Software Engineer Interview Experience - Boston, Massachusetts
Process
I applied on January 9, 2019, via LinkedIn. I received an email for a coding test on January 14 via Codility. I cleared the coding test and was invited for a phone screening. I then cleared the second round and received an invitation for the final round, which was a video interview with an engineer and included live coding on CoderPad.
Questions
Coding Test: Easy and Medium questions from LeetCode.
Phone Screening: In the phone screening, HR asked about my background and the group project I did during my master's. She asked how we divided the work among the group and what my part was. She also asked about the company. It lasted for 15-20 minutes.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 68 interview experiences for the Wayfair Software Engineer role in Boston, Massachusetts.
Success Rate
Wayfair's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Boston, Massachusetts is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Wayfair's Software Engineer interview process in Boston, Massachusetts.
Wayfair Work Experiences
- 4.0Full Stack DevSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBoston, Massachusetts, United StatesOctober 31, 2020Pros: The team has great work-life balance, and we have flows of new and exciting work, followed by downtime.Cons: They want to be the leading e-commerce site but don't want to back that up with salary.
- 2.0Startup Hustle, Ancient CodeSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeBoston, Massachusetts, United StatesJuly 27, 2014Pros: They try hard to have a good work culture with snacks, monthly team outings, tickets to sporting events, etc. The company is doing well and will probably...Cons: The codebase is awful. There's 10-year-old ASP code, but the founders and senior employees don't seem to understand standard software development methods. Consequently, no one can take the time to do it properly. Anyone but senior engineers are basically code monkeys that spend 80% of their time dealing with existing code. The excuse is that they do things quickly "like a startup", except there's way too much traffic and complexity to the code to do things "like a startup". Also, no one seems to know the requirements, so you can't change any existing code for fear that you'll break something. The perks are good in theory, but snacks and one free drink a month isn't enough to make up for the unfulfilling work. Free event tickets are based on tenure with the company, so you have no hope of getting anything good until you've been there a few years. There is high turnover, with a lot of new engineers leaving within 6 months.
- 5.0Great company with a good work environmentSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBoston, Massachusetts, United StatesAugust 28, 2019Pros: Location, snacks, free beers everyday, nice colleagues, and flexible work time.Cons: Not sure for intern. I am satisfied.
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