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Junior Software Engineer Interview Experience

June 8, 2015
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied, and within a day or two, they emailed me back. They first asked me a couple of questions to understand how thoroughly I grasped web development. They then requested a sample of my work, so I sent a project I had developed a year earlier.

Next, they asked me to complete a problem in Java, which I did within a day. After that, I had a coding interview where they asked me to write code on a collaborative coding site while they observed.

I didn't perform very well due to a lack of sleep, and they did not pursue further. They seemed fair, and their questions weren't particularly difficult. My main challenges were coding while sleep-deprived and articulating my thought process, as this was my first or second interview right out of college.

Questions

How I would speed up a web application and the difference between an inner and outer join in SQL

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the Wayfair Junior Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

33%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive67%
Neutral17%
Negative17%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Wayfair's Junior Software Engineer interview process in United States.

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