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      Software Engineer Interview

      Aug 13, 2020
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Portland, OR
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

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      I applied online. I interviewed at Powell's Books (Portland, OR) in Jun 2020

      Interview

      The first interview was a get to know you type of interview. The second round was 1 hour behavioral type questions with 3 members of the the company. Afterwards it was another hour of technical type questions with 3 members of the engineering team.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What is a book you have read that changed how you view things.
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