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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Boston, Massachusetts

October 1, 2019
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Process

The entire process has two stages.

The initial phone screening is conducted by Karat. You have an option to retake the phone screening.

The onsite interview has four rounds:

  • Problem solving
  • System design
  • Database design
  • Behavioral

Questions

Onsite Interview:

  • Problem solving
  • Design TinyURL
  • Design a database schema for a Netflix-like system

Phone screening:

  • Two SQL problems using joins
  • Two graph traversal problems using BFS and DFS

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 26 interview experiences for the Wayfair Senior Software Engineer role in Boston, Massachusetts.

Success Rate

8%
Pass Rate

Wayfair's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in Boston, Massachusetts is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive38%
Neutral12%
Negative50%

Candidates reported having negative feelings for Wayfair's Senior Software Engineer interview process in Boston, Massachusetts.

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