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The most difficult question was complicated (and had a 15 minute deadline), but was close to the following: Develop an algorithm in pseudo code for finding the largest group of numbers with a value greater than all other numbers (i.e. 3,4,5,5,5,2,5,5,3). Answer, would be 5,5,5. The algorithm must be performant over millions of rows.
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Engineering Manager

Interviewed at Kaseya

3.7★
Aug 14, 2019

The most difficult question was complicated (and had a 15 minute deadline), but was close to the following: Develop an algorithm in pseudo code for finding the largest group of numbers with a value greater than all other numbers (i.e. 3,4,5,5,5,2,5,5,3). Answer, would be 5,5,5. The algorithm must be performant over millions of rows.

DR solutions and best possible solutions meeting SAAS based business models? Risk mitigation approaches, leadership or management styles? Data security measures and solutions which meet data sensitivity requirements? How will I take over and drive the DR program to be effective and successful??
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DR Manager ( Production Engineering)

Interviewed at Zendesk

3.6★
Aug 21, 2019

DR solutions and best possible solutions meeting SAAS based business models? Risk mitigation approaches, leadership or management styles? Data security measures and solutions which meet data sensitivity requirements? How will I take over and drive the DR program to be effective and successful??

Spoke with the recruiter. Did a phone screen consisting of a general architecture problem. After passing that, did a four separate standard software coding problems covering the typical topics. The engineers were good interviewers, and they were very open to talk about the teams, products, etc.
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Senior Software Engineering Manager

Interviewed at Descript

4.2★
Feb 11, 2022

Spoke with the recruiter. Did a phone screen consisting of a general architecture problem. After passing that, did a four separate standard software coding problems covering the typical topics. The engineers were good interviewers, and they were very open to talk about the teams, products, etc.

What is the biggest technical challenge you and your team have accomplished? How do you contribute to design discussions and code reviews? Can you give an example of a design discussion where you influenced the technical direction? What’s your process for architecture reviews or tradeoff decisions (e.g. REST vs GraphQL)? Have you ever encountered a performance or scalability issue? How did you diagnose, quantify, and address it? What was the impact and plan going forward?
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Software Engineering Manager

Interviewed at Qualtrics

3.6★
Jul 28, 2025

What is the biggest technical challenge you and your team have accomplished? How do you contribute to design discussions and code reviews? Can you give an example of a design discussion where you influenced the technical direction? What’s your process for architecture reviews or tradeoff decisions (e.g. REST vs GraphQL)? Have you ever encountered a performance or scalability issue? How did you diagnose, quantify, and address it? What was the impact and plan going forward?

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