I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Shopee (Singapore) in Apr 2024
Interview
The interviewer was very nice and accomodating. The questions genuinely was not hard but will require explaining your methods. Also it will involve knowledge on Operating Systems, Database (How they operate underneath the hood)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: Explain to me how in Linux what happens when you open a file.
The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Shopee (Singapore) in July 2024
Interview
Was not informed that the interview would be conducted in Chinese, but the interviews were patient with me as I had trouble conversing in Chinese. Interview process was straightforward, but I would prefer if it was in English.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How does a packet travel across devices? Explain in terms of Layer 2 and Layer 3 of the OSI model
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Shopee (Singapore) in Jan 2021
Interview
(This position requires Entry Level experience as described on Shopee Careers website)
1 * 60min glider.ai Online Assessment
Only one coding question which requires very very basic algorithm knowledge. The rest are all MC questions about networking, OS, Linux and database.
1 * 40min HR conversation:
OA result feedback; Guidance of upcoming technical interviews; Q&A
2 * 90min Technical interviews:
Process are basically the same for these two interviews: self introduction; questions based on my past experience; low-level questions about networking (TCP, UDP, IP, HTTP, SSL), OS (memory, file, IPC, process and thread), Linux (understanding of "top" tool; soft link and hard link), database (few questions) and data structures (few questions); live coding (Google allowed, any language allowed, very very basic algorithm knowledge required); Q&A
1 * 60min Final interview with Team Lead:
Mostly high-level questions like my understanding of cloud and virtualization; possible causes of problems if the latency of website is high; how to make the backend system optimized for high concurrency; my future career path and so on. No live coding.
All interviews are remotely conducted via Zoom or Skype. Interviewers are friendly. Whole process takes 6-7 weeks.
Interview questions [7]
Question 1
Why the disk space is not freed after deleting a large file?