Software Engineer Interview Experience - Sunnyvale, California
January 1, 2017
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
There are 4 rounds for the onsite interview.
- 3 rounds of coding
- 1 round of lunch
Most coding problems are easy to medium on LeetCode, except for one graph problem. This problem is supposed to be hard (which is difficult to describe without a graph).
Questions
Problems like detecting a cycle in 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.
Yahoo Work Experiences
3.0
Lay off people with their direct manager unaware of it
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Sunnyvale, California, United States
March 23, 2015
Pros: Free food, good work-life balance.
Cons: I believe there is a quota to meet for manager people, regardless of their performance.
I was the only engineer working on a cross-company project with Yahoo Japan and was let go without notice to my manager, as well as the business director on the Japan side. My manager was shocked to hear the news from me rather than someone higher.
Also, someone was let go on Friday and re-hired by the manager on the next Monday. (Some VP from another team laid off the guy, and his manager tried hard to bring him back. I know it's a mess.)
3.0
Good money, unstable company
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Sunnyvale, California, United States
January 31, 2017
Pros: Good food, great compensation, nice people.
Cons: Unstable, no horizon with Verizon.
3.0
It really depends on the team
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Sunnyvale, California, United States
November 7, 2015
Pros: Free food, events for employees and families.
Cons: Quarterly performance goals and reviews, hiring process takes a long time, no ESPP.
- 3.0Lay off people with their direct manager unaware of itSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesMarch 23, 2015Pros: Free food, good work-life balance.Cons: I believe there is a quota to meet for manager people, regardless of their performance. I was the only engineer working on a cross-company project with Yahoo Japan and was let go without notice to my manager, as well as the business director on the Japan side. My manager was shocked to hear the news from me rather than someone higher. Also, someone was let go on Friday and re-hired by the manager on the next Monday. (Some VP from another team laid off the guy, and his manager tried hard to bring him back. I know it's a mess.)
- 3.0Good money, unstable companySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesJanuary 31, 2017Pros: Good food, great compensation, nice people.Cons: Unstable, no horizon with Verizon.
- 3.0It really depends on the teamSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesNovember 7, 2015Pros: Free food, events for employees and families.Cons: Quarterly performance goals and reviews, hiring process takes a long time, no ESPP.
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