Evernote·Software Engineer

Evernote Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

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Redwood City, CAPosted Jun 2018 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I applied and then didn’t hear anything for a short stretch, but eventually I got an online coding round.

The expectation was extremely tight: I was supposed to produce a full solution in about 30 minutes and code in around 15. The problem itself was very difficult, and for me it wasn’t realistically solvable inside that timeframe.

The whole thing ended after that single round, and I was rejected without any detailed reason provided. There wasn’t a follow-up discussion or feedback—just a hard stop.

I didn’t get an offer, and the biggest takeaway was how mismatched the time constraint felt compared to the complexity of the task. Even though I know online screens can be competitive, the lack of

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