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Interviewed Aug 2011 in San Francisco, CA (took 2 weeks)

I applied online and got a phone interview request from a Pixar recruiter two weeks later. She scheduled me an interview 2 weeks later....It lasted for 30 mins with 2 s/w engineers frm the team....They asked really basic questions from C++, and one basic ques from graphics. Also, they asked 1 behavioral ques......while I answered all questions really well....2 days later I got an email stating they are moving ahead with other candidates. I don't know......I feel I haven't been given a fair chance.....dey hardly interviewed me....probably coz they already had some other candidates in mind....they didn't ask me to even explain any of my projects....or even ask me why am I interested in Pixar/that position. I was soo disappointed.
The interviewers were very friendly though......

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Difference between virtual and static methods.

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const func, mutable keyword. Tell us a scenario where mutable is used.

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Dot product and cross product differences and their uses.

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Tell us about a team project , how did u divide tasks...if you lead the team...and how did you plan?

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.

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Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Mar 2008 in Emeryville, CA (took 2 days)

I got an on-campus interview first with another Software Engineer. They asked some technical questions as well as behavioral questions. Overall it was a 30 minute interview. Then I got a phone call from the recruiter, stating that Pixar was interested, and went on to the second stage of the interview. I then interviewed with two managers from the Tools group. The interview consistent of coding questions regarding C++ and object-oriented design. They also asked me questions about my previous work experience.

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What is polymorphism?

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No I did not negotiate since it was just an internship.

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Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Mar 2009 in Emeryville, CA (took 3 weeks)

Was contacted by the recruiter, 2-3 rounds of phone interviews, all of which were group interviews (3-4 on conference mic). Half the questions were general software engineering, half were specific to computer graphics.