I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Pinterest
Interview
I applied online.
The first 2 rounds is a Karat coding challenge and an interview with a Karat Engineer. I managed to pass both rounds (note that the Karat interview has a relatively low passing bar).
Then I proceeded with a technical interview with a Pinterest Engineer. We briefly talked about the internship program and he asked me a leetcode medium question. I solved the question but it looks like he has another one which he withheld because there was not enough time.
3 weeks later I got a rejection from the recruiter. I asked for feedback but she did not reply.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1 leetcode medium question. I cannot remember which question it is but it is about strings. The solution is very straightforward.
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.