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Updated Apr 3, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.

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3.0

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Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Jan 2012 (took 4 weeks)

I got this opening through a consultancy and they scheduled the initial interview. The first interview was a basic introduction and a small analytical question. Then there were a couple of technical interviews but more concentrated on the analytical skills. Eventually I got a call from my to-be manager and he asked me about my work experience and education (kinda resume related questions). Then finally I got a call from the HR saying that I have been selected.

Negotiation Details

After the selection the negotiation process started. I informed them about my current package and they offered me a relatively hiked package. It was a simple process as I was happy with the offer and accepted it.

Other Details

I got the interview through a Staffing Agency and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Background Check.

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2.0

Easy Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Dec 2011 in Mountain View, CA (took 2 weeks)

I was very fortunate and had a laid back crew that interviewed me. It was very much about fitting into the culture first, with technical know how being a strong second. Be prepared to cover some basic academic concepts in regards to programming fundamentals, coding practices, and talk about testing, debugging and code reviews.

Interview Questions

What is prototypical inheritance and why would you use it?

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Other Details

I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Mar 2011 (took 4 months)

I received an email from the recruiter to schedule a first phone interview. The first phone interview was conducted by the recruiter and I was asked some simple technical questions. A week later I received feedback from the recruiter that I did ok and asked me my best times for a second phone interview, this time with a developer of the team I was applying to. A couple of months passed and I received good feedback from my recruiter and ask me my best times for a video conference interview with the manager of the team, after this interview I had another vc interview with a developer, who asked me more advance technical question and to write snippets of code on a Google Doc.

My recruiter always told me that my feedback was great, but at the end I received a rejection email without any reasons.

Interview Questions

Main problem you've had and how you solved it?

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Explain the development process you would take and give an example.

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Other Details

I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.

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3.0

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Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed May 2010 in San Francisco, CA (took 2 weeks)

I applied and followed up one week later to make sure they had my resume. A week after my follow-up, I received and email to set up a time for a phone interview. They asked me which programming languages I knew and a few basic (but confusing) questions about each language. They also asked about my experience and the classes I'd taken. They said they would follow up with an on-site interview if I got to the next step, which I didn't.