1. Half hour call with recruiter, behavioral questions
2. Half hour call with recruiter, basic questions about experience
3. Half hour technical screen
The first two interviews were pretty normal, the technical screen was very strange. It was a series of 3 coding questions plus 1 bonus question. However, it was done on a call with the recruiter, who could not answer basic questions about what they wanted to see out of answers to the questions or what the expectations were. It was just "sit on the call quietly and type into a text editor".
I was nervous and kind of flustered by how weird this part was, so I didn't do so hot. However, they said they would get back to me either way, but just ghosted me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Rate your experience with (Java/JavaScript/SQL/etc) on a 1-10 scale.
I interviewed at O'Reilly Auto Parts (Guadalajara, Jalisco)
Interview
Entrevista sencilla, el proceso fue rapido y se tuvo comunicacion todo el tiempo, fue una entrevista tecnica, platicas con los lideres y con recursos humanos. Las prestaciones son competitivas aunque al NO ser una empresa de TI sino de refacciones se maneja otro ambiente.
I applied through other source. I interviewed at O'Reilly Auto Parts in Jul 2023
Interview
Tried interviewing for Sr. Software Engineer but was told they see a senior role for someone with 10+ years. This is obviously myopic and ageist. So knowledge and expertise is nothing to them. I took the interview anyway to brush up for other interviews in the pipeline.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
usual questions like what does it mean to be a part of the team and so on. tech interview was easy with 2-3 hacker rank questions. they will ask you your current compensation and visa status.
I applied online. I interviewed at O'Reilly Auto Parts in Jun 2023
Interview
There are 4 rounds - 1. Initial round with recruiter 2. Two online hacker rank assignments 3. 1 technical interview 4. 1 hiring manager interview I made it through 3 but did not hear back from hiring managers for whatever reason.
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
easy hackerrank question related to counting vowels
hackerrank question similar to merge intervals on leetcode. this one was a little tricky to complete in 20 minutes but doable if not under interview stress
technical questions on java like virtual vs synchronized. name uses of static. what is a db index when do you use one or when do you not use one etc. review basic sql syntax for ddl and dml. review a pr with their "sr" developer who got angry when I pointed out a basic exception it was throwing that he had missed. Their tech stack looks old-ish, possibly 2015ish with no mention of microservices, event streaming, or even any container management or control plane of any kind so no need to review any of those.
