except C++, is pretty poor.
Code duplicity and tech debt.
Unreasonable work policies.
- 4.0Great engineers to work withSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesNovember 27, 2020Pros: Great engineers to work with. Freedom to choose different projects and move around teams.Cons: If you are new to C++, the codebase will be a steep learning curve, especially given that there is hardly any documentation.
- 5.0Still a great company after the IPOSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesNovember 5, 2015Pros: Great culture; lots of openness. Awesome colleagues that are hard-working but also fun, interesting, and helpful. Lots of interesting technical challenges to work on. Still a young and relatively small company. Lots of chances to make a large impact. Great holiday gift this year! Hackathons. Annual ski trip.Cons: No 401k matching yet. The health plan is not as good as those offered by big companies like Google or Microsoft. The performance review and promotion process is a bit opaque.
- 4.0Challenging C++, Poor LegacySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeePrague, Bohemia, Czech RepublicNovember 8, 2023Pros: Solving challenging technical problems (e.g., concurrency, networking, high availability). A strong testing mindset. High-quality C++. Strong command of agile development. Talented engineers.Cons: Often using old/deprecated software. Quality of code, except C++, is pretty poor. Code duplicity and tech debt. Unreasonable work policies.
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