A minimum of 3 rapid fire technical rounds with little to no time for breaks in between. Combination of system design and vague - google esq - puzzle questions. Unfriendly interviewers. Arrogant atmosphere.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you solve traffic congestion on a jam-prone highway?
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at VMware (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
Saw them at career fair. Had a short video call interview where you implement a Set in Java (interviewer drove, interviewee navigated), with some basic behavioral questions thrown in. Then onsite interview pairing on real stories in the backlog for two different teams.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Implement a Set in Java via TDD and pair programming with the interviewer
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at VMware
Interview
Whole process took about 2 1/2 weeks. Only had two interviews. Faced system design questions, resume questions, questions specific to what the role was looking for. Given code what does it output. General technical questions.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Given a point and the center and radius of a circle determine if the point is in the circle