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Software Engineer Interview Experience - United States

November 7, 2013
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Interviewed for on-campus recruiting. Was asked very specific Java/HTML/CSS syntax questions. Did not know how to address these issues because I did not know the Java API off the top of my head. And then in the second interview, I was asked C and OS-related questions even though I had told them I did not know C and have not taken OS. Very specific questions. Did not make it past the two tech interviews. There were very few behavioral questions.

Questions

How to implement a garbage collector in C?

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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.