I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Epocrates (San Mateo, CA) in Aug 2013
Interview
Initially contacted by HR rep to verify resume details over the phone.
Follow up Skype interview with Engineering Manager.
Scheduled onsite interview in San Mateo. Had to purchase tickets but would be reimbursed. Company booked a hotel nearby. Interview was 4x 1.5hr (6 hr total) interviews, 2 coding and 2 traditional.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Paper folding coding test in any language, fold a paper with N sections either right or left
Juggling balls coding test in any language, given pattern (5,3,1) determine if juggle able.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Epocrates (San Mateo, CA)
Interview
It started off with a coding homework that will be emailed by their HR Coordinator - no time limit. Next was a phone interview with HR. Then a face-to-face series of interviews (one BUY, one SELL, two live coding tests) that lasted half a day at their San Mateo office.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Folding numbers coding test - given a set of numbers, how will they be arranged on a stack if the set of numbers is folded in half to the left or the right.
Example: 1 2 3 4
Folded from the left, the arrangement will now be
2 1 (top)
3 4 (bottom)
Folded from the right, the arrangement would have been
4 3 (top)
1 2 (bottom)
If the task was 1) fold left, and then 2) fold left again, the steps would be:
Starting point: 1 2 3 4
Step 1:
2 1
3 4
Step 2:
3
2
1
4
