Software Engineer Interview Experience - Sunnyvale, California
July 1, 2011
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Technical interview with coding questions.
Topics include:
- Data structures
- Algorithms
- Distributed systems
- Scalability
- Puzzles and brain teasers.
Specific algorithm types such as dynamic programming and greedy algorithms are also covered.
Questions
Find the first odd number in an array of integers. The array contains a sequence of even numbers at first, followed by odd numbers.
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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
Good Culture, Slow Promotions
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Sunnyvale, California, United States
February 12, 2024
Pros: Good culture
Knowledgeable engineers
Good work-life balance
Cons: Promotions are taking way too long.
4.0
Great Coworkers, Limited Food
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Sunnyvale, California, United States
September 21, 2020
Pros: good restaurants, good coworkers, good manager
Cons: Restaurants always contain 4 dishes. Good coffees.
3.0
Good starting place for a software engineer
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Sunnyvale, California, United States
February 17, 2011
Pros: - Cool work culture.
- Freedom to explore new technologies (great place for resume building) and a lot to learn from the existing tech infrastructure.
- Work/personal life balance.
- Great technical problems to solve.
Cons: - Lack of vision by the upper management.
- Goals keep changing, constant re-orgs, and it's very political (to save their own backs).
- Smart engineers are leaving constantly due to the above reasons.
- Very tenuous communication between product managers and engineers.
- 3.0Good Culture, Slow PromotionsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesFebruary 12, 2024Pros: Good culture Knowledgeable engineers Good work-life balanceCons: Promotions are taking way too long.
- 4.0Great Coworkers, Limited FoodSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesSeptember 21, 2020Pros: good restaurants, good coworkers, good managerCons: Restaurants always contain 4 dishes. Good coffees.
- 3.0Good starting place for a software engineerSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesFebruary 17, 2011Pros: - Cool work culture. - Freedom to explore new technologies (great place for resume building) and a lot to learn from the existing tech infrastructure. - Work/personal life balance. - Great technical problems to solve.Cons: - Lack of vision by the upper management. - Goals keep changing, constant re-orgs, and it's very political (to save their own backs). - Smart engineers are leaving constantly due to the above reasons. - Very tenuous communication between product managers and engineers.
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