Lead Software Engineer Interview Questions

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I went through a recruiting phone screening, a phone interview which focuses on fit and some on technical abilities, online code test, and finally an on site visit. The on site consisted of three interviews consisting of code tests which covered different skillsets (data algorithms, app structure, React, and CSS), as well as 3 other interviews with various that focused on fit and gave me plenty of time to ask my own questions.
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Lead Software Engineer

Interviewed at Marqeta

3.5
Oct 9, 2019

I went through a recruiting phone screening, a phone interview which focuses on fit and some on technical abilities, online code test, and finally an on site visit. The on site consisted of three interviews consisting of code tests which covered different skillsets (data algorithms, app structure, React, and CSS), as well as 3 other interviews with various that focused on fit and gave me plenty of time to ask my own questions.

Both interviews involved basic to advance android questions and 2 leetcode questions in each round. However in 2nd round, interviewer seemed lil confused about the problem itself and was expecting very specific solution. 1. find duplicate in array 2. two sum problem
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Lead Software Engineer, Android

Interviewed at Cornerstone OnDemand

3.2
Sep 29, 2022

Both interviews involved basic to advance android questions and 2 leetcode questions in each round. However in 2nd round, interviewer seemed lil confused about the problem itself and was expecting very specific solution. 1. find duplicate in array 2. two sum problem

Nothing really diffculty, but they are old school and seem to expect dress shirt/pants and a tie wouldn't hurt. Kind of opposite of most start-up in terms of culture, meaning, they want a total team player that would fall in line more than anything else.
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Software Engineer Lead

Interviewed at MediaNet Digital

3.9
Aug 7, 2013

Nothing really diffculty, but they are old school and seem to expect dress shirt/pants and a tie wouldn't hurt. Kind of opposite of most start-up in terms of culture, meaning, they want a total team player that would fall in line more than anything else.

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