Software Engineer Interview Experience - Beijing, China
November 30, 2014
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Three rounds of interviews.
- Basic C++ questions and LeetCode-level coding problems. Examples include finding the longest palindrome, changing the least number of characters to make a string a palindrome, and adding the least number of characters at the end of the original string to make it a palindrome.
- Discuss MapReduce and basic graph algorithms, including graph traversal and BFS.
- Manager interview with some open-ended problems. Topics may include hash maps and math problems.
Questions
Using the MapReduce framework to find the second-degree friends for each user in a social network.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Yahoo Software Engineer role in Beijing, Beijing.
Success Rate
50%
Pass Rate
Yahoo's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Beijing, Beijing is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive0%
Neutral100%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Yahoo's Software Engineer interview process in Beijing, Beijing.
Yahoo Work Experiences
4.0
Nice and casual tech company, but somehow a lack of challenge
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Beijing, Beijing, China
February 20, 2013
Pros: With a huge legacy of tech and platforms, one can learn much from working here.
Cons: This company seems to have trouble finding out what it should be and how it could bring value to users.
4.0
Software engineer at Yahoo
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Beijing, Beijing, China
September 5, 2013
Pros: New, exciting technology with great colleagues.
Cons: Sometimes the management are not so scientific.
4.0
A very nice place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Beijing, Beijing, China
February 13, 2011
Pros: Smart person to work with.
Comfortable environment to work in.
Good knowledge sharing.
Challenging project to work on.
Near my house.
Cons: Nothing special. Perhaps the Beijing branch should endeavor to gain more rights to conduct design from headquarters.
- 4.0Nice and casual tech company, but somehow a lack of challengeSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBeijing, Beijing, ChinaFebruary 20, 2013Pros: With a huge legacy of tech and platforms, one can learn much from working here.Cons: This company seems to have trouble finding out what it should be and how it could bring value to users.
- 4.0Software engineer at YahooSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBeijing, Beijing, ChinaSeptember 5, 2013Pros: New, exciting technology with great colleagues.Cons: Sometimes the management are not so scientific.
- 4.0A very nice place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBeijing, Beijing, ChinaFebruary 13, 2011Pros: Smart person to work with. Comfortable environment to work in. Good knowledge sharing. Challenging project to work on. Near my house.Cons: Nothing special. Perhaps the Beijing branch should endeavor to gain more rights to conduct design from headquarters.
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