Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Berlin, Germany
Process
- Phone interview with HR.
- PHP coding test on Codepad.
- SQL coding test on Codepad.
If you do well on these stages, you will be invited to the Berlin office for the last round of interviews. This round is split into two stages:
First, there's a whiteboard interview with two engineers, including another SQL Codepad test at the end. Then, there's another stage with two different engineers focused on PHP, OOP, and code analysis, also using Codepad.
Questions
Find security flaws in this piece of code.
How would you model a service like Netflix?
Implement a parking lot system using PHP
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Wayfair Work Experiences
- 2.0Good Pay, Bad PoliticsSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeApril 30, 2025Pros: Pay, teammates, nothing much left.Cons: Politics, rifts, reorgs, management, no tech vision.
- 3.0Good Place, Better PaySenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeBoston, Massachusetts, United StatesFebruary 9, 2021Pros: A great place to work.Cons: Can get better with salary & bonuses.
- 2.0Sweatshop and ChaosSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeBoston, Massachusetts, United StatesFebruary 7, 2024Pros: Used to have a high salary and promotions, not anymore. So no more pros.Cons: Pure chaos. Director+ managers don't know what they are doing, which results in at least one layoff per year. Working there is exhausting, and you burn out pretty quickly.
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