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Hudim

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Hudim
Nov 30, 2016 11 Comments

I see so many of you having offers from fb and Google, is it because you are genius?

To explain, i know cs fundamental, i could solve easily all problems on leetcode easy or medium level. I'm a sde II, my daily life is building api and web component.

But going to google or fb interview i had super complicated datastructures and algorithmic questions with syntaxic trie optimization and i had to explain paxos (don't even know this shit existed) and design how Google search works.

I'm pretty sure my coworkers are in the same boat than me. Who would pass this bar? Am i supposed to prepare for a year?

I'm desperate.

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  • Amazon
    Hudim

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    Hudim
    OP
    I did worked my ass off to solve questions about algorithm but suddenly they asked me fourrier transformation and paxos! I have no clue what is those things.

    I feel dumb and i wonder if all of you just work every day for a year to prepare it or if you are just geniuses
    Dec 1, 2016 3
    • Amazon
      Hudim

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      Hudim
      OP
      Wow! Ok then i guess it is not for me. I don't plan to dedicate that much time in my life and try multiple to join if at the end it is for close to the same salary. I really appreciate your comment btw.
      Dec 1, 2016
    • Microsoft / Eng
      Mo

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      Mo
      I learned a lot more than you'd ever need in most interviews during that time: square root decomposition, suffix trees, median-of-medians, KD trees, segment trees, fenwick trees, etc. You can pass interviews with a month or two of practice by practicing interview problems with real people in a mock interview setting.
      Dec 2, 2016
  • you as candidate only have 50% control over interview process.
    Dec 1, 2016 0
  • IBM
    Bizarro

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    Bizarro
    Why are you desperate? Amazon is awesome too, no?
    Nov 30, 2016 1
  • Google
    Linkedin

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    Linkedin
    Practice for a few months on InterviewBit. Solve everything they have. And voila
    Dec 1, 2016 0
  • Google
    Brasil

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    Brasil
    I came from Amazon, practice by interviewing work other companies first
    Dec 1, 2016 0