I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at eBay (San Jose, CA) in Oct 2011
Interview
This was a group of Paypal folks and interviewers were pretty casual at the same time knowledgeable. I could feel the passion in their pulse. Also everybody looked very laid back and did not show stress on their faces which was most important to me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There were a couple of on the go questions from the manager. These were not typical questions and he didn't really expect the correct answer but just wanted to know how I thought. From what I remember one was the way I would think to use quadratic equations to solve a daily problem. I don't remember the other one.
I applied in-person. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at eBay in Jan 2012
Interview
First of all human resource will find you from any job site. and if you will match with the job requirement. they will call for tele phonic round interview, and if selected, they will for 1:1 interview.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
How you handle your team? and how you handle grievances within team.?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at eBay (Chennai) in Jul 2011
Interview
Initially, I got a call from HR to know if I am interested in the job opportunity. After that all my communications were with the manager whose team had openings. So, we (me & the manager) set up a preferred time for initial phone screening. In the first round of phone interview, our conversation started with introductions from both sides and making sure we both are interested in proceeding further. Then started technical round with some actual interview questions.
I had 5+ years of experience in Java and was asked questions about design patterns. They were not direct questions but real life problems and how to solve them using design pattern. Then there were also few questions on high level java. I was able to answer most of them. So, the manager concluded the phone call with a note saying he will get back about the exact date when I can come to the company for in-person 1:1 interview.
Then was the in-person interview. I went to the company location on my own and the interview started from around 10Am and lasted till 5:00PM. Was interviewed by 5 people one after the other. Questions were mostly on high level design of enterprise systems and applications.
At the end of it, had a short meeting with the manager again and it was clear that he was interested. But he informed that the formal communications will follow. Got email few days later with details.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a situation where in you can choose either composition or inheritance, which one would you choose? and why?