I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at A9.com (Palo Alto, CA) in Dec 2010
Interview
The interview consisted of a couple of basic questions- nothing that could not be looked up online in Wikipedia. Expect basic Java, SQL, scripting.
The algorithm problem was extremely simple. Nevertheless, if you present a more efficient solution than your interviewer and insist on it, you will not get the job. At one point, the interviewer confused O(1) memory with O(N). Talking to her was a complete waste of time.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Very easy SQL questions (no questions on optimization, distributed RDBMS, etc. )
I applied online. I interviewed at A9.com (Palo Alto, CA) in May 2017
Interview
I applied online. After a month, I got a call from Hiring Manager. After phone screen, I had a phone interview. The interviewer asked me a question about the graph theory which I could not finish in the time. After a week got the rejection mail.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a List of Lists consisting the relationship between elements, find how many patterns of
exist of the related elements.
Example, Given elements 1,2,3,4,5 if 1 is related with 2 and 2 is related with 3 then 1-2-3 are related. Also if 1 is related to 2 and 1 is related to 3, then 1-2-3 are related. Find out how many relation patterns exist in the provided lists.
I applied through a recruiter and got a response very quickly. They wanted me to interview within a week and I gave them slots in which I was available. A forty five minute phone interview was set up. And it began with general introductions, coding and then I asked the interviewer some questions about the company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Check whether a string in an interleave of 2 given strings
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at A9.com (New York, NY)
Interview
Usual process. The whole process took a couple of weeks, from first email to set a time for phone screening, and doing the screening. In comparison with other companies, the recruiter was slow in responding emails and scheduling.
