Software Engineering Intern Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
November 1, 2011
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
At first, you get two problems to solve:
- SpellChecker
- Infix to Prefix generator
Then, a phone interview covering:
- nth Prime number generation
- Sorted merge of variable lists
- Merging two lists
During the 1:1 interview, questions included:
- Java's garbage collection
- Concurrency modification exception
- Cycle detection in topological sorting
- Implementing Java's split function (handling multiple delimiters and multiple tokens in return)
Questions
I just write the questions up.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Twitch Software Engineering Intern role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Twitch's interview process for their Software Engineering Intern roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Twitch's Software Engineering Intern interview process in San Francisco, California.
Twitch Work Experiences
5.0
Fantastic People, Great Culture
Software Engineering Intern • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
September 18, 2021
Pros: Had the chance to work on the Commerce team; really great culture.
Great mentorship on top of that.
Cons: At times, remote work was difficult since I couldn't actually bond.
4.0
Fun, friendly place to work
Software Engineering Intern • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
August 30, 2016
Pros: Friendly work environment where engineers on my team genuinely cared about my personal and professional growth. Individuals were willing and eager to help. Impactful work on my team, great perks, and food.
Cons: Sometimes conflicting interests across teams are resolved poorly. Communication is lacking and can sometimes lead to individuals just pointing fingers and not taking ownership of certain parts of projects.
4.0
Great internship opportunity
Software Engineering Intern • Current Employee
February 28, 2024
Pros: - amazing mentorship
- fun product
- free food
Cons: - Company was going through restructuring.
- Hiring freeze.
- 5.0Fantastic People, Great CultureSoftware Engineering Intern • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 18, 2021Pros: Had the chance to work on the Commerce team; really great culture. Great mentorship on top of that.Cons: At times, remote work was difficult since I couldn't actually bond.
- 4.0Fun, friendly place to workSoftware Engineering Intern • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesAugust 30, 2016Pros: Friendly work environment where engineers on my team genuinely cared about my personal and professional growth. Individuals were willing and eager to help. Impactful work on my team, great perks, and food.Cons: Sometimes conflicting interests across teams are resolved poorly. Communication is lacking and can sometimes lead to individuals just pointing fingers and not taking ownership of certain parts of projects.
- 4.0Great internship opportunitySoftware Engineering Intern • Current EmployeeFebruary 28, 2024Pros: - amazing mentorship - fun product - free foodCons: - Company was going through restructuring. - Hiring freeze.
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