I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Pinterest in Aug 2015
Interview
Applied online , heard back from recruiter the next day. Phone interview was setup for 2-3 days after. Interviewer was very polite. Involved coding on collabedit. I wasnt asked to compile the code but we did go over test cases and syntax. I did see later that I had a bug in the code maybe thats why I didn't get a onsite
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You’re given a board game which is a row of squares, each labeled with an integer. This can be represented by a list, e.g.
[1, 3, 2, 0, 5, 2, 8, 4, 1]
Given a start position on the board, you “win” by landing on a zero, where you move by jumping from square to square either left or right the number of spaces specified on the square you’re currently on.
Your task is to implement the function:
def can_win(board, pos): returns True if you can win the board from that starting pos, False otherwise
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.
Horrible, el entrevistador ni entendia el ejercicio y queria que lo hiciera a su manera. Tardamos 30 minutos en entender el ejercicio porque el ni lo entendia. Pude hacerlo a mi entendimiento, entonces cada cosa que hacia no me cuestionaba, literal me decia que estaba incorrecto
The interview process was well-structured and included an initial recruiter screen, followed by technical rounds focused on data structures, problem-solving, and system design fundamentals. Interviewers were professional and communicative throughout. Although I wasn’t selected for the role, the experience was positive and provided helpful insight into areas for further growth.