Hulu·Software Engineer

Hulu Software Engineer interview experience

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Santa Monica, CAPosted Dec 2011 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After an initial HR-style phone screen where we covered my projects and general competencies, I moved into two technical phone interviews with software engineers.

In both technical calls, they sent code samples shortly before the interview and I discussed them on the spot. One sample was easier to digest, and the other was more demanding, but I was still able to work through what the code was doing. I then had to code in a collaborative editor and talk through my algorithm and data structure design while answering questions as I went.

The second phone interview followed a very similar format, and after doing well there I was invited to a programming challenge. That final step was an eight-hour exercise with an open-ended, enjoyable problem where I

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