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Software Engineer-II Interview Experience - Boston, Massachusetts

May 1, 2018
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Process

An HR representative contacted me through a professional networking site and scheduled a phone call to understand my interest, skills, and requirements.

Later, they scheduled a technical phone interview within the next two days. (Their interviews typically occur on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.)

Then, I received an invitation to attend an onsite interview at the Boston office within a week.

The onsite interview was well-scheduled, with two consecutive technical rounds followed by a hiring manager interview. It concluded with a brief session at the end with the recruiter.

I received an offer within the next two days.

The entire process took less than two weeks.

As I am a foreign employee, they initiated the visa transfer process, which typically took two months for me to receive petition approval.

Questions

Round 1: 2 technical questions (30 minutes each)

  1. Code in preferred language to find a solution for the chess board problem, given an N*N matrix and a path. Identify if a rook can travel the path.
  2. Design a database for Media Services that includes Movie/TV Show collections and a Users List. Focus on design, normalization, querying, and optimization.
  3. Questions/Answers about the company. (Last 5 minutes)

Round 2: 2 technical questions (30 minutes each)

  1. Design an object-oriented system for an automated parking lot. Given XL, L, M, S sized parking spaces, accommodate vehicles of appropriate size and return if a space does not exist.
  2. System Design: Design a system to generate a tiny URL.
  3. Questions/Answers about the company. (Last 5 minutes)

Round 3: Recruiting Manager Interview (30 minutes)

Discussion about:

  • Pros/Cons on existing jobs.
  • Why you are leaving your current organization.
  • Who is your best manager and why?
  • A quick technical question on OOPS concepts.
  • Questions/Answers. (Last 5 minutes)

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Wayfair Software Engineer-II role in Boston, Massachusetts.

Success Rate

50%
Pass Rate

Wayfair's interview process for their Software Engineer-II roles in Boston, Massachusetts is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%

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

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