I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Box (Redwood City, CA) in Jan 2012
Interview
I only went through the initial phone screen.
In retrospect, it seems that either the interviewer was working from a checklist, or that they had so many applicant that they were eliminating anyone who didn't awe them with greatness. I say this because I was very surprised to get a terse rejection e-mail a few days later. The interview was so simple and perfunctory that I can't imagine what I said (or didn't say) that would have eliminated me.
I emailed the HR contact who had set up the interview with a polite inquiry about what they were looking for, and how I might better fit their needs if I applied again in the future. My email did not receive a reply.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given an array of integers, how would you remove all duplicates in linear time, i.e. O(n)?
First interview was algorithms in my case using priority queue (in this part I was allowed to use internet).
Next part was divided into 4 interviews: behavioral, with hiring manager, design (design elevator system) and live coding algorithm.
It's nice that they provide feedback from the interview.
In the end I didn't get an offer because according to them I lacked experience, even though according to feedback all my interviews went well. I feel they wasted my time because I didnt apply for this position, they contacted me on linked in.
I applied online. I interviewed at Box (Redwood City, CA)
Interview
5 rounds of algorithms and data structures, retrospective and behavioral questions to assess culture fit. I did well on the retrospective but did not do good in other rounds. It is a fairly detailed process.
very long and tedious, too many stages and communication was good but not always clear, i wish it was more streamlined and clear. Not the best or the worse i must say,.