Verizon

Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California

October 1, 2012

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

Interviewed by peers, the hiring manager, his boss, and a program manager.

Very cordial and relaxing, but with deep, incisive questions that I later came to realize just how picky people were. The relaxing atmosphere allowed me to be at my best.

Questions

Cassandra schema strategies, Scala deep dive, personal habits, cultural fit

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Verizon Senior Software Engineer role in San Jose, California.

Success Rate

67%

Pass Rate

Verizon's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in San Jose, California is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.

Experience Rating

Positive67%

Neutral0%

Negative33%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Verizon's Senior Software Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.

Verizon Work Experiences

Good company to work for

Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee

San Jose, California, United States

Pros: Good work-life balance. Good compensation.

Cons: Slow work culture, no RSUs.

Good company to work for

Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee

San Jose, California, United States

Pros: Good work-life balance. Good compensation.

Cons: Slow work culture, no RSUs.

Friendly Culture, Management Changes

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Jose, California, United States

December 14, 2017

Pros: Employee-friendly and good work culture.

Cons: High-level management changes affecting projects.

Friendly Culture, Management Changes

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Jose, California, United States

December 14, 2017

Pros: Employee-friendly and good work culture.

Cons: High-level management changes affecting projects.

Culture clash in San Jose

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Jose, California, United States

January 27, 2016

Pros: Pay is reasonably competitive. You get to work with some really sharp people in the Scala community. Low standards for performance make work-life balance easy, if skating along with your head down is your thing.

Cons: Laughably abysmal project velocity, internal politics, and a series of top-down reorganizations have resulted in a protracted land grab. Management on the East Coast just doesn't understand Bay Area hiring and employment culture. God help you if you need something from a Verizon team that's not also in San Jose. Your day-to-day experience will be highly dependent on the team; some seem terrible, some seem average.

Culture clash in San Jose

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Jose, California, United States

January 27, 2016

Pros: Pay is reasonably competitive. You get to work with some really sharp people in the Scala community. Low standards for performance make work-life balance easy, if skating along with your head down is your thing.

Cons: Laughably abysmal project velocity, internal politics, and a series of top-down reorganizations have resulted in a protracted land grab. Management on the East Coast just doesn't understand Bay Area hiring and employment culture. God help you if you need something from a Verizon team that's not also in San Jose. Your day-to-day experience will be highly dependent on the team; some seem terrible, some seem average.

Good company to work for

Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee

San Jose, California, United States

Pros: Good work-life balance. Good compensation.

Cons: Slow work culture, no RSUs.

5.0
Good company to work for
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
March 10, 2021
Pros: Good work-life balance. Good compensation.
Cons: Slow work culture, no RSUs.

Friendly Culture, Management Changes

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Jose, California, United States

December 14, 2017

Pros: Employee-friendly and good work culture.

Cons: High-level management changes affecting projects.

5.0
Friendly Culture, Management Changes
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
December 14, 2017
Pros: Employee-friendly and good work culture.
Cons: High-level management changes affecting projects.

Culture clash in San Jose

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Jose, California, United States

January 27, 2016

Pros: Pay is reasonably competitive. You get to work with some really sharp people in the Scala community. Low standards for performance make work-life balance easy, if skating along with your head down is your thing.

Cons: Laughably abysmal project velocity, internal politics, and a series of top-down reorganizations have resulted in a protracted land grab. Management on the East Coast just doesn't understand Bay Area hiring and employment culture. God help you if you need something from a Verizon team that's not also in San Jose. Your day-to-day experience will be highly dependent on the team; some seem terrible, some seem average.

2.0
Culture clash in San Jose
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
January 27, 2016
Pros: Pay is reasonably competitive. You get to work with some really sharp people in the Scala community. Low standards for performance make work-life balance easy, if skating along with your head down is your thing.
Cons: Laughably abysmal project velocity, internal politics, and a series of top-down reorganizations have resulted in a protracted land grab. Management on the East Coast just doesn't understand Bay Area hiring and employment culture. God help you if you need something from a Verizon team that's not also in San Jose. Your day-to-day experience will be highly dependent on the team; some seem terrible, some seem average.

Verizon Interview Questions

Design Most Recently Used Queue

Design a queue data structure that prioritizes the most recently used element. The queue must efficiently move the accessed element to the end while maintaining other elements' relative order.

ArraysLinked ListsStacks

Sort Matrix by Diagonals

You are given a 2D matrix and need to sort the elements along each diagonal. Rearrange the matrix so that elements on the same diagonal are in non-decreasing order.

Convert JSON String to Object

You're given a string that represents a JSON object. Your task is to parse this string and convert it into a usable object or data structure within your programming language.

StringsRecursionArraysGraphs

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