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Systems Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Mateo, California

October 1, 2012
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

  1. A programming test via email, hosted by the interviewer's website, with all kinds of tricky programming problems.

  2. A phone interview about your background and experiences. This one was nice.

  3. An on-site interview. It will likely start with a lunch with the interviewers, followed by meetings with 3 to 4 people, one at a time, for 30-45 minutes each.

Questions

How do you ensure an executable file downloaded by users will not be changed?

(Answer: Add a digital signature.)

How do you add the signature?

(Answer: Use a hash function to generate a hash code.)

How do you add this hash code to the executable?

(Answer: Use a magic number in binary data and preserve a fixed-size space.)

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Roblox Systems Software Engineer role in San Mateo, California.

Success Rate

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Pass Rate

Roblox's interview process for their Systems Software Engineer roles in San Mateo, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Roblox's Systems Software Engineer interview process in San Mateo, California.

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