I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Quizlet (San Francisco, CA) in Mar 2018
Interview
- I was contacted by one of the recruiters from Quizlet. The reach-out email was extremely customized and focused on why I could be a good fit for Quizlet based on my LinkedIn profile. I was very impressed and decided to continue the conversation.
- The phone interview was quite standard. After passing this round, Quizlet moved to onsite in a timely manner. I met several people during the onsite interview for half a day. They were all very nice and gave me a warm feeling in every single round. The interviews were professional and the questions cover all the way from coding, design, communication, culture fit to my background. I like the fact that Quizlet is looking for hiring well-rounded team players who strongly believe in the mission.
- After the onsite interview, they gave me positive feedback very quickly. Compared to other companies I interviewed with, Quizlet was the fastest mover in the offer stage which is another plus.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Coding question was done on my own laptop which is a little unconventional. I was asked to check out the code repo and write the code using any IDEs and any mainstream programming languages. I really like this round for a couple of reasons:
1. The coding question was challenging and fun. My code needed to pass test cases.
2. I was allowed to use my own computer which avoided the awkwardness of using a provided laptop.
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Quizlet (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
Two rounds of coding interviews and one system design for senior/staff level. One of the coding interview was about finding flaws in existing code, which I thought was very practical. Another involved some amount of design in addition to implementation. Again a very practical scenario. None of the questions were the typical leet code style algorithms.
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Question 1
Design the system for an online book store with emphasis on dealing with large user population and large volume of API requests.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Quizlet in Jul 2024
Interview
The phone screen with the manager lasted 75 minutes, blending coding and behavioral questions. The interview included a technical section focusing on simple recursion, where problem-solving and coding abilities were assessed. Additionally, the behavioral portion evaluated communication skills, teamwork, and cultural fit within the company. This comprehensive approach provided a balanced evaluation of both technical prowess and interpersonal skills.
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Question 1
Reading an HTML file and finding class Names that matched
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Quizlet in Jan 2023
Interview
a recruiter call followed by a hiring manager match round. The phone screen is a 2 hr case study (1 hr you silently working on a design, 1hr present and discuss with interviews) after you passed that, it's 1hr coding (non-leetcode style practical coding) + 1hr code review practice + another 30min hiring manager chat the final stage is the ceo chat, a lot of behavior questions.. where they try to aggressively find what type of person you're. overall, the technical rounds are positive experience, but not really for the behavior round. Got rejected after a week without feedback.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
why you left your first job why you left your 2nd job why you left your Nth job..