ShareThis Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
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and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at ShareThis.
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Software Engineer
Senior Average No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Background check Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
The interview process had three rounds: a senior engineer, the CTO, and the SVP. There were no 'IQ test' type questions; instead, it was a qualitative review of past projects and how they match current needs. Everyone I met seemed reasonable, and the CTO was particularly intelligent. The order of interviews changed from what was initially planned, likely because they found a new potential match for my skills. Before the interviews, the interviewers had researched my background using sources other than my resume.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Inquiries about your work style.
- Questions about your commute preferences.
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Software Engineer
Entry Difficult Positive experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
First, I did a written assessment with several technical questions about general software engineering practice and big data. Then, the company's HR tech recruiter contacted me for a phone screen. The HR person was really friendly and took time to tell me about the company's current situation and its culture. After that, I had a second phone screen via Google Hangout with an engineer who asked more technical questions.
Confirmed questions5 questions
- Can you explain object-oriented programming to someone who isn't technical?
- What is big data?
- Tell me about any personal projects you've worked on outside of work and school.
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Senior Software Engineer
Senior Average Neutral experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Coding System Design Behavioral
Recruiter reached out and I had a phone chat. That call covered CS fundamentals, design patterns, my background, projects, and skills. Also asked about linux commands and did some pair programming and a basic system design question. Then, I had a remote onsite. This included more pair programming coding challenges, a complex system design problem using kafka (even though I mentioned I didn't have kafka experience, the problem required it for a pseudo-code solution), revisiting my experience and projects, and a culture fit discussion.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you determine if a string composed of various parentheses is correctly balanced, like "()([]{()})" which is valid, but "()))" is not?
ShareThis Software Engineer Interview Questions
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“Can you determine if a string composed of various parentheses is correctly balanced, like "()([]{()})" which is valid, but "()))" is not?”
Read reports →“What is big data?”
Read reports →“Can you explain object-oriented programming to someone who isn't technical?”
Read reports →“Could you explain unit testing and quality assurance?”
Read reports →“Were there any javascript related questions?”
Read report →“What's your experience been with unit test frameworks?”
Read report →“Were there any Java-related questions?”
Read report →“Tell me about any personal projects you've worked on outside of work and school.”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 5 ShareThis interview reports.