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      Principal Software Engineer Interview

      May 21, 2020
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Boston, MA
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Chewy (Boston, MA) in May 2020

      Interview

      I got interviewed in May 2020 in Boston, took about 3+ weeks. Recruiter call checking your background, followed by quick 10 min MCQ hackkerrank online test, 1 hr technical phone screen with a software engineer in the team which consists of hackerrank online coding exercise. Final onsite round with hiring manager and few engineers 45 min each which consists of behavioral, system design (whiteboard) and technical screen.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Function to create balanced binary search tree hackerrank coding exercise. System design for student registration.
      Answer question
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      • Principal Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Chewy with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 46% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Principal Software Engineer roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Chewy overall takes an average of 18 days.
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