LendingClub·Software Engineer

LendingClub Software Engineer interview experience

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United StatesPosted Aug 2014 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After a recruiter contacted me and I replied, I got a technical phone screen set up a couple of days later.

The call was scheduled for thirty minutes, and the questions were framed as if they weren’t supposed to be very hard, but what struck me was how oddly specific they were.

I remember being asked trivia-level web and HTTP details like what certain status codes mean, including ones like 301, 401, and 501. I was also asked to explain what a web page does in detail, and I found the direction of the questions more frustrating than challenging. It didn’t feel like a thoughtful test of problem-solving or fundamentals—it felt like a checklist of memory.

I didn’t end up getting an offer. I wasn’t

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