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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Ireland

January 1, 2024
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Screening Call:

  • Efficient and friendly.
  • Focused on understanding my background.

Assessment on PySpark and Machine Learning:

  • Set at an easy level.
  • Relevant to the entry-level position.
  • Allowed a fair showcase of basic skills.

Technical Interview:

  • Covered Python, Java, SQL, and Machine Learning.
  • Python: Lists, sets, tuples, lambda, hashtable, and dictionaries.
  • Java: Logger, inheritance, unit testing, unchecked errors.
  • SQL: All joins, query writing, group by functions.
  • Machine Learning: Logistic regression, linear regression, random forest regressor.
  • Practical aspect: Explanation of a commercial project.

Overall Impressions:

  • Comprehensive evaluation of technical skills.
  • Fair and relevant questions for an entry-level role.
  • Structured approach appreciated.

Questions

Explain a commercial project you have worked on.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 8 interview experiences for the Yahoo Software Engineer role in Ireland.

Success Rate

25%
Pass Rate

Yahoo's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Ireland is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive50%
Neutral50%
Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Yahoo's Software Engineer interview process in Ireland.

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