Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at eBay with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 46% positive. To compare, the company-average is 54.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 17 days to get hired, when considering 200 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at eBay overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at eBay as a Software Engineer according to 200 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 36%
One on one interview: 20%
Skills test: 13%
Presentation: 8%
Group panel interview: 7%
Personality test: 4%
Background check: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Drug test: 2%
Other: 2%
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I applied online. I interviewed at eBay in Jan 2021
Interview
Codesignal assignment first, about 60 minutes, 4 problems (not too hard and not algorithmic), then a call with a team member, then 3 more video interviews two of which were coding.
After spending more than 5 hours on interviews only, I never received an email with the results even though they promised by the end of the week. Completely unprofessional and rude, and tells a lot about the company. I will never apply here.
The interview process started with a 30-minute recruiter screening, which focused on my background, experience, and interest in the role. The recruiter also provided an overview of the team and position.
The next round was a 1-hour technical interview. I was asked to design and implement a Spring Boot application for an e-commerce website. The discussion covered REST API design, entity modeling, service and repository layers, application architecture, and coding best practices. The interviewer also asked follow-up questions about scalability, error handling, and design decisions made during the implementation.
Overall, the interview was technical and practical, focusing on real-world backend development skills using Spring Boot.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Implement a Spring Boot application for an e-commerce website.
The process starts with a call screening with HR, then 2 rounds of code screenings, followed by system design interview, and finally behavioural interview with hiring manager. The process took 1 month
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Leet code medium question and follow up questions about data structure
There were five rounds in the process: an initial recruiter call, a first manager call, followed by three technical rounds in a loop.
In the first round, they assessed whether my background aligned with the role requirements. During the manager call, I was expecting a coding round, but instead, they asked three situational questions. After that, I received a rejection.