Initial phone call to interview challenge to in person challenge. They fly you out for the in person stuff which I really appreciated. The in person challenge is the most difficult. You will be given 5 prompts from 5 different people and need to talk out your solutions in 45 mins. Def get a lot of rest beforehand
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given the start point to a person on a map, find all the possible paths this person could take on an X,Y grid
It was a 3 round interview process with 2 technical rounds and 1 HR round. I was mostly asked DSA focused questions. Trees, heap, graphs and sliding window were mostly stressed for me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Trees, heap, graphs and sliding window were mostly stressed for me.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at YouTube in Oct 2024
Interview
Long and slow. There were four rounds of interviews spanning over a month and they don't get back to you quickly. The interviews themselves were ok and took an hour each.
The interview process was demanding as they asked several questions about my masters degree thesis and on my research projects, which were challenging to remember as I had done these more than 7 years ago.
Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at YouTube with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 79% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 35 days to get hired, when considering 41 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at YouTube overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at YouTube as a Software Engineer according to 41 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 44%
One on one interview: 21%
Skills test: 18%
Presentation: 5%
Group panel interview: 4%
Background check: 4%
Personality test: 3%
Other: 1%
Drug test: 1%
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