SoundHound

Cross-Platform C++ Engineer Interview Experience

October 4, 2018

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online. Then they sent me a link for an online technical evaluation, which consisted of 30 multiple-choice questions. They give 90 seconds for each question but recommend answering ASAP to demonstrate your knowledge and that you didn't do a web search to answer it (since they store the response time of each question). You can also answer “I don't know”. In addition, at the end, you can input your level of proficiency in each programming language and you have to say why you are excited about working there.

Questions

Questions about C, C++, Java, Linux, TF/IDF scoring scheme, Big-O complexity, Map/Reduce systems, TCP/UDP, memory, HTTP response codes, and some statistics.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the SoundHound Cross-Platform C++ Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

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Pass Rate

SoundHound's interview process for their Cross-Platform C++ Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

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Neutral100%

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Candidates reported having mixed feelings for SoundHound's Cross-Platform C++ Engineer interview process in United States.

SoundHound Work Experiences

Smart Team, Boring Projects

Software Engineer • Current Employee

January 5, 2023

Pros: Smart folks. Good for engineering geeks.

Cons: Low compensation. Lack of energy. Projects are not interesting.

Smart Team, Boring Projects

Software Engineer • Current Employee

January 5, 2023

Pros: Smart folks. Good for engineering geeks.

Cons: Low compensation. Lack of energy. Projects are not interesting.

Supportive Team, Long Hours

Software Engineering Intern • Former Employee

January 12, 2021

Pros: Everyone is supportive and willing to lend help when needed. Interesting problems to work on. Regular code talks and research seminars are cool to attend and learn from. Overall, a great experience!

Cons: Working remotely meant less of a boundary between work and non-work hours. Many days I worked less than 8 hours, but also a decent amount of days where I worked until very late.

Supportive Team, Long Hours

Software Engineering Intern • Former Employee

January 12, 2021

Pros: Everyone is supportive and willing to lend help when needed. Interesting problems to work on. Regular code talks and research seminars are cool to attend and learn from. Overall, a great experience!

Cons: Working remotely meant less of a boundary between work and non-work hours. Many days I worked less than 8 hours, but also a decent amount of days where I worked until very late.

Loved Working Here

Cognitive Technical Lead • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pros: Good company to work in.

Cons: No cons for now in this company.

Loved Working Here

Cognitive Technical Lead • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pros: Good company to work in.

Cons: No cons for now in this company.

Smart Team, Boring Projects

Software Engineer • Current Employee

January 5, 2023

Pros: Smart folks. Good for engineering geeks.

Cons: Low compensation. Lack of energy. Projects are not interesting.

3.0
Smart Team, Boring Projects
Software Engineer • Current Employee
January 5, 2023
Pros: Smart folks. Good for engineering geeks.
Cons: Low compensation. Lack of energy. Projects are not interesting.

Supportive Team, Long Hours

Software Engineering Intern • Former Employee

January 12, 2021

Pros: Everyone is supportive and willing to lend help when needed. Interesting problems to work on. Regular code talks and research seminars are cool to attend and learn from. Overall, a great experience!

Cons: Working remotely meant less of a boundary between work and non-work hours. Many days I worked less than 8 hours, but also a decent amount of days where I worked until very late.

5.0
Supportive Team, Long Hours
Software Engineering Intern • Former Employee
January 12, 2021
Pros: Everyone is supportive and willing to lend help when needed. Interesting problems to work on. Regular code talks and research seminars are cool to attend and learn from. Overall, a great experience!
Cons: Working remotely meant less of a boundary between work and non-work hours. Many days I worked less than 8 hours, but also a decent amount of days where I worked until very late.

Loved Working Here

Cognitive Technical Lead • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pros: Good company to work in.

Cons: No cons for now in this company.

5.0
Loved Working Here
Cognitive Technical Lead • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
July 29, 2025
Pros: Good company to work in.
Cons: No cons for now in this company.

SoundHound Interview Questions

Check if Array Is Sorted and Rotated

Determine if a given array is sorted in non-decreasing order, but may have been rotated. In other words, check if rotating the array could result in a sorted array.

Linked List in Binary Tree

Determine if a linked list exists as a contiguous subpath within a binary tree. The subpath must follow the order of nodes in the linked list.

Linked ListsTreesRecursion

First Missing Positive

Find the smallest positive integer that is missing from a given array of integers. You need to do this in linear time and constant extra space.

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