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Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California

February 1, 2017
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Process

The interviewer asked me to solve a mini-project that consisted of 3 sub-problems in about 50 minutes. I was allowed to Google or check language references online (I used Java), as long as I didn't resort to another person for help. The project was about string processing.

Questions

Generate a random string that can be separated into several "words" by spaces.

Split the string into a list of words and print the longest word with unique characters.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 9 interview experiences for the Yahoo Software Engineer role in San Jose, California.

Success Rate

11%
Pass Rate

Yahoo's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Jose, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive44%
Neutral44%
Negative11%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Yahoo's Software Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.

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