This guide draws on 4 first-hand interview accounts from Hacker News. Candidates describe about 1 round on average, most often technical interviews, behavioral interviews and a final round or superday.
These 4 writeups cover software engineering roles. All of them were posted under a forum handle, so we could not verify the authors’ identities.
unknown. 1 round. Shared by h1karu on hn, 2014-06-25
1Office visit and coffee walkBehavioralSpent the morning with the team, then was taken on a coffee walk where interviewers probed opinions on sensitive topics to gauge social compatibility for pair programming.
Role not stated
Outcome not shared
unknown. 1 round. Shared by spectre256 on hn, 2018-12-03
1Pair programmingTechnicalIn-person collaborative coding where the interviewer typed and the candidate guided.Covered: Pair programming, Communication
Role not stated
Received an offer
unknown. 1 round. Shared by jacques_chester on hn, 2017-10-14
1Pairing interviewTechnicalCandidates pair with engineers on real work in the team's normal test-driven style.Covered: TDD, Pair programming
Software Engineer
Received an offer
unknown. 2 rounds. Shared by andymoe on hn, 2015-12-03
1Pairing screenTechnicalOne-hour on-site pair programming session on a shared workstation.Covered: Pair programming
2Full-day pairingFinalFinal day pairing with one engineer in the morning and another in the afternoon on a dual-keyboard setup.Covered: Pair programming, Taking turns driving
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This guide draws on 4 first-hand interview accounts from Hacker News. Candidates describe about 1 round on average, most often technical interviews, behavioral interviews and a final round or superday.
These guides summarize public, first-hand interview experiences shared by candidates. They describe the shape of each loop and the topics that came up, not a leaked question bank, and every experience links back to its original source. Processes change often. Treat this as directional prep, not a script.
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