I applied online. I interviewed at Pinterest (San Francisco, CA) in Oct 2018
Interview
Recruiter, phone interview about a leetcode question, onsite, and finally no offer. Quick and smooth. The recruiter is happy to answer my questions and try his best to accommodate my needs.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Phone: simplify path
Onsite: 1. merge Intervals; 2. topological sorting, and how uber matches driver and customer (KD-tree search); 3. system designer (how to design a recommender system); 4. hiring managers ask previous experiences.
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1st round technical phone screening with in 1 hour.
One follow up question was asked.
The problem was not too hard, but it requires you finish really fast without bugs.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Leetcode 1564. Put Boxes Into the Warehouse I.
Follow up: what is maximum total box sizes.
Recruiter call, tech round, onsite and rejection call. They sent me an email about a week after the last onsite and asked me to schedule a call on the same day. I scheduled a call to listen 30 second long rejection notice. A half of interview rounds were horrible. Interviewers were not prepared and arrogant.
Good experience not the best outcome. Was 1000% sure I completed all coding and sys design but was told didn't get enough signal for the competency round. Overall very organized but not very satisfied with the response.
