Candidate Prep
This is the newest state that announced they will have a pay transparency law starting in 2023, specifically requiring salary and other compensation information on job postings.
What is Washington State?
This is the stage in which you feel like the following candidate, Bonnie Pan, progressed to... (Options- does not meet BQs, failed OA, Passed OA but not Onsite, Passed Onsite at L5)
What is "Passed Onsite at L5"?
This is the name of the largest ocean on earth.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
This is the stage in which you feel like the following candidate, Kyle Kern, progressed to... (Options- does not meet BQs, failed OA, Passed OA but not Onsite, Passed Onsite at L5)
What is "Does not meet BQs"?
The definition of the following word is: the process of designing the system, architecting components, and designing interfaces for a system so that it meets the end-user requirements
What is "system des."?
These are the three most common ways/tools for candidates to draw their system and during interviews.
What are "using a whiteboard", "using a pen and paper", and "using a web-based app with screenshare"?
This is the stage in which you feel like the following candidate, Vignesh Singaravelu, progressed to... (Options- does not meet BQs, failed OA, Passed OA but not Onsite, Passed Onsite at L5)
What is "failed OA"?
This is the length of an Olympic swimming pool.
What is 50 meters?
This is the stage in which you feel like the following candidate, Aaron Yang, progressed to... (Options- does not meet BQs, failed OA, Passed OA but not Onsite, Passed Onsite at L5)
What is "Passed OA but not onsite"?
These are the two major ways to a system when designing it (these were talked about in the training).
What is "load balancing" and "caching"?
This is the total length of a standard BOLT-style interview from start to finish (including breaks)
What is 4 hours and 45 minutes?
This is the stage in which you feel like the following candidate, Gavin Lin, progressed to... (Options- does not meet BQs, failed OA, Passed OA but not Onsite, Passed Onsite at L5)
What is "Passed OA but not Onsite"?
This is the name of the smallest country in the world.
What is The Vatican City?
This is the stage in which you feel like the following candidate, Austin Leonardo, progressed to... (Options- does not meet BQs, failed OA, Passed OA but not Onsite, Passed Onsite at L5)
What is "failed OA"?
Name one of the four examples the system training used for SDEs to in code interviews.
What are "the temperature reading example", " dropbox", " Twitter", or " Netflix"?
This is what the candidate should do after hearing each coding problem for the first time.
What is asking questions?
This is the stage in which you feel like the following candidate, Benito Tamayo, progressed to... (Options- does not meet BQs, failed OA, failed MCR, failed TPS, Passed OA but not Onsite, Passed Onsite at L4, Passed onsite at L5)
What is "Failed TPS"?
This is the name of the first feature-length animated movie ever released.
What is Snow White?
This is the stage in which you feel like the following candidate, Letch Radomirov, progressed to... (Options- does not meet BQs, failed OA, failed MCR, failed TPS, Passed OA but not Onsite, Passed Onsite at L4, Passed onsite at L5)
What is "Passed Onsite at L4"?
These are the four key tasks that accomplish that SDEs also do when outlining a multi-device .
What are "taking information from inputs", "storing that information", "processing that information", and "giving an output"?
The two additional Leadership Principals that are covered in the final interview for Pathfinder SDEs other than: Ownership, Earns Trust, Have Backbone; Disagree and Commit, Deliver Results, Invent & Simplify, and Insist on Highest Standards.
What is "Customer Obsession" and "Learn & Be Curious"?
This is the stage in which you feel like the following candidate, Wenyang Chao, progressed to... (Options- does not meet BQs, failed OA, failed MCR, failed TPS, Passed OA but not Onsite, Passed Onsite at L4, Passed onsite at L5)
What is "Passed Onsite at L5"?
Name this menu item from Olive Garden based on the following description: "Three OG classics all on one plate! Chicken Parmigiana, Lasagna Classico and our signature Fettuccine Alfredo – all with homemade sauces made fresh every morning. "
What is the Tour of Italy?
This is the stage in which you feel like the following candidate, Brandon Lam, progressed to... (Options- does not meet BQs, failed OA, failed MCR, failed TPS, Passed OA but not Onsite, Passed Onsite at L4, Passed onsite at L5)
What is "Passed Onsite at L4"?
These are the three main questions candidates should ask themselves to determine whether or not they built a quality, scalable system.
What are the three questions of: "Is the system reliable", "Is the system available"?, and "Is the system scalable?"