I got rejected from all 7 onsite interviews. AMA

Big Switch Networks / Eng
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Big Switch Networks Eng

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Mar 5, 2019 47 Comments

Google
FB
Uber (ATG)
Cruise (Passed on-site but was rejected during team matching. Recruiter botched interview role)
Lyft (Level 5)
Airbnb
Confluent

Having gotten an offer at Uber a year ago I really thought I would have a chance at getting an offer again. I passed all of my phone screens with 100% success. I studied for two months with a whiteboard in my room. Watched several videos on system design. Completed almost 300 LC.

Ultimately I think my background wasn’t a great fit or I would botch one of the coding/system design questions. It’s generally hard for me to architect high scale web services on the spot with my background in low scale data center distributed systems.

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  • Aurora
    bystander!

    Go to company page Aurora

    bystander!
    Says nothing about you, except your awesome skills don’t overlap with generic white board coding.

    Though if you come to us, we will make you write some on a white board too.
    Mar 5, 2019 1
    • Big Switch Networks / Eng
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      Big Switch Networks Eng

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      Thanks
      Mar 5, 2019
  • Big Switch Networks / Eng
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    Well folks, I am happy to announce that after another round of interviews I will be joining Argo AI. I will admit that I felt quite defeated at times but the hope that I could break into the AV space kept me going. It’s been a journey and a learning process. Just wanted to post this in case someone else finds themselves in a similar situation! πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™
    Aug 28, 2019 3
    • Amazon / Eng
      TinyRobot

      Go to company page Amazon Eng

      TinyRobot
      Thanks for reporting back. I am in a similar situation, and your success has inspired me. I really appreciated your persistence and strong will; you refused to accept opportunities for which you had no passion, and that really inspires me.
      Oct 30, 2019
    • Amazon / Eng
      TinyRobot

      Go to company page Amazon Eng

      TinyRobot
      Congratulations! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰
      Oct 30, 2019
  • PayPal / Eng
    ur8dre3j

    Go to company page PayPal Eng

    ur8dre3j
    What was your experience with the Lyft interview?
    Mar 5, 2019 4
    • Google
      ft8856

      Go to company page Google

      ft8856
      Although tbf, lowest order lex topo sort of DAG is relatively straightforward.
      Mar 5, 2019
    • Big Switch Networks / Eng
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      I was struggling with the disjoint graph test case πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ
      Mar 5, 2019
  • Uber
    sup bruh

    Go to company page Uber

    sup bruh
    How many Ethernet cables can I plug into your big switch?
    Mar 5, 2019 2
  • SAP
    mmooooomm

    Go to company page SAP

    BIO
    Bio on blind!
    mmooooomm
    Wait for 6 more months. Prepare some more and try those 7 again.

    Time is on your side and good luck !
    Mar 5, 2019 1
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      Thanks!
      Mar 5, 2019