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I was not asked any technical questions. But, I learned enough about the company to want to steer clear of it. I was told that they intentionally did not seek out anyone with experience in the design, manufacture, or support of the product they were building: "We didn't want someone to tell us it couldn't be done." This is code for, "we don't want anyone your age who hasn't worked at Apple working here." As a potential employee, please look on the amazon website for reviews of this product and see how well this arrogance has paid off. A lot of the problems noted could have been avoided had they had the humility to engage with someone who had experience in this product space. I would wonder about the judgment of any engineer who wants to insulate himself from an opinion--one based on experience--that differs from his own.
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Senior Engineer

Interviewed at Nest

3.5★
Aug 26, 2013

I was not asked any technical questions. But, I learned enough about the company to want to steer clear of it. I was told that they intentionally did not seek out anyone with experience in the design, manufacture, or support of the product they were building: "We didn't want someone to tell us it couldn't be done." This is code for, "we don't want anyone your age who hasn't worked at Apple working here." As a potential employee, please look on the amazon website for reviews of this product and see how well this arrogance has paid off. A lot of the problems noted could have been avoided had they had the humility to engage with someone who had experience in this product space. I would wonder about the judgment of any engineer who wants to insulate himself from an opinion--one based on experience--that differs from his own.

The most difficult questions were the algorithms. I was told that I did well. The questions involved searching or counting integers in arrays or a stream. I kept the solution conversational and drew diagrams on paper which I had brought with me.
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Senior Software Engineer

Interviewed at MobileIron

3.6★
Jul 29, 2013

The most difficult questions were the algorithms. I was told that I did well. The questions involved searching or counting integers in arrays or a stream. I kept the solution conversational and drew diagrams on paper which I had brought with me.

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