Square Pair Programming

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up&co

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Mar 31 32 Comments

Having a pair programming session coming up with square.

Is it actually pair programming or it's extremely similar to other FANG style? Also will you need to compile and run the code?

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  • HPE
    odBP62

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    odBP62
    Square has one of the BEST Interviews.
    Very practical questions .
    Open book programming . U can Google any syntax or anything on algorithm etc (ofcourse not the obvious answer)
    The interviewer is extremely friendly and acts as a peer would when u do pair programming at work.
    I loved the process. I felt real bad turning down their offer. (I accepted one from FAANG last week).
    But such an awesome company IMO
    Mar 31 15
  • eBay
    EB 2

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    EB 2
    For me, it was normal LC style question. In fact, it was annoying AF because the interviewer felt some obligation to make it a pair programming solution when in fact LC style questions are best solved with minimal distractions.

    It was obvious the interviewer had not practiced LC style questions in a while and his non stop interruption only distracted me. It was coderpad for me and I ended up with only half the test cases passing. The problem wasn't particularly hard but it was long.
    Mar 31 4
    • Square
      fullstackz

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      fullstackz
      Lmao, you should keep in mind that the solution is only a part of the interview scoring. We're also checking for ability to talk through your thought process while working as well as collaboration skills. I've failed plenty of people that get a working solution, just my 2c.
      Apr 5
    • Google
      up&co

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      up&co
      OP
      @fullstackz if someone coded out a perfect solution without talking through the thought process, can this person be failed?
      Apr 5
  • New
    donuts1

    New

    donuts1
    I’ve one tomorrow, looks like LC medium/hard in coderpad
    Mar 31 7
    • Dell / Eng
      hz7zl8p

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      hz7zl8p
      How did it go?
      Apr 3
    • New
      mr softee

      New

      mr softee
      Went well I think, wasn’t LC at all. Was some object oriented design, basic data structures. Enjoyed the interview
      Apr 3
  • Square
    Tres_Comas

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    Tres_Comas
    Depends entirely on what role you're going for.
    Mar 31 1
  • New
    donuts1

    New

    donuts1
    Mine wasn’t LC, it was a bit of object oriented design with a console app, not that bad
    Apr 1 0