Software Engineer Interview Experience - Sunnyvale, California
Process
I spoke with an engineer at my school's career fair and secured an on-campus interview.
The on-campus interview consisted of two rounds with purely technical questions (two to three per round).
I then advanced to the on-site interview in Sunnyvale, CA. Before the interviews began, we were given a tour of the Yahoo campus. There were a total of three rounds, with a mix of resume-based and technical questions. The questions were of medium difficulty.
Questions
Anagrams.
Quicksort.
Basic knowledge of Java, C, and C++.
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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
- 4.0great people, outdated technology, fiefdomsSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesApril 14, 2015Pros: Great benefits, enthusiastic, smart people, great work/life balance, a fantastic campus, and a sense of fun.Cons: Layers and layers of management, each team with its own goals and technology. Outdated sites, technology graveyards, no room to disrupt ancient dead sites making millions from ads on accidental clicks. Still have to support old browsers, which slows interesting projects. Way too many meetings.
- 4.0Great company, bad compensationSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesSeptember 28, 2012Pros: Good culture, good opportunity for growth.Cons: Bad management, not so great compensation.
- 4.0Renovated Culture's old directionSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesJune 25, 2015Pros: The company has a great amount of perks and all the amenities, only rivaled by other titans like Google or Facebook. Most people that work there are, in general, really smart.Cons: Lack of a sustained, cohesive, and smart direction to growth results in constant efforts to re-invent and come up with new ideas that get shot down for a constant drive for revenue. Not enough attention is put on customer experience, and ugly ads are always favored.
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