Me postulé a través de un reclutador. Acudí a una entrevista en Color
Entrevista
I'm generally not the type to leave reviews but the behavior that I experience during the last interview left me in shock. It was one of the worst interview I ever had.
The first time I had an interview scheduled, it got cut short due to technical issues that the interviewer encountered. But despite the interview getting cut short, I really enjoyed the conversation and professionalism the interviewer had. The recruiter was also super helpful in getting the next interview scheduled.
The second interview I had was a completely different story. Not only did the interviewer act like she did not want to be here. She did not explain the problem in depth and did not provide any clarification when I asked her questions before I starting coding. Afterwards, she was disengaged and seemed to be doing something else while I continued to write code and explain my thought process. During the implementation, I would also frequently ask her opinion to see if my interpretation was aligned with problem.
However after I finished implementing it, she said that it was not what she was looking for and not an answer to the question she had asked.
So I had to scramble to adjust the code with the time left. And although there was time left in the interview, she just said goodbye abruptly and logged off.
I was excited to be interviewing here after talking with the recruiter and first interviewer. But this second interviewer really ruined the interview experience for me. I have never experienced an interviewer this rude and unprofessional.
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avg complexity question, not a common LC type of question, lightbulb
Screening call with a recruiter follow by a technical interview.
The question was the same paint question that others have posted about. The interview seemed to go well, and I solved the problem, and all of the interviewer's test cases. However, I received a rejection e-mail a few hours later.
Overall, seemed to be a waste of time. Seems odd to have just one person be the gate-keeper instead of having a hiring panel like most companies.
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Create a Painter class. The same question that others have posted about.
Me postulé en línea. El proceso tomó 2 semanas. Acudí a una entrevista en Color (Burlingame, CA)
Entrevista
The process consisted of 2 coding interviews, 1 system design interview, and 1 behavioral interview with manager. The interviewers were all friendly and patient. We didn't even compile the code I wrote, we just talked through it.
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Rest APIs, basic coding (any language was fine), OOP patterns
The interview process started with an informal HR call and then a phone screen. The phone screen was scheduled with a senior engineer but instead someone else joined in with no clue on how to interview. I was not given time for introduction and the interview jumped right into the coding question. They were using Codility platform and I was unfamiliar with the platform. The link to the shared pad was given on the spot so I had no time to get comfortable with the platform. The interviewer offered NO HELP whatsoever even when I explicitly asked "How do I run this?" They said - I'm not sure. So I had to spend time figuring it out by myself and after going through my code and testing it, they mentioned a use case that I missed for which I had to restructure my entire code. I kept asking if I was going in the right direction but no helpful response or hints. The interviewer was just staring at me the whole time.
At the end of the call, I got to know that the interviewer has been been in the company for 6 months so I got no insight whatsoever into the company culture, the team responsibilities, etc.
Overall a very bad experience, I won't be engaging with this company again.
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Pregunta 1
MS Paint Question:
Given a canvas (list of lists of str)
1. Paint(x, y, color): do canvas[x][y] = color, keep track of all actions performed here for the undo() & redo()
2. Undo(): undo the last performed action (this can be done multiple times and go as far as the first action)
3. Redo(): redo the last undo action (this can be done multiple times and go as far as the first undo)