Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Diego, California
Process
I had a phone interview after being contacted through a career fair resume drop. I was pretty surprised and didn't have much time to prepare adequately for the interview (5 days).
The questions weren't too hard, but perhaps due to nerves (my first technical interview ever) I took way too long on two relatively trivial questions in hindsight.
Questions
Given an array of integers and a number n, calculate the number of ways to sum to n using the integers.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Quora Software Engineer role in San Diego, California.
Success Rate
Quora's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Diego, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Quora's Software Engineer interview process in San Diego, California.
Quora Work Experiences
- 4.0Great Team, Low PaySoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesOctober 16, 2024Pros: Good employees at this company.Cons: Can pay more money to employees.
- 2.0Smart Team, Terrible ManagementSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesJanuary 21, 2021Pros: Smart coworkers, intelligent folks, but attrition is out of control.Cons: Everything: poor product sense, poor micromanagement of daily tasks.
- 3.0Great culture, but limited equity potentialSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMountain View, CASeptember 20, 2026Pros: - Great culture; everyone was friendly and supportive.Cons: - Limited equity upside. - Unclear product roadmap.
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