Reddit Software Engineer Senior interview questions

Pretty standard process. First screening interview with very easy coding question. Next stage is a full day interviews. A few architecture sessions, 1 quite intense coding session (the one where you asked to do a big thing in 50 minutes and you are like: look how quick I can write bad code but promise I know how to do it right, there is just no time!!). Anyway, it was fun, all engineers seemed very professional and I enjoyed talking with them. Except for one interview, where interviewer yawned and looked at his phone from the very beginning of the session which put me completely off. He didn’t show much interest, questions very unclear. I had a feeling I didn’t pass it after the first 5 minutes. Also, the guy is a manager which correlates with the bad management reviews you can read here from employees. So I wasn’t really upset when I got a rejection (because of that session). Doesn’t seem like a great place to work anyway.

Shortly after applying for the position, I had a phone screening with the recruiter. They asked standard screening questions and explained the rest of the process. There was a long wait to get to the next stage to have a technical interview. The technical interview was half Q&A and half live-coding. This interview aims not only to solve a technical problem but also to demonstrate how you articulate your ideas and collaborate with the interviewer. After passing the technical interview, we moved on to the panel interviews. The recruiter and their team moved quickly to schedule the interviews because I had another offer waiting. The interviews consisted of: - two coding challenges - one system design challenge - one product manager interview - one hiring manager interview The day wrapped up with a short debrief with the recruiter on my experience. I received a verbal offer later that day and the official offer a few days later. --- The technical interviews were pretty challenging, but the interviewers do everything they can to guide you in the right direction. --- Shout out to Andre, the recruiter I worked with. Andre made sure to check how I felt throughout the process and addressed all of my questions promptly!