Own Company 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 Own Company.
Own Company
Software Engineer
Intern Average Neutral experience Decline offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Technical screen Onsite Onsite Background check
Interview formats
Behavioral Coding Technical System Design
The interview process started with a quick 15-minute chat with the recruiter to go over some basic stuff about me. Then there was a 30-minute tech assessment, which was pretty intense with a really tight time limit for each question, so no mistakes allowed. After that, I had an hour-long interview that was split into two parts: the first 30 minutes was a coding assessment with one interviewer, and the next 30 minutes was with another person where we talked about a puzzle and I had to come up with an algorithm for it. The final round was a 30-minute behavioral interview. The recruiter kept in touch after each stage.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you share an instance where you had a disagreement with a teammate and explain how you resolved it?
Own Company
Software Engineer
Senior Average Positive experience Accept offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical System Design Behavioral
We started with about 15 minutes of introductions about me, the company, and the role. Then, we spent 10 minutes discussing my previous work experience. Following that, there was a 30-minute technical exercise. Finally, we wrapped up with a short discussion about my career aspirations and my motivations for seeking a new opportunity.
Confirmed questions7 questions
- Can you outline the high-level design for a library system that allows librarians to categorize books and provides search functionality for guests, including the necessary services, components, and data model?
- How would you ensure the security of this library system?
- What is the expected performance of the described solution, and how can it be analyzed?
Own Company
Software Engineer
Mid Difficult Negative experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Panel Offer
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral Other
This NJ-based Software Engineer role had a few interview stages. First, I spoke with the hiring manager, then a senior software dev. The final stage was an onsite interview with two team members. There wasn't any coding, system design, or 'tell me about a project you built' questions. Most interviews were vocab trivia and pretty easy, except for one. One team member, Dan, conducted a super tough interview. He was kind of like that disliked professor from college, very opinionated. If your answer wasn't good enough, he'd push for a better one. Everyone else was really nice though. The office itself is nice, but it's in a NJ suburb, so you'll definitely need a car to get around.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you explain the distinction between high availability and fault tolerance?
Own Company Software Engineer Interview Questions
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“How does the garbage collector function?”
Read reports →“Can you explain the distinction between high availability and fault tolerance?”
Read reports →“Can you explain heap and stack memory?”
Read reports →“Tell me about manipulations of strings in array”
Read reports →“How would you ensure the security of this library system?”
Read report →“What is the expected performance of the described solution, and how can it be analyzed?”
Read report →“What are your thoughts on DB”
Read report →“Can you outline the high-level design for a library system that allows librarians to categorize books and provides search functionality for guests, including the necessary services, components, and data model?”
Read report →“Tell me about multi-threading.”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
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