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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Sunnyvale, California

December 1, 2015
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Phone interview: begin with behavioral questions, then two coding problems.

The behavioral questions seem classic, covering your professional background, your career plan, and details about the projects listed on your resume.

The coding problems are not fancy; they are basic problems involving arrays and linked lists.

Questions

Behavior questions:

  • Why did you choose computer science?
  • Tell me about your projects.

Coding problems:

  • FizzBuzz problem
  • Reverse a linked list

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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

41%
Pass 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

Positive54%
Neutral20%
Negative25%

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

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