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90 minute take-home test: The take-home test was quite easy. I prefer not to give out their question. 30 minute interview with hiring manager: Basic CS questions about distributed computing and scaling type questions with some algorithm and network session and API type questions.
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Senior Backend Software Engineer

Interviewed at Syapse

4.2
Jul 25, 2018

90 minute take-home test: The take-home test was quite easy. I prefer not to give out their question. 30 minute interview with hiring manager: Basic CS questions about distributed computing and scaling type questions with some algorithm and network session and API type questions.

I won't specify with the respect to the company's hiring processes. The 2 questions were "easy". After multiple requests to specify the context of the question (because based on that your answer can vary a lot), got nothing back but the repeated same question without any more details.
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Python Senior Backend Engineer

Interviewed at Y42

4.1
Apr 20, 2023

I won't specify with the respect to the company's hiring processes. The 2 questions were "easy". After multiple requests to specify the context of the question (because based on that your answer can vary a lot), got nothing back but the repeated same question without any more details.

The Tether Challenge involves building a cryptocurrency data pipeline using JavaScript, Hyperswarm RPC, and Hypercore. It requires fetching price data for the top 5 cryptocurrencies (against USDt) from CoinGecko, calculating the average price from the top 3 exchanges, and handling data quality issues while minimizing storage requirements. The data must be stored using Hypercore/Hyperbee databases and be accessible via Hyperswarm RPC with methods for fetching latest and historical prices. A scheduling mechanism should automate the pipeline every 30 seconds, with on-demand execution also supported. The task emphasizes functionality over completeness within a 6–8 hour timeframe.

Senior Backend Engineer

Interviewed at Tether.to

2.2
Dec 4, 2024

The Tether Challenge involves building a cryptocurrency data pipeline using JavaScript, Hyperswarm RPC, and Hypercore. It requires fetching price data for the top 5 cryptocurrencies (against USDt) from CoinGecko, calculating the average price from the top 3 exchanges, and handling data quality issues while minimizing storage requirements. The data must be stored using Hypercore/Hyperbee databases and be accessible via Hyperswarm RPC with methods for fetching latest and historical prices. A scheduling mechanism should automate the pipeline every 30 seconds, with on-demand execution also supported. The task emphasizes functionality over completeness within a 6–8 hour timeframe.

Eugene Wigner, a physicist and mathematician who made important contributions to quantum theory, wrote a paper on the ‘unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics’. He stated that ‘the miracle of the appropriateness of the language of mathematics for the formulation of the laws of physics is a wonderful gift which we neither understand nor deserve’. What do you think Wigner means? Do you agree with him? Why?
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Senior Backend (PHP) Product Engineer

Interviewed at Chess.com

4.1
Jan 31, 2024

Eugene Wigner, a physicist and mathematician who made important contributions to quantum theory, wrote a paper on the ‘unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics’. He stated that ‘the miracle of the appropriateness of the language of mathematics for the formulation of the laws of physics is a wonderful gift which we neither understand nor deserve’. What do you think Wigner means? Do you agree with him? Why?

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