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Product Manager
Senior Average Negative experience No offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Onsite Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral
The interview process wasn't too tough, and the people I interacted with were all really nice. They didn't hit me with any difficult questions, which in hindsight, I probably should have questioned. It turns out they had layoffs happening, and they ended up hiring someone already within the company. It felt like a waste of my time if they knew that was the plan all along.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you introduce yourself?
Hulu
Events Manager
Mid Average Negative experience No offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Background check Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
I went through 5 interviews with 5 different people: a Disney recruiter, the hiring manager, two peers, and the supervising team lead. Each interview lasted about 30 minutes. After these interviews, I followed up several times, but the recruiter said there were no updates. Weeks later, I was ghosted. The entire process felt like a waste of my time. I think Disney/Hulu could have at least told me if the business needs changed or if they weren't hiring for the role anymore, or at least that I didn't get the job. It was obvious I didn't get it after weeks of chasing them, but I expected better from a big corporation with HR teams. Maybe that's too much to ask.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Can you share some unconventional ideas you've had?
- Describe your experience collaborating with other departments.
Hulu
Data Scientist
Mid Average Positive experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Coding Other
The technical interview was a 60-minute session with the Disney+/Hulu/Disney streaming team in August 2024. We started with about 15 minutes for introductions and to talk about my experience. The remaining 45 minutes were dedicated to answering questions across three areas: SQL, Python, and a statistical reasoning discussion that didn't require coding but focused on a stats topic.
Confirmed questions6 questions
- Regarding the database tables (subscriptions, personal details, stream data), how would you find the number of daily active subscriptions in 2019?
- Using the same tables, how would you determine the count of male subscribers who engaged with at least three distinct titles in August, making sure to exclude any titles streamed for under three seconds?
- Could you construct a class that accepts an array as input and then define a function within it?
Hulu
Senior Software Engineer
Senior Difficult Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Offer
Interview formats
Coding Technical
Had an initial call with HR about the role. Then, a 1-hour phone call where I was sent a Hackerrank link. I got a Leetcode Hard problem, a word ladder, that I solved using BFS within the time limit. The interviewer seemed impressed and said I'd hear back soon from HR. Unfortunately, after a couple of days with no word, I got an automated rejection email stating they were moving on with other candidates. This was frustrating because I solved the problem correctly and within the time limit. No other questions were asked, so I don't understand the rejection. My advice to Hulu's hiring team is to be more considerate of candidates' time, especially those with 2-3 years of experience applying for senior roles. I'd recommend others avoid Hulu.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Solve a word ladder problem using BFS.
Hulu Interview Questions
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“Given an iterator to the next node of a parsed XML file, convert the XML file into a tree.”
Read reports →“Write Python code to find unique names in a list and their counts, then return them sorted by count descending.”
Read reports →“Find sequences of integers in a sorted array of integers. For example, given [4,5,7,9,10,12], return [4,5], [7], [9,10],[12].”
Read reports →“Could you search the kth largest number in a sorted 2D matrix?”
Read reports →“How would you process a string in O(n) time using a hash map?”
Read report →“What are the most popular movies of genre XYZ, excluding genre XYZ, within the last 30 days?”
Read report →“What steps would you take if Hulu was buffering on your smart TV?”
Read report →“Can you explain how to verify if a sequence of numbers represents a preorder traversal of a Binary Search Tree (BST)?”
Read report →“Using the same tables, how would you determine the count of male subscribers who engaged with at least three distinct titles in August, making sure to exclude any titles streamed for under three seconds?”
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