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eBay · Software Engineer · Senior
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Sep 28
Rejected
Overall Experience
The process had one online interview followed by three onsite rounds covering coding, system design, and management. The candidate was notified two days after the final interview that the application would not proceed.
4 rounds
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Posted by interviewdInterview Process (4 rounds)
Round 1 of 4: Coding / DSA
60 min
Question 1
MediumDiscuss the current project’s end-to-end architecture, the candidate’s responsibilities, and key technical decisions.
Experience
This project discussion preceded a medium-level coding problem. The coding prompt was not provided; the candidate solved it successfully.
60 min
Question 1
MediumSolve a medium tree-based coding problem.
Experience
The prompt details were not provided; the round emphasized the problem-solving approach, time and space complexity, and clean implementation.
Question 2
MediumSolve a medium interval-based coding problem.
Experience
The prompt details were not provided; the round emphasized the problem-solving approach, time and space complexity, and clean implementation.
60 min
Question 1
MediumDesign an e-commerce platform at a high level.
Experience
Discuss the overall architecture, key components, scalability, data flow, and design trade-offs.
60 min
Question 1
MediumDiscuss behavioral and leadership examples, then go deeper into the current project.
Experience
The round was a management interview. The candidate gave examples from their experience and discussed the project in depth; specific questions and technical details were not provided.
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