Lead Software Engineer Interview Questions

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Round 0 (30 mins): Info session Round 1 (30 mins): Leetcode easy, vscode live share, "closed book" Round 2 (2 hrs): Dependent on who's interviewing you but live coding in sandbox, "closed book", implement class functions based on provided details which threw me off for a staff loop. I was expecting sysdesign, PR review, basic JS/react short answer verbal questions Round 3 (2 hrs): Behavioural
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Staff Software Developer - Team Lead

Interviewed at MappedIn

3.7
May 21, 2022

Round 0 (30 mins): Info session Round 1 (30 mins): Leetcode easy, vscode live share, "closed book" Round 2 (2 hrs): Dependent on who's interviewing you but live coding in sandbox, "closed book", implement class functions based on provided details which threw me off for a staff loop. I was expecting sysdesign, PR review, basic JS/react short answer verbal questions Round 3 (2 hrs): Behavioural

- Hacker Rank coding questions are medium-hard levels. - The Cognitive test is hard to pass if you don't practice it before. The time constraint is really strict. It's not practical to solve each question under 1 minute pressure. It does not make sense to use the Cognitive test to verify the candidates. Hacker Rank is good enough and more reliable.
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Lead Software Engineer

Interviewed at WiseTech Global

3.2
Apr 11, 2025

- Hacker Rank coding questions are medium-hard levels. - The Cognitive test is hard to pass if you don't practice it before. The time constraint is really strict. It's not practical to solve each question under 1 minute pressure. It does not make sense to use the Cognitive test to verify the candidates. Hacker Rank is good enough and more reliable.

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