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Software Engineer Interview Experience

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Result
Got offer
Interview date
a year ago
Timespan
5 weeks
Difficulty
Moderate

Interview process

Interviews were very hard. Just knowing leetcode is not enough you have to really understand every decision and code from complete scratch for some databases

  • Recruiter screen
  • Technical interview
  • Final round

Interview rounds

3 questions across 3 rounds

Recruiter screen

1 question

Technical interview

1 question

Specific questions asked

Final round

1 question

Specific questions asked

Interview tips

Know your technical really well and understand time complexity. Have to lock in well. Do Blind 75 and some code are very long

Company culture

Very good food. Work culture is team dependent. My team works on weekends and take calls from overseas

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