I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at AppDynamics
Interview
Fairly straightforward. Recruiter contacted me about an opening. There was an initial call with the recruiter to discuss about the opening, the team and the company and a follow up technical coding interview with the hiring manager. The scheduling was smooth, and the recruiter was graceful enough to reschedule the interview when things changed on my side.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I'm not writing down the question verbatim since that is really unfair to the interviewer and the company. A coding question related to graphs. I really liked the question. It was difficult, and unless you implement graph traversals on a daily basis, this question will be difficult. I think given the problem and an hour to 90 minutes of quiet time, I could have implemented this since the last time I implemented graph traversal was about a year ago. Make sure you practice your graph traversals.
The interviewer was really nice. Although, having checked their profiles on LinkedIn, they are overly proud of having a few PhDs in their group. :-)
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at AppDynamics (San Francisco, CA) in May 2015
Interview
Not too difficult. General algorithms and data structures. General Networking questions. Focus on basic TCP/IP concepts, wireless protocols knowledge. Practise interview questions from careercup or geeksforgeeks. This is all you need to be here !!
We're so glad you had a positive interviewing experience with us. At AppDynamics, we definitely aim to seek out top talent, but more importantly, we want to be sure you are comfortable and compatible with our Engineering team, and a culture fit for the company. Thank you for coming into your interview well prepared, and showing us your serious commitment. Now, kick back, relax and enjoy a massage in our Zen Room!
Good luck getting a payment from them for making a trip to their office. They will respond to your glassdoor comments with "yeah we're going to improve on that" and that will be it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was asked to code on their macbooks (I've never used a mac before) on a program which was partly written. I had to "fill in the blanks"
We're sorry for the confusion you had with our reimbursements! If you're traveling from afar to our onsite interview, we will book your flights and also, reasonably compensate for your meals. However, if you're a local candidate, we do not reimburse for the trip because it gives you an idea how your commute would be like if you were hired. Again, we are sorry you had a negative experience, and wish you luck in your job search!
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