Initial call with HR. Tech screening over Hackerrank. This was a mostly behavioral and then finally an easy question at the end. Then 5 more interviews would follow. My interviewer was old school and focused more on things like typing out all the months in the year rather than on problem solving skills. He was knowledge was very outdated and basic level. It was also very disorganized since he didn't understand his own interview question that he gave me.
I interviewed for an SDE 3 role at Expedia and, unfortunately, was completely ghosted even after following up for feedback. The interview itself felt frustrating and unstructured. The interviewer didn’t seem very experienced, and the questions were very low-level SQL, completely unrelated to the responsibilities of an SDE 3 position. I was expected to recall exact SQL syntax despite not having written queries in years—something more appropriate for a beginner-level role.
Compared to FAANG companies I’ve interviewed with, like Google and Meta, which provide detailed feedback and structured interviews, this experience felt like a waste of time. Overall, I left the process feeling disappointed and undervalued as a candidate.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
SQL queries about search in DB
Leetcode style coding test
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Expedia Group (Chicago, IL) in Feb 2022
Interview
There are three rounds, first round is coding, the second round is system design interview, third round is coding and system design. Usually there are only two rounds. I'm doing good at first round but not second round, so they add another round for me.
