How are Interviews with Square for Sr. SWE?

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hunkydoryy

New Eng

hunkydoryy
Oct 28, 2021 6 Comments

Interviewing with Square soon for a Sr. SWE - recruiter specifically said “we don’t do leetcode style interviews” but in prep packet said to look at leetcode lmao. What should I expect? Been some time since I’ve interviewed so a bit rusty on LC but will do like 50-100 before the interview to get back in the mode.

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  • Square
    vgddcvhuu

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    vgddcvhuu
    I think doing leetcode helps because it helps you develop a proper step by step method to do a problem in a time boxed 30 mins window

    E.g: starting from asking clarifying questions -> talking through different approaches -> pseudocode -> implementing clean code-> running through your code with a sample test case-> verifying edge cases and finally talking about trade-offs
    (or some varying style)

    However, I feel square emphasis on not asking questions that are tricky(or you need to know X famous algorithm)

    I have seen engineers vetting questions where it required knowledge beyond what you use in you career.

    At the end, it is leetcode but coated with a real world scenario which I thought helps you to think and approach problem in an interesting manner. I enjoyed their interview process
    Oct 28, 2021 1
    • New / Eng
      harambiden

      New Eng

      harambiden
      Thanks for responding! Rip cuz cleared the phone screen - couple days before on-site they said position was filled :(
      Nov 23, 2021
  • Square
    Cr6Fhk

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    Cr6Fhk
    It's not leetcode. They're more like everyday problems. If you look at the Square tagged leetcode questions it's pretty close. Most have a real world twist.

    Personally mine was LC Medium and LC Easy tier.
    Oct 28, 2021 1
  • Cisco
    Ciscoverse

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    Ciscoverse
    Mine were straight out of LC but they were just broken down into multiple parts. Be sure to communicate well.
    Oct 28, 2021 1
    • New / Eng
      kanye2024

      New Eng

      kanye2024
      Can you gimme the question level/example - just wanna make sure I’m not too rusty for it
      Oct 31, 2021