Does solving an interview question guarantee you the next round?
May 16, 2020
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Just had a bluejean at Facebook, the problem was quite straight forward position is for Enterprise System Engineer. Although it involved some libraries that are just much easier done in python BUT I've been studying for this interview in c++ 😭😭
Gist: I solved the problem but I needed pointers on some data structures in python that is quite fundamental :(
Have you been rejected even if you solved the code screen?
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I think it is important to show that you know that the language standard lib has the thing you need and you are able to say why and what it does. Then if you don’t remember the exact name and module that is fine to just get hint from interviewer
Maybe some parsing stuffs like json, xml, etc. are more difficult to do it in C++
Experienced interviewers know how to get all but the worst candidates over the line on a question, and there are often follow-ups, branches, and modifications. It is not possible to perfectly answer any of my go-to interview questions, because a perfect answer will be met with a tweak that forces the candidate to make changes.
I'm actually more okay with helping senior folks. A junior engineer is going to live and breathe code. It's their bread and butter. A senior engineer may have more emphasis on design, and particulars that can be easily looked up may be rusty.
Soooo.... It doesn't sound like you nailed it. Given the nature of your question, I'm guessing that you haven't been interviewed much (or interviewed others), so likely more junior. There are 1000s of smart junior engineers with lots of horsepower waiting right behind you, and, were I the hiring manager at Facebook, I'd look at maximizing the return on invested time by selecting for people who can rock the phone screen.