I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Groupon (Seattle, WA) in Oct 2015
Interview
I had the most ridiculous interview with Groupon. Some of the interviewers does not seem to have prepared at all. The last interviewer just throw me a complicated question with no further explanation. I tried to solve it using dfs and she was not satisfied with my answer and asked me to improve it. I knew I should probably use greedy and while I was still thinking about it, she ended the interview. The last round was only 30 minutes which should be an hour.
I just got a call from hr asking if I am really considering their company because I told the interviewer I was also interviewing with other companies. My hr and the interviewers acted very unprofessionally and seems not taking this interview seriously. It is really disappointing since I flied 9 hours to Seattle and another 9 hours back.
Coderbyte test, Problem Solving Coding Data Structures, Low Level Design +High Level Design Database design class modelling , Hiring Manager discussion around behaviour and technical skills. Difficulty level medium to hard
I applied in-person. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Groupon in Jun 2023
Interview
The process was like any other organization. It was fine. Nothing much to explain. It started with HR Discussion, followed by Technical Round which was about 45 minutes. Overall process was Satisfactory
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Sort arrays of 0's, 1's and 2's Write polyfill for memoize function Output based javascript
I had a virtual on-site, it was long with multiple rounds. One round involved coding; another round involved debugging an application. Overall friendly but depends on who you interview with.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was asked behavioral questions like explaining a time I had difficulty with a coworker; I was asked to solve a coding challenge; I was asked to debug an application.
Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Groupon with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 48% positive. To compare, the company-average is 52.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 84 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Groupon overall takes an average of 18 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Groupon as a Software Engineer according to 84 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 37%
One on one interview: 25%
Skills test: 17%
Group panel interview: 6%
Presentation: 6%
Personality test: 5%
Background check: 2%
Drug test: 1%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
Other: 1%
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