There was a phone screening with HR. Then they sent me an online test. After successful completion of the test, they scheduled the first technical interview. Which I couldn't pass and my process ended there.
Technical Interview 1: The recruiter was a very nice guy. But the questions were mostly academic like calculate time and space complexity of this code, reverse the linked list etc. Usually, this stuff is not used in day to day job so I wasn't able to give correct answers.
Being a backend developer, I knew how to optimize server side cods, I knew how to handle heavy loads on servers and optimize database queries, I knew how to develop complex backend workflows but the recruiter didn't ask any of this.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In a live coding session, the recruiter asked me to write the code to reverse the linked list.
The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Shopee (Singapore) in July 2024
Interview
Applied for market place tech services backend role. Had one online technical interview and one onsite interview with the hiring manager. Did not pass the final round. Overall the process was quite smooth and fast.
It was a great interview experience. The interviewer asked some technical questions and even had me do some live coding. I really enjoyed the experience and felt confident afterwards. It was definitely a positive experience.
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Question 1
There were some questions raised regarding databases.
Online code screening, focus on algorithm and data structure rather than what you can do in the past. You are free to choose your programming language but the code must run.