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A whole bunch on Android questions, and Say you have an array for which the ith element is the price of a given stock on day i. If you were only permitted to complete at most one transaction (i.e., buy one and sell one share of the stock), design an algorithm to find the maximum profit. Note that you cannot sell a stock before you buy one.
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Senior Software Development Manager

Interviewed at Capital One

3.4
Jul 15, 2019

A whole bunch on Android questions, and Say you have an array for which the ith element is the price of a given stock on day i. If you were only permitted to complete at most one transaction (i.e., buy one and sell one share of the stock), design an algorithm to find the maximum profit. Note that you cannot sell a stock before you buy one.

Can you tell us about your experience as a QA manager in software quality assurance? How do you approach testing a new software product? How do you ensure that your QA team is providing effective testing coverage? Can you describe your experience with test automation and how you approach incorporating automation into your testing processes? How do you handle conflicts between the development team and the QA team? Can you discuss when you made a difficult decision as a QA manager? Can you tell us about a successful project you led as a QA manager? How do you handle conflicting priorities in your role as a QA manager? Can you discuss a situation where you had to deal with a difficult team member as a QA manager? Can you discuss a situation where you had to make a trade-off between quality and time in your role as a QA manager? How do you ensure that your team follows the defined testing processes and procedures? Can you discuss when you had to manage and prioritize multiple projects? How do you handle conflicts with stakeholders or team members during a project? When did you have to implement a new process or tool in your team? How do you evaluate the performance of your team and individual team members? Can you discuss a time when you had to make a recommendation to senior management regarding a QA issue? How do you handle pressure and deadlines when working on multiple projects? How do you motivate and engage your team to achieve their full potential? Can you discuss a time when you had to make a change to your QA approach mid-project? How do you manage resources when working on a project with limited resources? What factors do you consider when creating project plans? Tell when you improved a process:
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Manager-Software QA

Interviewed at American Specialty Health

3.1
Mar 5, 2024

Can you tell us about your experience as a QA manager in software quality assurance? How do you approach testing a new software product? How do you ensure that your QA team is providing effective testing coverage? Can you describe your experience with test automation and how you approach incorporating automation into your testing processes? How do you handle conflicts between the development team and the QA team? Can you discuss when you made a difficult decision as a QA manager? Can you tell us about a successful project you led as a QA manager? How do you handle conflicting priorities in your role as a QA manager? Can you discuss a situation where you had to deal with a difficult team member as a QA manager? Can you discuss a situation where you had to make a trade-off between quality and time in your role as a QA manager? How do you ensure that your team follows the defined testing processes and procedures? Can you discuss when you had to manage and prioritize multiple projects? How do you handle conflicts with stakeholders or team members during a project? When did you have to implement a new process or tool in your team? How do you evaluate the performance of your team and individual team members? Can you discuss a time when you had to make a recommendation to senior management regarding a QA issue? How do you handle pressure and deadlines when working on multiple projects? How do you motivate and engage your team to achieve their full potential? Can you discuss a time when you had to make a change to your QA approach mid-project? How do you manage resources when working on a project with limited resources? What factors do you consider when creating project plans? Tell when you improved a process:

Team fit interview: This was my biggest gripe with the whole process. No one in the above sections is actually on or related to the team you'll be interviewing for. If you pass all of those, you then talk to a potential hiring manager and they decide if you're a fit for the role. As I said above, I still very much consider this part of the interview process because hiring managers can and will pass on you for little things or things out of your control -- e.g. my first one passed on me because I admitted Java/Spring isn't my preferred tech stack; my second one passed on me because they were actually looking for a tech lead and not a manager; my third apparently liked me enough and I did get an offer. If that didn't happen, I'm sure I could have eventually run out of potential hiring managers.
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Software Engineering Manager

Interviewed at Capital One

3.4
Feb 23, 2023

Team fit interview: This was my biggest gripe with the whole process. No one in the above sections is actually on or related to the team you'll be interviewing for. If you pass all of those, you then talk to a potential hiring manager and they decide if you're a fit for the role. As I said above, I still very much consider this part of the interview process because hiring managers can and will pass on you for little things or things out of your control -- e.g. my first one passed on me because I admitted Java/Spring isn't my preferred tech stack; my second one passed on me because they were actually looking for a tech lead and not a manager; my third apparently liked me enough and I did get an offer. If that didn't happen, I'm sure I could have eventually run out of potential hiring managers.

Case interview: I expect these vary depending on your interviewer, but mine was a simple business case and they gave me a code snippet that was meant to be a partial solution to that business case. The interviewer and I discussed what the code was currently doing, if it solved the use case, and what changes we might make to improve it (and also actually making some changes to the code). So it was a combination of code comprehension, code editing, understanding the use case, and critical thinking.
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Software Engineering Manager

Interviewed at Capital One

3.4
Feb 23, 2023

Case interview: I expect these vary depending on your interviewer, but mine was a simple business case and they gave me a code snippet that was meant to be a partial solution to that business case. The interviewer and I discussed what the code was currently doing, if it solved the use case, and what changes we might make to improve it (and also actually making some changes to the code). So it was a combination of code comprehension, code editing, understanding the use case, and critical thinking.

Behavioral interviews: Each of these consist of three standard "describe a time where you..." manager questions. The caveat here is that you have to answer in the SAR format (Situation, Action, Result). They tell you this up front and they mean it. Stick to the script and say: The situation was (...) My actions were (...) The results were (...) If you deviate from that, your interviewer will get lost very quickly.
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Software Engineering Manager

Interviewed at Capital One

3.4
Feb 23, 2023

Behavioral interviews: Each of these consist of three standard "describe a time where you..." manager questions. The caveat here is that you have to answer in the SAR format (Situation, Action, Result). They tell you this up front and they mean it. Stick to the script and say: The situation was (...) My actions were (...) The results were (...) If you deviate from that, your interviewer will get lost very quickly.

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