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Software Engineer Interview Experience

October 1, 2011
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Few technical questions first:

  • Asked about hash tables.
  • Difference between the equality method and the equals operator.
  • Asked about synchronization.

Gave sample code and had to create a method to get something. Asked about time complexity, if my code was good or not, and asked about different methods.

Asked how to create a hash map in Java.

Questions

What is a hash table?

What is the difference between the equals operator and the equality method?

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Success Rate

12%
Pass Rate

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Negative21%

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