Re:Caltech's CS interview prep course
by whimsicalism on Monday February 28, 2022 @02:32PM
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I can answer for myself as GP, didn't interview with G but got into a similar company.
> L3 vs L4
Slightly above L3 would be the equivalent ($200-$260 salary band)
> * How many LC questions were you given per round? I would expect 2 is the norm.
6 interviews, 5 were technical -> 3 were algorithmic style, 2 were domain specific. Usually they had 2 questions, but really the first question was very easy and often related to the second one.
> * Did you have optimal solutions or were you nudged to a solution by the interviewer?
No clue, there was one I was struggling on because string parsing is annoying in C++. Not much nudging. I believe my solutions were generally pretty efficient.
> Did you pass any other FAANG / leetcode interviews?
Yes, the only other one I was in. I found actually getting interviews (as entry-level) to be much harder than passing the interviews once you got them.
> What's you educational background? Do you have computer science / STEM degree from MIT or similar?
Yes to the second and I did take a DS&A class in sophomore year of college.
> L3 vs L4
Slightly above L3 would be the equivalent ($200-$260 salary band)
> * How many LC questions were you given per round? I would expect 2 is the norm.
6 interviews, 5 were technical -> 3 were algorithmic style, 2 were domain specific. Usually they had 2 questions, but really the first question was very easy and often related to the second one.
> * Did you have optimal solutions or were you nudged to a solution by the interviewer?
No clue, there was one I was struggling on because string parsing is annoying in C++. Not much nudging. I believe my solutions were generally pretty efficient.
> Did you pass any other FAANG / leetcode interviews?
Yes, the only other one I was in. I found actually getting interviews (as entry-level) to be much harder than passing the interviews once you got them.
> What's you educational background? Do you have computer science / STEM degree from MIT or similar?
Yes to the second and I did take a DS&A class in sophomore year of college.
> Did you crush the system design interview?
Probably was my weakest.
> How do you feel behavioral interviews went?
Well, I am good at talking.