As a new-grad hire, fresh out of my bachelor's, I worked closely with my school placement team. We were sent on-site for interviews in a group. Approximately 30 to 60 of us were selected for the process. The company did a fantastic job of rallying support, likely to counter any perception of being a bit boring.

Once we arrived in San Diego, we were provided with hotel accommodations not far from the main campus. On the first day, everyone participated in a soft interview. We were then taken to the beach to learn to surf, given a tour of the campus, and treated to dinner.

The second day was dedicated to interviews. There were three interviews, each with a different interviewer, and they spanned from four to six hours in total. After the final interview, we were given some time to explore the area.

There were lots of questions about some of my research projects, my algorithms problems, and the sorts of problems I liked to solve.

There wasn't much in the way of a coding challenge; that was a simple 'check for anagrams' problem.