Software Engineering Manager Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
I applied in May 2019.
HR called me after about three weeks. They then scheduled me for a code-pairing exercise. I got the Java code to work, but it was inelegant.
My interviewer was courteous and tried to provide hints, but I suspect Java was not his primary coding language. Overall, it was a pleasant experience, and he was very forthright in his answers to my questions. I felt that both of us knew I did not make it, yet he was very verbose in his answers. I had a pleasant experience and would have loved to go onsite had I passed the tech screening.
Questions
Containers and truck related.
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