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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Sunnyvale, California

March 1, 2015
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I received two technical phone calls. The first asked SQL questions and simple tree traversal questions. The second asked scenario questions, focusing on how I would analyze data and approach problem-solving.

About a week later, I received an email inviting me on-site. They covered airfare and taxis.

Upon arrival on Friday for "Yahoo Days," I completed a coding challenge. Afterwards, I spoke with three members of the team I was applying for. The day concluded with a mixer, allowing interaction with other applicants and employees.

My interview was not technically intensive, but other interviewees reported their sessions were almost entirely coding questions.

Questions

Basic tree traversal questions with an alteration to a red-black tree.

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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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