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Software Engineer Interview Experience
Interview process
The most organized and nicely structord interview process. Starting from the recuitor reach out, to the people I interviewed with and the whole process itself. They seem to really care about that process.
- Recruiter screen
- Phone interview
Interview rounds
2 questions across 2 roundsRecruiter screen
1 questionQuestion types asked
Specific questions asked
Regular just fit into google
Phone interview
1 questionOverview
There were two rounds: A technical and then a behavior round (Googlyness).
Question types asked
Specific questions asked
House robber question just in different wording. Dynamic programming that was quite challenging
Interview tips
Practice Leetcode under time pressure. I was unlucky and got quite a hard DP problem that I almost solved but could not finish up the coding part.
Company culture
What stands out to me is that they really care about you in the process. Everyone I talked to tried to make it cool, not pressuring, making you feel comfortable to just do your best.
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