IMDb Software Engineer Interview Questions
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Software Engineer Intern
Intern Easy Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home
Interview formats
Behavioral Other
It was a super chill process! I heard back about the position the very next day and jumped right into the role. I originally applied through Indeed, and about three weeks after that, I got an email asking me to interview.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What's your motivation for pursuing a career in film?
IMDb
Software Engineer
Entry Difficult Negative experience No offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Take home Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Coding Behavioral
The interview process kicked off with an online coding test. After that, I had a series of five 1-hour in-person interviews on the same day. There's a big focus on behavioral questions, which felt quite scripted and didn't really explore how I work. Each interview slot also included a brief coding exercise at the end. However, due to the time constraints, these coding parts felt a bit superficial. If you didn't immediately nail their expected solution, there wasn't enough time to discuss or refine it, leaving me unsure about my performance. While I'm sure they hire great people, this method seems inefficient and might cause them to overlook some really strong candidates.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Can you share an instance where you had a disagreement with a decision but ultimately complied?
- Could you write a program to efficiently search through a list of actors in constant time?
IMDb
Software Developer
Mid Easy Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Coding Technical
The interview process involved a 90-minute coding test on Codility, which I felt had gimmick questions and not enough time. This was followed by a 1-hour technical interview. The interviewer seemed unprepared and nervous, and asked basic-level questions that didn't seem like good indicators of ability. IMDb declined to offer feedback after I was rejected.
Confirmed questions1 question
- How can you find the numbers present in both of two given integer arrays? What is the time complexity of your solution?
IMDb Software Engineer Interview Questions
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“How can you find the numbers present in both of two given integer arrays? What is the time complexity of your solution?”
Read reports →“How many swaps are needed in an array?”
Read reports →“Could you write a program to efficiently search through a list of actors in constant time?”
Read reports →“Explain the time and space complexity of your Hackerrank solution.”
Read reports →“Could you write some code that uses arrays?”
Read report →“What's your motivation for pursuing a career in film?”
Read report →“Tell me about a classic graph question.”
Read report →“Can you design an API?”
Read report →“Can you share an instance where you had a disagreement with a decision but ultimately complied?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
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