I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Pinterest in Oct 2021
Interview
Had an online coding test (4 questions in 90 minutes or so), then a final interview (broken into 4 different technical coding challenges). All 4 coding challenges allowed me to choose language of my choice (Python) and were related to data structures and algorithms.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a string and a screen dimension (width x height), write a function to return whether or not the string can fit on the screen.
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Surprisingly easy compared to what I expected from a company like Pinterest. The technical interview consisted of two coding questions, one about reconstructing routes from unordered travel tickets and another on implementing a Sparse Matrix class. Honestly, I felt a bit underwhelmed. What helped me most in prep was studying the case studies on PracHub, which gave me good frameworks to think through problems. I did get an offer, but I ultimately declined because I was looking for a more challenging environment.
Recruiter call, tech round, onsite and rejection call. They sent me an email about a week after the last onsite and asked me to schedule a call on the same day. I scheduled a call to listen 30 second long rejection notice. A half of interview rounds were horrible. Interviewers were not prepared and arrogant.
1st round technical phone screening with in 1 hour.
One follow up question was asked.
The problem was not too hard, but it requires you finish really fast without bugs.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Leetcode 1564. Put Boxes Into the Warehouse I.
Follow up: what is maximum total box sizes.
