Software Engineer Interview Experience - Sunnyvale, California
Process
I had two phone screen interviews after submitting my resume. I was interviewing with two managers from different teams. Each phone screen was 60 minutes.
The managers talked about their teams and Yahoo products and culture.
I believe my phone interviews went well, but I did not receive an onsite interview after the two phone screen interviews for no discernible reason.
Questions
One coding challenge consists of three parts.
String processing: Find the longest string that contains a common substring within a string array.
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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
- 4.0Verizon Media Software Engineer InternSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesSeptember 8, 2021Pros: Great atmosphere, flexible work time.Cons: Most things are good, no apparent cons.
- 5.0Loved Tech, Low PaySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesJune 20, 2015Pros: Push to use latest technologies Great product ownersCons: Compensation and stock options not as good as other tech companies.
- 3.0Great engineers lead by highly incompetent upper managementSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesMay 18, 2012Pros: 1. Extremely knowledgeable colleagues around you. You will feel like a part of the family. 2. Good compensation and perks. 3. Good learning opportunities within the company. 4. Large user base. Very few companies operate on such a huge scale. 5. Very supportive and helpful managers (remember, I said managers, not executives).Cons: 1. Extremely incompetent upper management. 2. Frequent layoffs and restructuring, almost every year. 3. Very low employee morale. 4. No vision, no direction from top management. 5. Company is bleeding talent. Every week, I have to attend one farewell party.
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