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.
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.
The following metrics were computed from 9 interview experiences for the Yahoo Software Engineer role in San Jose, California.
Yahoo's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Jose, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Yahoo's Software Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.