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Software Engineer Interview Experience - United States

January 1, 2014
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

1st Phone Interview: Java questions and the same Parent class coding test as mentioned before.

2nd Phone Interview: More Java questions and a recursive value mapping coding test.

Very nice interviewers.

Questions

1st Phone Interview:

  • Past experience/projects
  • Difference between set and List
  • What are static variables and examples
  • Easy basic stuff

Code Test: Given a person in a family tree, return a list of their oldest sisters.

2nd Phone Interview:

  • Java Questions:
    • Describe how "synchronize" works.
    • Difference between ArrayList and LinkedList.
    • Questions about Collections/abstract classes.
    • Easy stuff.

Code Test: Map values to letters recursively. Think BFS without using a queue (using recursion instead).

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 79 interview experiences for the Veeva Systems Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

11%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive28%
Neutral43%
Negative29%

Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Veeva Systems's Software Engineer interview process in United States.

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