Software Engineer Interview Experience - Sunnyvale, California
Process
Was contacted by an HR and had a short 20-30 min conversation to discuss my interests. My resume was then shared with managers from the Yahoo Mail team and in about 3-4 days I received an email to schedule my interview with an engineer from Yahoo.
The technical interview was ridiculous! The interviewer asked me the Producer/Consumer problem and was expecting an answer in a specific method. Any change in the method was critically questioned/opposed. The interviewer at the end started ridiculing me by asking "how many years of experience you said you have?", "You didn't get a promotion in your company?", "What did you work on in these years?", .. The interview obviously did not go well.
Advice to Yahoo: Trying to prove you are better than other engineers does not help anyone. Kindly learn some basic interview etiquettes!
Everyone else: Avoid interviewing/joining the Yahoo Mail team.
Questions
Producer/Consumer problem.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 79 interview experiences for the Yahoo Software Engineer role in Sunnyvale, California.
Success Rate
Yahoo's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Sunnyvale, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Yahoo's Software Engineer interview process in Sunnyvale, California.
Yahoo Work Experiences
- 3.0Yahoo would have been one of the best places to work, if not for the politics in the MEP teamSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesAugust 21, 2014Pros: Laid-back work environment in most teams. They provide the developers with all the tools we need to do our jobs well. Delicious food and snacks are provided for free at all times. Excellent gym onsite. Shuttle service is available.Cons: There's a strict rule about not working from home in the MEP team. Some people are quite politically motivated and will even lie to push their own mistakes onto others' plates. Managers change frequently; I went through 7 managers over 3 years.
- 2.0Classic bureaucratic behemothSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesMay 12, 2015Pros: Great benefits. Exciting to roll out code to such a massive user base. Making a true effort to renew itself.Cons: A bureaucratic nightmare while I was there. I've heard Marissa has made things better. Terrible morale. Too much middle management attempting to justify their positions. No culture to speak of (aside from purple things).
- 4.0A good place to work if you have a familySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesSeptember 21, 2011Pros: There are lots of smart people here, and they are a joy to work with. The company is very good about appreciating employees in general, with plenty of fun events throughout the year. The work is pretty interesting, and most teams work well with one another. The salary is pretty good, and there are bonuses.Cons: The board seems to have handled the firing of Bartz rather poorly. It was very abrupt and without any good reason. The executive staff is all fairly new to Yahoo, with many of them coming from Microsoft. It gives the impression that Microsoft is slowly taking over, which is not a good thing from my standpoint.
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