Horrible Experience -> Interviewer wants to run the code instead of checking the approach and code cleanliness. Don't waste your time interviewing here, typical exam settings. I will never interview here.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at eBay (Salt Lake City, UT) in Oct 2023
Interview
It was great. Recruiting communicated clearly and it was an easy process. The interview itself felt friendly and conversational. I really enjoyed the entire process. Nothing about it was difficult.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They wanted to know why I had applied for the position and what I felt I could bring to the role.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at eBay (San Jose, CA) in Sep 2023
Interview
Applied for job on eBay website. Forgot about it, then 3 weeks later an eBay bot requested an interview into their calendar. Then the following interview process happened. Interview 1: eBay Recruiter - 20 min (35 min realtime) Interview 2: Hiring Manager - 45 min (49 min realtime) Interview 3: Team Lead A Interview - 45 min (46 min realtime) Interview 4: Team Lead B Interview - 45 min (59 min realtime) Interview 5: Team Lead C Interview - 45 min (50 min realtime) Interview 6: Team Lead D Interview - 45 min (46 min realtime) Interview 7: Hiring Manager again - 45 min (46 min realtime) Everyone whom I met was capable, knowledgeable, nice, and I generally enjoyed process and everything moved very quickly in less than 2 weeks. For all of these interviews, I just accepted the time slots to be flexible because I really wanted to the job and I couldn't talk to a bot to reschedule. I sent "thank you" emails to each interviewer via the recruiter and always got response in less than 48 hours. I really thought I was their top candidate. Then, I got partially burned out during Interview 7, as I was told another interview could be with the VP. It's now been 2 weeks and no response from the recruiter even even with 2 follow-up emails. I assume they chose another candidate.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when communication lacked and a deadline was going to be affected and how did you handle it.