Process
I was asked to take an online C test by a Pure recruiter.
One coding question was about linked lists.
Several CS questions covered:
- Which decimal numbers can be represented in binary
- Concurrency
- Grammer implementation
- Some simple math algorithms
The first phone interviewer asked the C++ memory layout question.
The second phone interviewer asked about "happy numbers".
I thought I did well on both interviews, but I was not asked for an onsite interview.
Questions
I don't use C++.
It took a while, but I got the memory layout question analogous to structs in C.
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Pure Storage Work Experiences
- 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.
- 4.0Best Place I've Ever WorkedSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeJuly 17, 2023Pros: I get a ton of autonomy and get to solve interesting problems.Cons: It's getting more and more corporate, so the amount of roadblocks and pointless meetings goes up every year.
- 3.0bit golden cageSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeePragueDecember 8, 2025Pros: Pay, benefits, and the offices.Cons: There are five days in the office, and there is corporate inefficiency.
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