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Technology Intern
Intern Average Neutral experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral
First, there was a 20-minute screening call with the recruiter covering basic personal info. Next, an online assessment with easy LeetCode problems. Finally, a final interview with a software manager who seemed pretty uninterested. It's these managers who decide on the spots, not a hiring manager, so definitely give it your best. These interviews can depend on the interviewer, but mine touched on things like JS errors, SQL queries, and terminal commands.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Can you explain what a left outer join does?
- Which terminal command do you use to find your current directory?
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Software Engineer
Entry Easy Positive experience Accept offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Take home Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Coding System Design
The interview was fun. I started with a talent acquisition call, mostly reviewing my resume and confirming my experience. This led to a second interview with the Software Engineering Manager, focusing on object-oriented concepts. The third round was a coding exercise to develop a deck of cards. The fourth round revisited object-oriented concepts and algorithmic thinking. The final interview with the Engineering Manager covered advanced topics such as code review, error tracking, and code simplification for user experience. Coding was primarily limited to the deck of cards exercise and a bit of code review. It's important to be solid on object-oriented design, API creation, and system/code troubleshooting. Everyone I interacted with was friendly and responsive. It's okay not to know every answer; ask clarifying questions and don't stress if you can't figure it out. Studying beforehand is key. Good luck! Note: Interviewers mentioned they recently changed their interview format, so older experiences might not be up-to-date.
Confirmed questions8 questions
- Can you describe how you would design the objects for a chess game and their relationships?
- Please design the objects for a deck of cards, then implement a shuffle function.
- Now, can you create a blackjack game?
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Product Manager
Mid Difficult Positive experience Decline offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Case Behavioral
First there was an HR call. Then, there were three quizzes, and a question about your favorite product and how you'd make it better. The third round involved a root cause analysis, an analytical part, and a product sense part. Finally, the Managerial Round included questions about Flipkart's architecture, more analytical questions, and a discussion about your MBA project.
Confirmed questions6 questions
- What's your favorite product and how would you improve it?
- Do a root cause analysis.
- Answer analytical questions.
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UI Automation Engineer
Mid Average Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
I interviewed with Blackhawk networks and it was a pretty disappointing experience. They initially said they were looking for a UI automation engineer, but then their recruiter called me a few days later to say they actually needed an API automation engineer. It’s kind of worrying how uncoordinated the recruiters and interviewers were, it doesn't look good for the company. Candidates need to know what job they're interviewing for, and this kind of mixed message is just confusing. Hopefully, Blackhawk networks sorts this out for future candidates.
Confirmed questions1 question
- How do you handle disagreements with your manager and try to convince them of your perspective?
Blackhawk Network Interview Questions
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“Given a date as a string in dd/mm/yyyy format, determine the day of the week from 1 (Monday) to 7 (Sunday).”
Read reports →“Given a number, find the next largest number that can be formed using its digits.”
Read reports →“Write code that returns 'yes' if all adjacent element pairs in a list have an absolute difference of 1, otherwise return 'no'.”
Read reports →“Given two strings s and t, what is the minimum number of operations (Insert, Remove, Replace) needed to convert str1 to str2?”
Read reports →“When an ArrayList exceeds its capacity, the existing elements are copied to a new, larger array. Is this a shallow copy or a deep copy?”
Read report →“What is the difference between concurrent HashMap and synchronized HashMap? How can you synchronize a standard HashMap?”
Read report →“How would you write a code to return the number of leaves in a binary tree?”
Read report →“Given that Java utilizes Doubly Linked Lists (DLL) but only provides unidirectional iterators, why does it still use DLLs instead of a simpler Singly Linked List?”
Read report →“Create a Tic Tac Toe game where the computer and user can play. The program should declare the winner or if it's a draw.”
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