I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Wayfair (Rochester, NY) in Mar 2020
Interview
Applied online and then got a coding challenge from in a few weeks. The coding challenge had 3 questions and all of them were coding. They mostly focus on the 2D array and logical thinking for the questions.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Wayfair
Interview
The interview process was very smooth. Spoke with a Senior Software Engineer who was very kind and casual. Did a screen-sharing programming test that was very OOP-based. I could easily ask questions and the member was very helpful. Asked me about performance optimization after I completed the task.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Wayfair (Boston, MA) in Mar 2022
Interview
First Round: Online Assessment on hackerrank. Two question very easy.
Second Round: Live interview, asked to code object oriented style program in Java. Grilled with questions on design pattern.
No response after first two rounds.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Java program to create a store of products. Best ways to avoid code duplication. Design Patterns, interface expected as answer.
The process took 3 weeks with one online assessment, two technical interviews and one behavioral interview. Most are related to algorithms and object oriented design but there is a bit of system design involved in the third round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you encountered a problem and how did you solve it?
Software Engineer Co-Op applicants have rated the interview process at Wayfair with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 51.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer Co-Op roles take an average of 17 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Wayfair overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Wayfair as a Software Engineer Co-Op according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 23%
One on one interview: 23%
Presentation: 15%
Phone interview: 15%
Other: 8%
Drug test: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
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