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- Blind community what can once expect from Expedia hackerrank 90 min/3 questions assessment For SDE role! Is it going to be hard DP problems as always with hackerrank assessments? TC 🥜
- Leetcode? There's a lot of mention of leetcode on the Blind community. I've frankly never heard of leetcode before joining Blind; when prepping for tech interviews I went to Hackerrank for practice questions. I know some companies use Hackerrank as their platform for online tests. So why leetcode? Does it ha
- Salesforce HackerRank Recently got aloha 4 HR test, was checking if anyone has took it recently? please let me know thanks blind tax - Tc -170K #tech #interview #hackerrank #codility
- Salesforce upcoming onsite Hi people of blind, I have a hackerrank assessment with Salesforce (Aloha 8). What kind of questions can I expect to get ? Tc 150k, 3 yoe Edit- merge intervals question with some edge cases #salesforce
- [India] 🇮🇳 Need REMOTE Referrals Blind India community, I need referals to remote/mostly remote companies in India. By mostly remote I mean, companies which have quarterly work from office or off sites. I'm a backend engineer. YoE : 3 TC ~ 30 L Would prefer larger companies, but decent sized startups also work. Not looking for v
- What are some good side projects idea. Does it really matter for Bay area job interviews? Or will hackerrank/leetcode be sufficient. I am drawing a blank in side projects. It's either too simple like Todo app or super complex that needs years/teams of effort Thanks.
- Why Google recruiter not suggest Leetcode but everything else? Scheduled first interview and the recruiter shared preparation resources. It contains everything like topcoder, ctci, careercup, hackerrank, Euler etc but not even once Leetcode. However here on Blind everyone suggests doing LC. Is it intentional by Google recruiter to avoid mentioning LC? Why so?
- Twilio likes to play games with their Candidates? I applied for L4 at Twilio, which requires 7 years of Frontend experience, but I only have 6 years. The recruiter told me, it's fine, they are still considering me. They asked me to go through their Hackerrank where they asked 1 medium LC, complete a React app, and 1 SQL question. That is fine, of c
- Bug in hackerrank ! Extremely annoyed here. Had a hackerrank link sent by a recruiter I was really interested in. Simple question. Had 60 mins to solve. Finished it off in 20 mins. But 1 testcase was failing..it was not failing in my function, but rather the main function that was reading the Input and throwing EOF exc
- Looking for entry level SWE referrals to FAANG+ Completed blind 75 list and have solved a little over 250 problems (50E, 150M, 50H) from LC, hackerrank, etc. tc: 115k yoe: 0 #tech #facebook #amazon #google #microsoft #salesforce #snap #apple #adobe #vmware #expedia #spotify #yelp #stripe #square
- Instacart Interview (3 hr coding test) Received an invitation to attempt 3hr hackerrank coding challenge What would this comprises of (OOPS, Algorithms, App design etc)? Kindly share any pointers/tips if you had already encountered? About me: 5+yrs of exp in backend sw development.
- Data Engineering / Spotify interview preparation Hello blind community. I am preparing for a data engineer interview at Spotify. I have been doing some leetcode and hackerrank. Also been searching through here for any previous experience. Could anyone help give an overview of what to expect for the interview process? TC 160k
- Airbnb iOS phone screen Got a PDF from the Airbnb recruiter that says to prep with Leetcode and that interviews are on HackerRank but old Blind posts seem to indicate that questions are more practical iOS questions and require building UI. Any guidance / clarifications to set proper expectations? #airbnb #ios
- Disney Streaming HackerRank what to expect/prep help! Hi all! I have a code pair HackerRank coming up for Disney Streaming SDEII/SrSWE (variable based on performance throughout). Haven't been able to find any solid prep material for this, so just been going through Blind 75, but I won't really have time to finish it all as the challenge is coming up
- Two Sigma AI Interview Hi blind, I have hackerrank assessment coming up at two sigma. Any experience if LC difficulty? I was planning on focusing on LC med but seen in other posts that there will be LC hard and med, however these were for SE roles rather than AI. Has anyone had recent experience they’d care to share? #t
- GoDaddy Sr. SRE Interview I have a 45 minute tech phone interview next week for a Sr. SRE role using Hackerrank. Any tips on what I should focus on for prep? I tried looking for past Blind posts but didn't find too much. Also, I'd rather trust more up to date information vs posts from almost 2 years ago. Any tips are GREAT
- Planning to jump the ship, need interview guidance. Hello Blind People, I am seriously giving the thought of jumping the ship of the Big Red. Need interview guidance for some big names in India, Would appreciate any tips for cracking interviews of Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Salesforce, Qualcomm, Atlassian or Slack. Already started on LeetCode, H
- Nvidia senior cloud engineer role - interview process Hello all I saw on blind that interviews are team dependent, but however it would immensely help if someone can provide insights. Team- NGC catalog/base command/fleet command They stressed on writing code in Java for the phone screening(hackerrank) and on-site rounds. How will the leetcode diffic
- help..Amazon SDE first round..... I work all day. Now I got this opportunity to attend an interview for amazon for SDE role. First round is on hacker rank. It says I need to attend in a week. started doing LC. Been like 4 days solved like 20 problems (Blind 75). I have 2 more days. Can someone help me what topics to focus for the fi
- Swiggy SDE2 Hackerrank Hi blind community, I recently gave the online hackerrank test for Swiggy SDE2 level. There were 3 coding questions to be solved in 90 minutes. I am frankly speaking those were expert level not even hard except one.I mean its not possible to solve them in 90 minutes. Even in all the questions I
- TikTok SRE Interview- FInal Round Hi Blinders, I am new to this app. I am currently interviewing for a Devops Engineer role at TikTok. I have had the following rounds: 1. Initial Phone screen 2. Hackerrank - Medium Coding (Video) 3. Hackerrank - Linux/ Networking (Video) 4. Hiring Manager-(Went well) I have been told the team want
- Leetcode Conspiracy It has recently come to my attention through anonymous sources that there is a huge conspiracy going on in tech. Leetcode is paying Russian Hackers to spam advice on blind and other internet sources pertaining to doing lots of leetcodes to get a job. This is causing a massive shift in how we think o
- How to prepare for Walmart Senior DS Virtual Onsite? Hello blind community, I have an upcoming virtual onsite(4 video interviews) with Walmart. The interviews are divided in 4 sections - AL-DS/ML-Statistics/CV/ML Design. All rounds will be conducted on Hackerrank. Can anyone guide me on what is the best way to prepare for each round? Has anyone gone
- Haven’t done interview prep(SWE) in 2 years, any pointers on where to begin again? Just Leetcode and chill? Any other resources/websites out there that folks are using? (Yes yes, I know of Hackerrank too but I dislike it). FWIW, I do quality over quantity and try to learn the underlying algo as opposed to memorizing problems. I also need to give System Design some focus, is Grokk
- Snap Screening Interview After skimming through Blind, Snap seems like an impossible place to get into without massive leetcode skills. I got a message from an engineer and they asked me to come to the interview, I had no screening with a recruiter nor any idea for which position I am going to interview. I only know it's
- Data Science interview prep at Coursera Hi Blind, I recently applied for a Data Scientist role at Coursera and I’ve received a HackerRank Challenge from them. Can anyone shed some light on what I can do to prepare for this 80 minute challenge and what questions I can expect from this challenge? How well do I need to fare to get to the t
- No luck in interviews so far. Need referrals. Have been applying since March 2020. Amazon (on-site reject), Asana (on-site reject), MSFT( hackerrank cleared but got email they decided to move with other candidates),Daemonware , Docusign, Clio and what else. Just cleared FB screening and have on-site coming up soon. I've been extremely unlucky a
- Is it harder to get into Google,MSFT, Facebook in INDIA compared to other countries (USA,UK, GERMANY)? Note: i am a third year undergraduate cs student in tier 3 college. Asking this question because ... 1) I noticed that people from my college and other colleges (in india) who didn't even get good internships or jobs(or got jobs in tier 3 companies), after completing master in USA, they got job
- vote Arcesium SSE - what to expect? Applied for SDET/QA role via Instahyre and got OA (40 mins, 2 easy-medium questions on HackerRank). This was followed by 3 technical rounds, first two were with EMs and third was with SDE2 working in one of the teams. It's been 8 days after 3rd round and I haven't heard back from them yet. I maile
- Google SRE, FB production engineer Next career Plan: Either SRE@Goog or ProdEngineer@FB Experience: 5 years combined support and application development Prep Timeline: 6 months to 1 year Ask from Blind community, especially Goog/FB engineers: - For algorithm/datastructure, I know people recommend leetcode, hackerrank...etc. But it
- Capital One Interview Process For SWE I know blind has an aversion towards C1 because of layoffs/office politics. Thats besides the point. I was contacted by a recruiter for a software engineer role in NYC. I am concerned with their interview process for a software engineer roles. The recruiter told me there is a hackerrank where you a
- Setting Career Goals Hello, I'm working as a web developer for a public school system. I have 7 years of experience working for non profits and school districts. My tech stack includes html, js, css, jquery, php, mysql, rest, wordpress plugin development. I know OO Java and am a newbie one python. I'm happy for now but
- Internships After Graduation Is it possible to get a swe internship after graduation? Every internship opportunity I come across are designed for current students. I’m in a position where I can’t get an internship since I’m not a student anymore. And I can’t get a full-time swe job since I don’t have professional experiences l
- link Recruiters -- How do you scout for candidates? Hello Recruiters on Blind.. I am interested to know what kind of tools and services you use to identify candidates for a certain role? Let's assume you are looking for a Python Full Stack Developer or a Salesforce Business Systems Architect. Do you just look into all the resume submissions you've
- ServiceNow India and Gaming startup offer. Hi Blind folks, I have got verbal offer from NOW Hyderbad and a Gaming Company. YOE-5.5 Oracle(IIT B-Tech) IC3 -OCI Current TC -27 L(21 Base + 3 Bonus + 3 Stocks) 1L = 1,00,000Rs. Gaming Startup offer -40L (30Base + 10 RSU) they can push on RSU ServiceNOW asked me for expected no after completi
- What might be the best alternative for leetcode style interviews? This has been my question for a while. I understand everyone wants to hire a good software developer and not just a good leetcoder. I see similar posts on blind where people feel burned out solving DS and ALGO problems from different sites (Leetcode,hackerrank...) As the YOE experience increase, peo
- Escape Tutorial Hell Hello, Trying to learn Python rn because a lot of startups seem to want people proficient in a scripting language, and also I feel like it’s a great language for coding interviews. And also why the heck not. I have a little over a year of Java experience so I’m not totally new to programming, an
- Rejected at Uber for not finishing question, but I did... Recently did Onsite at Uber, overall team liked me and had gotten 2 people mentioning the work I’ve done previously is impressive. Was told I do not have significant experience and that I did not finish one of the questions. However, this would all make sense to me if this was the case but: 1.) I
- link Square phone + onsite interview (no leetcode experience) Hello, After trying out leetcode for some time, I've concluded that I'm bad at leetcoding. https://leetcode.com/problems/subarray-sum-equals-k/ (40 min for brute force solution) https://leetcode.com/problems/strong-password-checker/ (took 1 hour for non optimal solution) https://leetcode.com/probl
- FB ghosted me after killing two tech screens Currently I'm an EM with ~12 direct reports and still heavily involved in coding/architecture. I got a referral for FB with LA listed as my preferred location. I was kind of disappointed that the recruiter was reaching out for a solutions engineer role since I think my technical and leadership skil
- Google, Meta, DoorDash, Microsoft Offers I recently went through an extensive interview cycle with many big tech companies. My goal was to land an exciting senior SWE job with top tier pay. In the end I signed with Meta due to best TC, exciting teams, collocation of office, and desire for a faster work environment. ————————- Final Offers
- My Experience @ Expedia & How I got here Hey all, I've been wanting to write this. But I've been busy with settling in. Due to recent news, I decided to write it sooner as some of you might not be working at Expedia any longer. If you are not working at Expedia, you may skip this. I cannot post this on Expedia topic. My intention here is
- link ‘ Build on your lot’ builders with cost+floor plans in bay area,ca. I searched but couldn’t find builders with floor plan catalog & approx cost. This was the only one- https://thomasjameshomesusa.com/northern-california/ Any recommendations? Thanks
- vote Stocks and US Elections #personalfinance #investments Has anyone noticed recent steady sell off? what do you think, what are the chances of stocks falling after upcoming US elections if trump wins or biden wins..
- vote What will happen if Prop 22 doesn’t pass? Title says it all. Mainly thinking from the Gig companies perspectives. Vote or comment #Prop22 #tech #california @postmates @caviar @grubhub
- Thoughts on this tiktok nuclear energy influence Her goal is to save nuclear plants and advocate for more nuclear energy using weird videos on tiktok. Thoughts ? https://twitter.com/isaboemeke/status/1319674446391619584
- Ayurvedic doctor in Bay Area Has anyone tried Ayurvedic consultation & treatment in the Bay Area? Looking for references/recommendations. Thanks #medical #health
- vote Which of the following stocks will double fastest? If you were to risk all your wealth in one tech stock which one would it be at this moment?
- all stocks have gone up considerably high but I still lost 40 k due to day trading I would like to invest in longterm stock. Which stock will double in next 3-6 months? holding apple hoping it would run up to 130
- link We need energy that doesn’t destroy the environment Look at this - how can this kind of destruction of natural beauty be allowed? https://imgur.com/gallery/kzEtb7w