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Software Engineer Interview Experience

December 24, 2014
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Process

Telephonic followed by an on-site.

Computer science background.

Difficult questions.

Design patterns. OOP. Java. Coding. Blackboard. Algorithms. Testing. Time complexity. Efficiency.

Four rounds of on-site.

One round of telephonic screen. You will be asked to solve a question and they will monitor it through CollabEdit or similar sites.

Very basic questions in the telephonic screen.

Questions

Solve the Tower of Hanoi.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 296 interview experiences for the Yahoo Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

22%
Pass Rate

Yahoo's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive43%
Neutral36%
Negative20%

Candidates reported having good feelings for Yahoo's Software Engineer interview process in United States.

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