JWP (JW Player) Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at JWP (JW Player).
JWP (JW Player)
Software Engineer
Senior Easy Negative experience No offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Panel Presentation
Interview formats
Behavioral Coding Technical Group Presentation
The interview process kicked off with a 30-minute recruiter phone screening. This was followed by a 1-hour interview with the engineering manager where we discussed my past experience and skills. Next, there was a 1-hour coding assessment on CodeSignal with an engineer, which started with a LeetCode easy problem and then progressively added more complex requirements. It was still a pretty easy coding challenge. The final stage involved 4 hours of panel interviews spread over two days. These included pair programming on a coding problem, data infrastructure questions, and a "Q&A" presentation about a past project I worked on. After a week of studying and preparation, they cancelled the entire thing the morning of the interview because they had filled the position.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you take an array of strings that are the word form of numbers (like "One", "Two", "Three") and return the integer value?
JWP (JW Player)
Software Engineer
Entry Average Neutral experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Coding
The interview process has three to four stages. First, there's an initial 30-minute Zoom call with a recruiter from JWP. Then, a 60-minute call with the Head of Engineering or the team you'd be joining. Finally, a 60-minute technical interview with two engineers where you'll do some coding while they watch, which was a disappointing part of the process as it didn't prove much.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you tell us about a project you're proud of?
JWP (JW Player)
Software Engineer
Mid Average Positive experience Accept offer 7 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Phone screen Onsite Panel Presentation Phone screen Offer
Interview formats
Technical Coding System Design Behavioral Other
The interview process was quite long. First, there was an HR Phone Screen, followed by a Hacker rank assessment. Then, a Team Lead Phone Screen, and after that, onsite interviews, which consisted of 5 separate interviews. Finally, there was a Phone screen with the CEO. When you're onsite, you meet different people from different teams who evaluate you on different things. You'll talk to both engineers and product managers, and sometimes even SVP/C-level managers, so it's a good idea to prepare for behavioral questions as well as data structures and algorithms.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Tell me about data structures and algorithms.
- Describe your experience with systems design.
- Can you demonstrate your core software engineering skills?
JWP (JW Player) Software Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from JWP (JW Player) interview reports.
“Write code to determine the winner of a tic-tac-toe game.”
Read reports →“Can you take an array of strings that are the word form of numbers (like "One", "Two", "Three") and return the integer value?”
Read reports →“Design this game: The game is a race over a distance of S steps involving N racers. Racers take it in turns to advance with the roll of one 6 sided die D. The winner is determined by the first racer to cross the line (having moved a total of S steps or more) Determine the average number of turns (for the winner) necessary to win the race where D = 1 x 6 S = 100, and N = 4 ANSWER: ~ 26.4”
Read reports →“What is the syntax for $q in Angular?”
Read reports →“How do you determine the length of an array?”
Read report →“Can you explain the difference between RNN and CNN and provide use cases for each?”
Read report →“How would you find the nth element from the end of an array, and what unit tests would you create for it?”
Read report →“given a code snippet, read it and fix any bugs”
Read report →“Tell me about Maze RPG.”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 15 JWP (JW Player) interview reports.