I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Pinterest
Interview
Started with a recruiter informational call, then a tech phone screen and an onsite. The recruiter was not very responsive and I ended up having to manage them from time to time. However, the engineers I met with at Pinterest were all really nice and intelligent. They were definitely people I would want to work with everyday.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A lot of the questions they asked me were very open ended coding questions that were a simplified version of a product problem they're trying to solve.
1st round technical phone screening with in 1 hour.
One follow up question was asked.
The problem was not too hard, but it requires you finish really fast without bugs.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Leetcode 1564. Put Boxes Into the Warehouse I.
Follow up: what is maximum total box sizes.
Recruiter call, tech round, onsite and rejection call. They sent me an email about a week after the last onsite and asked me to schedule a call on the same day. I scheduled a call to listen 30 second long rejection notice. A half of interview rounds were horrible. Interviewers were not prepared and arrogant.
Good experience not the best outcome. Was 1000% sure I completed all coding and sys design but was told didn't get enough signal for the competency round. Overall very organized but not very satisfied with the response.