Pocket Gems·Software Engineer

Pocket Gems Software Engineer interview experience

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Pittsburgh, PAPosted Jun 2015 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through an HR-to-technical sequence where I typically had multiple 40–60 minute phone interviews before any onsite, and the difficulty felt mostly average with clear coding expectations.

Recruiter screen — HR arranged interview scheduling quickly (in some cases) and set expectations; the call was generally pleasant and moved me into the next round.
Phone tech round — One main coding interview where I solved one or more algorithm problems; I often used a shared doc/online environment to write the code live.
Second phone tech round — Additional algorithm questions, sometimes including specific tasks like StrStr and “top k” style frequency problems.
Optional additional screening / follow-up — Some journeys included another phone loop, with feedback coming

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