Pocket Gems·Software Engineer

Pocket Gems Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Negative

San Jose, CAPosted Sep 2015 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I ran into an interview style that felt disengaged or inconsistent during live coding, even when the problems themselves weren’t extreme.

Phone coding interview (remote editor/screen share) — I was asked to write code remotely (like a “needle in a haystack” style task) and explain my code while the interviewer seemed not to listen.
Screen share coding challenge — I saw the same kinds of questions that were previously posted; I still received an immediate rejection after the interview.
Phone screen (StrStr + background) — The conversation felt unfocused, with low attention to my answers.
Phone coding interview with a document/editor — I coded using a shared online document; when I got stuck, I didn’t get

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