I applied through university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Yahoo (Sunnyvale, CA)
Interview
Applied through college career fair in October. Got call in november first week. The process had 2 phone interviews and then onsite.
The first phone interview was on an array problem. It involved finding lowest unique minimum. The second phone interview was a string DP problem - it was challenging. The interviewer was very kind and gave me extra time to write psuedo code as I came up with another solution (the first one I gave was incorrect) towards the end.
They were very responsive. They got back to me within 3-4 days for both the phone interviews.
Then scheduled onsite which had 3 rounds and lunch with the team head. The first round was full of easy programming questions - around 5 to 6 - like finding first non repeating character, checking whether a number is palindrome, etc. Second round had some puzzles, design patterns, java multithreading and design questions on how to scale a webapp (CTCI helped here).. Third round had one programming question and some SQL query questions. I was asked to code in laptop in all rounds.
All the interviewers were very friendly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Finding first non repeated character, checking whether no. is palindrome
The selection process will consist of two rounds:
1. Online Coding Round – A technical assessment focused on your core tech stack.
2. Hiring Manager Interview (Online) – A virtual interview with the hiring manager to discuss technical depth, problem-solving approach, and alignment with the role.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Yahoo
Interview
The hiring manager did not show up at our originally scheduled meeting time. We rescheduled. The HM name dropped a bunch of big tech companies that they worked for in the past. It felt like the HM was hoping for me to provide a similar list of familiar brand names ... which was odd considering their supposed desire for more startup-y people.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a challenging project that you worked on.
The process was expected compared to most comparable jobs. Demonstrate and know your coding and you will do fine. The interview was fair and the hiring managers were all tech savvy. I accepted a different development position with another company a few days after the interview. It was a good experience overall.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your time management strategy for meeting project time goals.
