Hive (CA) Field / Application Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Hive (CA).
Hive (CA)
Forward Deployed Engineer
Mid Average Positive experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Coding
The interview process began with an initial phone call to introduce the company and cover some logistical and behavioral aspects. This was followed by a second phone call with an engineer, focusing on a Leetcode medium problem, with a 45-minute time limit. If time permitted, we'd discuss my resume. The third call was with another engineer, also featuring a Leetcode medium problem within a 45-minute timeframe, followed by a brief discussion if time allowed. Although I struggled with the second Leetcode problem, the subsequent stage is an on-site interview (currently conducted online), which involves tackling multiple Leetcode hard problems. Everyone, from recruiters to interviewers, was very friendly, and the overall impression was that it's a great place to work.
Confirmed questions5 questions
- Behavioral and logistical questions were asked during the initial call.
- A Leetcode medium problem was presented during the second call.
- There was an opportunity to walk through my resume if time permitted after the coding problem.
Hive (CA)
Forward Deployed Engineer
Entry Average Neutral experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Technical screen Technical screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Coding Technical
It was a pretty standard interview process. I think there were 4 or 5 coding interviews, I can't recall precisely. Two of them were on the easier side, similar to LeetCode easy problems. Then there was one dynamic programming question, which was about a LeetCode medium difficulty. Finally, there was a more conceptual question. I managed to solve all of them, but unfortunately, I didn't get the offer.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Two easy coding questions, like LeetCode easy
- One question about finding a fixed point in a list
- One dynamic programming question, medium difficulty
Hive (CA)
Forward Deployed Engineer
Mid Average Positive experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Onsite Offer
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral
The process was pretty standard, mostly technical. A recruiter set up a phone interview with an engineer, featuring two Leetcode medium problems. After that, I talked to the CTO, expecting questions about my experience or general fit, but instead, I got a Google Doc with more algorithm questions. He was pretty laid back and focused on my thinking process, which was cool. Then, I had the final onsite interviews in SF. Three interviewers asked technical algorithm questions. One used a laptop, which was a nice change from the whiteboard. My main feedback is that the process could be more consistent – switching from a code pair site to Google Docs for interviews was a bit strange. I was also surprised by the minimal focus on fit or role specifics, with a heavy emphasis on algorithms, some of which I'd seen before.
Confirmed questions6 questions
- How would you group anagrams together?
- What is the longest substring without repeating characters?
- Can you implement serialize and deserialize for an n-ary tree?
Hive (CA) Field / Application Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Hive (CA) interview reports.
“Write a function to find a local maximum in an array.”
Read reports →“How do you convert a number string to its T9 text message equivalent?”
Read reports →“What is the longest substring without repeating characters?”
Read reports →“Can you implement serialize and deserialize for an n-ary tree?”
Read reports →“How would you group anagrams together?”
Read report →“Could you merge overlapping intervals from a given list with a specified range?”
Read report →“Given boxes and functions to check overlap and merge, how would you return combined boxes that meet a size threshold?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 5 Hive (CA) interview reports.