Veeva Systems

Software Engineer Interview Experience - Pleasanton, California

December 1, 2015

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

I met the recruiter on campus at a career fair.

I received an email a month later and scheduled an interview with Nancy (the HR).

Then, I had a few phone interviews with manager Paul and a team leader.

Oh yeah, I also had a video interview with the CEO.

All the people I talked to during the process at Veeva were nice and great. They are looking for talented and innovative candidates.

Questions

Java stuffs, data structures, OOP, etc.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 21 interview experiences for the Veeva Systems Software Engineer role in Pleasanton, California.

Success Rate

14%

Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive33%

Neutral43%

Negative24%

Candidates reported having good feelings for Veeva Systems's Software Engineer interview process in Pleasanton, California.

Veeva Systems Work Experiences

not worth the trouble

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pleasanton, California, United States

February 5, 2024

Pros: Working in life sciences can be fulfilling.

Cons: Management lacks organization. There's no work-life balance, with constant late nights. This is all for a salary that’s lower than the industry standard and non-negotiable.

not worth the trouble

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pleasanton, California, United States

February 5, 2024

Pros: Working in life sciences can be fulfilling.

Cons: Management lacks organization. There's no work-life balance, with constant late nights. This is all for a salary that’s lower than the industry standard and non-negotiable.

Smart Team, Find Mentors

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pleasanton, California, United States

Pros: Smart people, good hybrid/remote work culture, good opportunities to move laterally within the company.

Cons: Lots of younger engineers, which in some ways is good. The con is that good mentors don't fall in your lap. You need to take the initiative to find mentors.

Smart Team, Find Mentors

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pleasanton, California, United States

Pros: Smart people, good hybrid/remote work culture, good opportunities to move laterally within the company.

Cons: Lots of younger engineers, which in some ways is good. The con is that good mentors don't fall in your lap. You need to take the initiative to find mentors.

Tough but Interesting

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Pleasanton, California, United States

Pros: I worked at Veeva Systems for 3 years. Pros of working here, sorted by most important to me: * My coworkers were very sharp. * The lunch meals were amazing and vegetarian-friendly. * The location was ideal (only a 20-minute commute on the scenic 680).

Cons: The tech stack was "enterprisey" and a lot of the work was not that interesting, at least for the first 4 or so months while I was getting acquainted with the codebase. Things did get better as I begun to understand and appreciate the business logic, but always, the work was very demanding. Also, I felt I was slightly underpaid (then again, the stock did very well).

Tough but Interesting

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Pleasanton, California, United States

Pros: I worked at Veeva Systems for 3 years. Pros of working here, sorted by most important to me: * My coworkers were very sharp. * The lunch meals were amazing and vegetarian-friendly. * The location was ideal (only a 20-minute commute on the scenic 680).

Cons: The tech stack was "enterprisey" and a lot of the work was not that interesting, at least for the first 4 or so months while I was getting acquainted with the codebase. Things did get better as I begun to understand and appreciate the business logic, but always, the work was very demanding. Also, I felt I was slightly underpaid (then again, the stock did very well).

not worth the trouble

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pleasanton, California, United States

February 5, 2024

Pros: Working in life sciences can be fulfilling.

Cons: Management lacks organization. There's no work-life balance, with constant late nights. This is all for a salary that’s lower than the industry standard and non-negotiable.

2.0
not worth the trouble
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Pleasanton, California, United States
February 5, 2024
Pros: Working in life sciences can be fulfilling.
Cons: Management lacks organization. There's no work-life balance, with constant late nights. This is all for a salary that’s lower than the industry standard and non-negotiable.

Smart Team, Find Mentors

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pleasanton, California, United States

Pros: Smart people, good hybrid/remote work culture, good opportunities to move laterally within the company.

Cons: Lots of younger engineers, which in some ways is good. The con is that good mentors don't fall in your lap. You need to take the initiative to find mentors.

4.0
Smart Team, Find Mentors
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Pleasanton, California, United States
August 2, 2024
Pros: Smart people, good hybrid/remote work culture, good opportunities to move laterally within the company.
Cons: Lots of younger engineers, which in some ways is good. The con is that good mentors don't fall in your lap. You need to take the initiative to find mentors.

Tough but Interesting

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Pleasanton, California, United States

Pros: I worked at Veeva Systems for 3 years. Pros of working here, sorted by most important to me: * My coworkers were very sharp. * The lunch meals were amazing and vegetarian-friendly. * The location was ideal (only a 20-minute commute on the scenic 680).

Cons: The tech stack was "enterprisey" and a lot of the work was not that interesting, at least for the first 4 or so months while I was getting acquainted with the codebase. Things did get better as I begun to understand and appreciate the business logic, but always, the work was very demanding. Also, I felt I was slightly underpaid (then again, the stock did very well).

4.0
Tough but Interesting
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Pleasanton, California, United States
July 8, 2020
Pros: I worked at Veeva Systems for 3 years. Pros of working here, sorted by most important to me: * My coworkers were very sharp. * The lunch meals were amazing and vegetarian-friendly. * The location was ideal (only a 20-minute commute on the scenic 680).
Cons: The tech stack was "enterprisey" and a lot of the work was not that interesting, at least for the first 4 or so months while I was getting acquainted with the codebase. Things did get better as I begun to understand and appreciate the business logic, but always, the work was very demanding. Also, I felt I was slightly underpaid (then again, the stock did very well).

Veeva Systems Interview Questions

Group Anagrams

Given a list of words, group together all the anagrams. Anagrams are words that contain the same letters rearranged.

Generate Parentheses

Given a number 'n', generate all possible well-formed (balanced) parentheses strings of length 2*n. For instance, if n=3, you need to create all valid combinations like '((()))', '(()())', etc.

RecursionStrings

Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters

Find the length of the longest substring within a given string that contains no repeating characters. The substring must be contiguous.

StringsTwo PointersSliding Windows

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