
Wanderlog Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Wanderlog.
Full Stack Software Engineer
So, I had a really bad experience with them. They sent over a coding assessment, which they claimed wasn't like LeetCode and was supposed to be more like a real-world scenario. Yeah, right. It was basically LeetCode problems, and you had to do two of them in 40 minutes. The problems themselves weren't that hard, but the platform was clunky, and the instructions were confusing. Plus, you had to download files, which just ate up more time from the already tight deadline. I did the assessment over the weekend, and a few hours later, I got the typical automated email saying they were moving on with other candidates. It really felt like a generic rejection, and there's no way they reviewed my submission that quickly on a weekend, especially since all my tests passed and my solution was fine. My advice? Don't bother with this company; it's not worth your time or effort.
- One question involved frequency counting and sorting, typical of LeetCode-style interviews.
Software Engineer
I got rejected after finishing the OA, even though I got a perfect score and passed all test cases in 37 minutes. The questions weren't that hard, but setting up, reading, and testing everything took time. I'm not sure why I was rejected since there was no feedback. If they're looking for super-fast coding, I wonder if anyone can actually complete the entire OA process (setup, read, code, test) in under 20 minutes. AI could do it, but they explicitly said not to use it. It feels like they either want candidates who use AI for the OA or they don't want to hire anyone. If you're preparing, I'd suggest looking at what others have shared on this platform; the questions are very similar to the actual interview questions.
- Given specific criteria, sort the provided logs.
Software Engineer
So, they send you to this super old website for a test, which seems to be the same for everyone. Then, you're lucky if you get like 4 more technical interviews? To break it down: 1. An interview on a website that looks like it's running on Flash. 2. An interview with an AI bot that's kind of annoying and not really helpful. 3. A frontend code-focused interview. 4. An on-site with 2 more TECHNICAL INTERVIEWS. 5. A cultural fit interview. Funny how you don't even talk to a real person until you're halfway through. Seriously, it's a two-way street, you need to know if we're a good fit too, so take 15 mins to get to know the candidate. If you can't, hire an HR person. Also, you're not Google, and no one with a current job will take a week off their paying job to prove themselves to you. If you don't know how to hire, see advice #1.
- Did you do some array manipulation questions or something similar?
UX Designer
The interview process involves a 1.5-hour take-home design challenge where you can use your preferred design software like Figma or Adobe Illustrator. This is followed by a 1-hour product design and fit interview, and concludes with a 1.5-hour final-round interview.
- Can you explain the reasoning behind your design choices in this instance?
Wanderlog Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Wanderlog interview reports.
“Given a log file as a string array with entries like "user_id timestamp action", where action is 'sign-in' or 'sign-out', and values are space-separated digits. Find user_ids who signed out within maxSpan seconds of signing in, given entries are not ordered.”
Read reports →“Can you write a Python function that accepts lines of strings and returns the sum for each line?”
Read reports →“Given an array of transactions, group them by item name. Output an array of strings, each formatted as 'item_name number_of_transactions'.”
Read reports →“Find the max sum of any two numbers in an array of integers.”
Read reports →“Given specific criteria, sort the provided logs.”
Read report →“Given a list of user sign-in and sign-out log entries, identify and return users whose sign-in and sign-out occurred within a specified maximum allowed duration.”
Read report →“Given a list of transactions, can you group them by the item name and return a list of strings, where each string is the item name followed by its transaction count?”
Read report →“How would you iterate through a list of Python dictionaries?”
Read report →“Could you write a function that removes duplicates from a list but keeps the original order?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 77 Wanderlog interview reports.