Wayfair

Junior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Boston, Massachusetts

July 24, 2012

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Process

Out-of-state interviews consist of an initial phone screening, a more technical interview over Skype, and finally an in-person interview that lasts about two hours. Included will be questions about your background, technical questions, and logic puzzles. In the onsite interview, you will speak with a panel of managers.

Questions

They will ask questions about how one would write certain database queries as well as various logic puzzles.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Wayfair Junior Software Engineer role in Boston, Massachusetts.

Success Rate

50%

Pass Rate

Wayfair's interview process for their Junior Software Engineer roles in Boston, Massachusetts is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive75%

Neutral0%

Negative25%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Wayfair's Junior Software Engineer interview process in Boston, Massachusetts.

Wayfair Work Experiences

Good Culture, Bad Pay

Junior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Pros: It's a fun environment to work in. The people are really cool, and there are many opportunities to learn. It's a laid-back work culture, and the company throws an event every quarter where they give out free booze and food.

Cons: The biggest gripe is below-average pay. Many other engineers make more money with other companies in Boston. The ramp-up process can be very slow, and the process for training new people isn't very efficient.

Good Culture, Bad Pay

Junior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Pros: It's a fun environment to work in. The people are really cool, and there are many opportunities to learn. It's a laid-back work culture, and the company throws an event every quarter where they give out free booze and food.

Cons: The biggest gripe is below-average pay. Many other engineers make more money with other companies in Boston. The ramp-up process can be very slow, and the process for training new people isn't very efficient.

Good, fun work with great people; below average pay

Junior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

January 12, 2013

Pros: Good, fun and interesting work. Great people, everyone is very helpful and friendly. Fun, young culture, which is great for people out of school. Good, competitive benefits (free snacks, good medical/dental/401k, etc.).

Cons: - Way below average pay; some people get huge raises and others don't without any real reasoning. - Sometimes the workload can be large, depending on the time of year and team.

Good, fun work with great people; below average pay

Junior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

January 12, 2013

Pros: Good, fun and interesting work. Great people, everyone is very helpful and friendly. Fun, young culture, which is great for people out of school. Good, competitive benefits (free snacks, good medical/dental/401k, etc.).

Cons: - Way below average pay; some people get huge raises and others don't without any real reasoning. - Sometimes the workload can be large, depending on the time of year and team.

Good place to work

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Pros: Growth opportunity Great people Great office

Cons: The PTO policy is much lower than the industry standard, with only ~3 weeks of PTO, no sick days, and 6 national holidays.

Good place to work

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Pros: Growth opportunity Great people Great office

Cons: The PTO policy is much lower than the industry standard, with only ~3 weeks of PTO, no sick days, and 6 national holidays.

Good Culture, Bad Pay

Junior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Pros: It's a fun environment to work in. The people are really cool, and there are many opportunities to learn. It's a laid-back work culture, and the company throws an event every quarter where they give out free booze and food.

Cons: The biggest gripe is below-average pay. Many other engineers make more money with other companies in Boston. The ramp-up process can be very slow, and the process for training new people isn't very efficient.

3.0
Good Culture, Bad Pay
Junior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
July 24, 2012
Pros: It's a fun environment to work in. The people are really cool, and there are many opportunities to learn. It's a laid-back work culture, and the company throws an event every quarter where they give out free booze and food.
Cons: The biggest gripe is below-average pay. Many other engineers make more money with other companies in Boston. The ramp-up process can be very slow, and the process for training new people isn't very efficient.

Good, fun work with great people; below average pay

Junior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

January 12, 2013

Pros: Good, fun and interesting work. Great people, everyone is very helpful and friendly. Fun, young culture, which is great for people out of school. Good, competitive benefits (free snacks, good medical/dental/401k, etc.).

Cons: - Way below average pay; some people get huge raises and others don't without any real reasoning. - Sometimes the workload can be large, depending on the time of year and team.

4.0
Good, fun work with great people; below average pay
Junior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
January 12, 2013
Pros: Good, fun and interesting work. Great people, everyone is very helpful and friendly. Fun, young culture, which is great for people out of school. Good, competitive benefits (free snacks, good medical/dental/401k, etc.).
Cons: - Way below average pay; some people get huge raises and others don't without any real reasoning. - Sometimes the workload can be large, depending on the time of year and team.

Good place to work

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Pros: Growth opportunity Great people Great office

Cons: The PTO policy is much lower than the industry standard, with only ~3 weeks of PTO, no sick days, and 6 national holidays.

4.0
Good place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
June 25, 2019
Pros: Growth opportunity Great people Great office
Cons: The PTO policy is much lower than the industry standard, with only ~3 weeks of PTO, no sick days, and 6 national holidays.

Wayfair Interview Questions

Maximum Product Subarray

Find the contiguous subarray within a given array of numbers which has the largest product. The array can contain negative numbers, so you need to account for both maximum and minimum values.

ArraysDynamic Programming

Largest Magic Square

Find the largest magic square within a given matrix. A magic square has equal sums across rows, columns, and both diagonals.

Minimum Moves to Reach Target Score

You're given a starting score and a target score. Determine the minimum number of moves (either incrementing or doubling your score) to reach the target.

Greedy Algorithms

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