I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at VMware (Cork) in Mar 2022
Interview
I was contacted by Recruiter on Linkedin followed by 5 rounds of interview process.
1st round was more of technical screening.
After receiving positive feedback, recruiter scheduled 4 consecutive interviews a week after. 2 days prior, they shared a WSS and to send them a solution before interview. First interview was focused on WSS solution and number sequence coding question.
2nd round was system design with 1 string related coding question.
3rd was pair programming
and last was more of a behavioural with some easy technical concepts.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design Queue using 2 stacks?
How does facebook manages it's users and their preferences?
Types of databases and when to use them (scenario-based)?
Internal working of REST APIs.
How chrome and google search works internally?
How would you implement git branching?
Miscellenous questions related to load balancing, different architectures (Monolith, microservices, SOA ,..)
How would you deal with Client to explain him/her issues in the project?
How would you approach your manager with new project concept?
What are filters and interceptors?
How would you manage communication between applications hosted on multiple domains/servers?
casual, difficult, long. recruiter interview, hiring manager interview, pairing engineering exercise, play ping pong, get breakfast, salary discussion, salary negotiation, offer, contract, 6h in total. the process took 2 weeks. All pretty standard
I applied online. I interviewed at VMware (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
It was very friendly and positive. They have an amazing benefits package. I made it thru two rounds of interviews. They followed up with a phone call instead of a rejection letter. It was a positive experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me about myself and my experience. Asked if I knew who they were
The interview was good but it was a bit difficult. There were one written programming round and two online coding rounds There were multiple coding rounds. The programming language asked was core java.
