Wayfair Software Development Engineer interview questions
based on 4 ratings - Updated Jul 1, 2020
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100%
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Applied online
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Software Development Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Wayfair with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 25% positive. To compare, the company-average is 51.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer roles take an average of 5 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Wayfair overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Wayfair as a Software Development Engineer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 75%
Presentation: 25%
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I was contacted by the recruiter and did a formal chat. Initial technical interview is conducted by Karat personnel. Followed by in person interview by project team. For the Karat interview, be prepared to make the most of time.
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Question 1
SQL and Java problem. Basic design questions and a puzzle to be solved.
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Wayfair (Boston, MA) in Sep 2019
Interview
The HR was very nice, it took me about 30min for the phone screen. The questions asked are pretty general behavior questions, for example: tell me about yourself, your project, a time when you need to learn new knowledge...
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Wayfair
Interview
HR call. It was unfair for an HR rep to ask technical questions to a Software Developer and give a rejection based on that. There should be a better way of screening technical roles.