Wayfair

Software Engineer Interview Experience - Boston, Massachusetts

January 1, 2020

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I added my profile to hired.com.

I then received an interview request from Wayfair for the software engineer role and scheduled a call with a recruiter.

I explained my background and experience to the recruiter.

Later, I received an email to schedule a phone call for a technical interview. I attempted and cleared the technical interview.

Questions

Subdomain visit count (LeetCode)
Longest common subsequence (LeetCode)

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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

44%

Pass 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

Positive60%

Neutral24%

Negative16%

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

Wayfair Work Experiences

Not the place to be

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

October 14, 2013

Pros: The work you get at Wayfair is pretty simple. It was a good entry-level job after I graduated from a local college. There are some nice people in the engineering department, and free snacks are a nice perk.

Cons: The work is very boring. The pay is not good. Senior management doesn't really care about people under them, and it's very hard to even talk to them. The turnover rate is exceptionally high, and you see people leaving all the time, but management doesn't really care and sees us as disposable. I don't see myself working here any longer, despite only being at Wayfair for a few months.

Not the place to be

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

October 14, 2013

Pros: The work you get at Wayfair is pretty simple. It was a good entry-level job after I graduated from a local college. There are some nice people in the engineering department, and free snacks are a nice perk.

Cons: The work is very boring. The pay is not good. Senior management doesn't really care about people under them, and it's very hard to even talk to them. The turnover rate is exceptionally high, and you see people leaving all the time, but management doesn't really care and sees us as disposable. I don't see myself working here any longer, despite only being at Wayfair for a few months.

Good Employees, Bad Upper Management

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

February 17, 2021

Pros: Nice teammates and very kind employees.

Cons: Bad managers and bad business decisions by upper management.

Good Employees, Bad Upper Management

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

February 17, 2021

Pros: Nice teammates and very kind employees.

Cons: Bad managers and bad business decisions by upper management.

This place is heaven for someone who is trying to make their career from scratch in technology

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

December 29, 2016

Pros: A great place to be curious and to learn. I am on the promotions team, and oh boy, I have the best manager and a great team to learn from. Willingness to learn and show interest at every point will take you a long way in this firm.

Cons: Salary is a little low, but is secondary. Nothing else that I can think of. Promotions are slower. Sometimes a little stressful.

This place is heaven for someone who is trying to make their career from scratch in technology

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

December 29, 2016

Pros: A great place to be curious and to learn. I am on the promotions team, and oh boy, I have the best manager and a great team to learn from. Willingness to learn and show interest at every point will take you a long way in this firm.

Cons: Salary is a little low, but is secondary. Nothing else that I can think of. Promotions are slower. Sometimes a little stressful.

Not the place to be

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

October 14, 2013

Pros: The work you get at Wayfair is pretty simple. It was a good entry-level job after I graduated from a local college. There are some nice people in the engineering department, and free snacks are a nice perk.

Cons: The work is very boring. The pay is not good. Senior management doesn't really care about people under them, and it's very hard to even talk to them. The turnover rate is exceptionally high, and you see people leaving all the time, but management doesn't really care and sees us as disposable. I don't see myself working here any longer, despite only being at Wayfair for a few months.

2.0
Not the place to be
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
October 14, 2013
Pros: The work you get at Wayfair is pretty simple. It was a good entry-level job after I graduated from a local college. There are some nice people in the engineering department, and free snacks are a nice perk.
Cons: The work is very boring. The pay is not good. Senior management doesn't really care about people under them, and it's very hard to even talk to them. The turnover rate is exceptionally high, and you see people leaving all the time, but management doesn't really care and sees us as disposable. I don't see myself working here any longer, despite only being at Wayfair for a few months.

Good Employees, Bad Upper Management

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

February 17, 2021

Pros: Nice teammates and very kind employees.

Cons: Bad managers and bad business decisions by upper management.

2.0
Good Employees, Bad Upper Management
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
February 17, 2021
Pros: Nice teammates and very kind employees.
Cons: Bad managers and bad business decisions by upper management.

This place is heaven for someone who is trying to make their career from scratch in technology

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

December 29, 2016

Pros: A great place to be curious and to learn. I am on the promotions team, and oh boy, I have the best manager and a great team to learn from. Willingness to learn and show interest at every point will take you a long way in this firm.

Cons: Salary is a little low, but is secondary. Nothing else that I can think of. Promotions are slower. Sometimes a little stressful.

5.0
This place is heaven for someone who is trying to make their career from scratch in technology
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
December 29, 2016
Pros: A great place to be curious and to learn. I am on the promotions team, and oh boy, I have the best manager and a great team to learn from. Willingness to learn and show interest at every point will take you a long way in this firm.
Cons: Salary is a little low, but is secondary. Nothing else that I can think of. Promotions are slower. Sometimes a little stressful.

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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